This day started out really crappily (I don't think that's a word, but there it is), but now that I know that it's the 5th Anniversary of HHW, I'm in a slightly better mood. Congrats, BK!!
I found HHW.com through All That Chat. They featured a banner across the top of the page, and I recognized Bruce's name, so I decided to click. After reading through some of the truly crazy posts, I decided that this felt like a good fit and I stayed. I was temping at ABC Family Channel when I first came to HHW and I had LOTS of time for posting. That's back when I was just working one job. My, how things change for us all over the years, huh?
Even though some of us come and go and come again, there's a wonderful feel of family and community here - even with the DRs that we've never met in real life. Yes, we have our tiffs with one another from time to time, but for the most part we get over it and things return to 'normal,' and that's indicative of family, isn't it?
It's been a real thrill to meet many of the DRs in person. I don't know many other websites that are frequented by the calibur of folks we have here at HHW. If not for this site, I'd never have discovered Becco; I wouldn't have the thrill of living out my Broadway dreams vicariously through DR Jose [
]; I wouldn't have my wonderful Thursday night regular movie-going buddies Ben and Ant; I wouldn't have had the chance to fly to Chicago to sing for a wonderful charity organization with one of the best theatre organists in the world and to spend time with him and his wonderful partner; I wouldn't have had the opportunity to lend my voice to a recording with Tony-winner Judy Kaye and work with "the" Bruce Kimmel; I wouldn't know what the frell Joe Allen was; I wouldn't have had the chance to taste DR Sandra's amazing chocolate chip cookies or to see DR Laura's beautiful photographs; I'd never have met all the wonderful folks from around the country (and the world) that I've met who have taken me under their wings, expanded my horizons and my view of the world and educated me in countless ways. And let's be honest, I wouldn't have an outlet for my craziness if it weren't for this here site, either.
This is so much better than going to therapy. Or, in Jose's case, going to Therapy.