This episode is very special for me as it marks the first official appearance of my girlfriend Paige. Paige and I met about two years ago. We were actually forced to talk to each other because we worked together and she was new. All of the new people have to do this awful thing where they sit around and basically do speed dating with their new co-workers for FIFTEEN minutes. I had already been there for two years and I hated it. I was in a pretty bad place mentally and I wanted nothing to do with being forced to talk to someone I didn’t know. I actually contemplated skipping our scheduled time. I’m glad that I didn’t, however.

We both quickly bonded over video games and talked for 15 minutes straight. Although, Paige says that she thought that I hated her when we first talked and wouldn’t make eye contact. The eye contact part is correct, but I definitely didn’t hate her. I was definitely depressed, possibly hungover on top of that. She knows that, though. She was one of my closest friends and supporters during that time.

Anyway, I’ll bring this full circle. Paige has recorded with me on three different occasions and all of the recordings were shelved for various reasons. Today, on this very successful recording, Paige talks to me about her love of animals, our dogs, and, of course, her love of video games. Oh, and me. She loves me, too.