Brideshead

After texting your parents and releasing the new video on your birthday today, little sweetheart, I haven't really known what to do with myself. I certainly have a lot of work to do - writing our book and working on the next BPX album. 

Tonight, after a while, I've found myself beginning to watch one of our "stories". 

How well I remember that that's what you called movies and premium serial television in our wonderful days in tandem. In those pre-streaming times, we would procure DVDs from Netflix (arriving in the mail most days in their iconic red envelopes) or one of our favorite video stores in NYC, SF or Davis. You told me that it was important to you to "end the day watching a story with my partner". I was so grateful to called yours! 

One of our favorites was a BBC series we stumbled upon at that great old video store here in NYC, in Chelsea, Alan's Alley. I think he fell half in love with you the very first time we visited the story! He always wanted to suggest something he thought we might like and one night he pointed us to "Brideshead Revisited"  - the 1981 BBC mini-series based on Evelyn Waugh's 1945 novel, starring Jeremy Irons (one of your favorite actors). We took the first disc home and loved it! So, I ran down every day or two to return it and get another. I loved how much you liked it and I loved watching it with you. 

I bought the box set a few years ago and tonight seemed right to watch it again. As usual, you gave me the answer! 

Thank you, my little sweetheart! Thinking of you now and always. Happy Birthday! Love you forever.