I have been slapped in the face by perspective.

Not the good kind, where you realize that others have it so much worse than you (which is nearly always true), but the bad kind where you realize you yourself could and should have it much better than you do. Not because you deserve it, but because someone you respect and admire points out that you've... made a miscalculation and could be much further down the path if only you'd have taken the less scenic route.

And for the last few years, my life has been all scenery and little forward motion. Let's be honest.

However, simple knowledge of this is helpful. Knowing people who point these things out is helpful.

And if the two jobs I'm working on securing right now come to fruition, that'd be REALLY helpful.

I've put the funny on hiatus until I open the show, then I'll put the links back.