Thank this!

I truly believe that having a great imagination is a blessing. Now, to be able to use that imagination and create something tangible from it is a grand gift. I also believe that to be able to take that imaginative tangibility and have thousands enjoy the hell out of it is a joy given from the gods themselves.

I am very envious of people that are able to do that. Comic book writers, fantasy artists, television writers, creators of anything Sci-Fi, Fantasy or Horror related media all fall into that category. Look at guys like J.J. Abrams, Kevin Smith, Joss Whedon, Russell T. Davies, Wil Wheaton and Neil Gaiman. All masters of the craft of geekhood. Hell, let's throw video as well as role play game designers into the mix. They're all getting to do what they love, make money from it and, very best of all, have throngs of lovers of the genres really enjoy it.

Sure, I have a bit of a pretty good imagination. But, to have the brains to take it to the next level has always alluded me. I'm not the brightest bulb on the tree. I'm far from the most talented. Heck, I can't even put together a timely podcast. I think that only two people read this friggin' blog, for god's sake.

Don't get me wrong. It's good to be a geek and have these wonderful, if not wonderfully strange interests. It just kind of stinks to not be able to be more immersed in them and actually consume more of my life.

I can't really dwell on this too much as I kind of get a little sad. What I do need to do is count my own blessings and be thankful for what I do have (see where this is finally going? Know what tomorrow is?).

What am I most thankful for? It's not my Xbox 360, not my James Bond movie collection, not my old comic book collection, not my boatload of video games, action figures or Halloween adventures.

It's two things.... FAMILY and FRIENDS! If all of those other really frackin' cool things suddenly went away, I'd know that deep down everything would be ok 'cause I have the support of my family and friends!

You just gotta look to the very base of what you're thankful for when you start to think too much about what you don't have.

I hope you get to have Thanksgiving with either friends or family members or at very least, someone you love.

I'll be posting my Xmas list within the next few days, so keep your eyes open.

Now go shove some turkey down your craw, fercrissakes!

Zangz.