This Counts
In which my BFF takes over…
Hey there, Substack! My name is Leslie, and I’ve been following along on Angela’s November blog project. But here’s the thing: Angela is the busiest woman in showbusiness . . . if showbusiness is being an all-around thoughtful and generous person who pours love into her family, her friends, and her community.
Data diva? Check.
Eldercare extraordinaire? Check.
Managed to keep a small human alive for 12 years? I’m a couple of weeks early in bestowing this honor, but it’s definitely well deserved. So Check.
I mean, she’s even a freaking Girl Scout troop leader. Are you kidding me?
That is all to say that maybe she needs a pinch hitter every now and again. And I’m happy to step up to the plate, because in the time I’ve known her she’s become one of my favorite people. Our adventures have been many—from the grandness of an impromptu long weekend in Philadelphia replete with opera and pasta, to the demureness of a Costco walk-and-talk or a furlough declutter.
I only met Angela a few years ago, and my first impression was “Finally, someone who speaks at the speed I listen!” So I like to think that all of our hyperspeed and overlapping talking is just making up for lost time.
Time! Yes, time. Back to the whole reason I’m writing this. I emailed this, unsolicited, to Angela (with a link to some proposed illustration) in the hopes that I could earn her back some time in her busy schedule while still meeting her goal of a blog post every day for a month. This counts, right? I think this counts.
One of my favorite pictures of Angela, from the time I dragged her to a Christmas drag show!