Goblins and gold and MMORPG's

I'm the wife of an up and coming internet star......

and I'm not sure how to handle it.  I never, ever in a million years would have thought that my husband and his buddy would actually have an internet following.  Don't get me wrong, I love my husband to death (sometimes death would be preferable, then I come to my senses), I just never thought that real people would find him as amusing and informative as he thinks he is.  Seriously, they think he's funny and informative.  I know this for fact, because I played a few clips from a few episodes for my best friend while I was visiting her and even she found them to be humorous.  Now here's the kicker, she doesn't play MMORPG's.  I actually gave her a basic tour of the game, and showed her the Goblins.  So then, when we listened to a whole episode, she had a idea of what was going on, AND SHE STILL FOUND THEM FUNNY!

So when I played clips of the episodes where they discuss my most recent trip to the ER, she was laughing so hard she was crying.  Now lets face it, my friends and family really think I need to be wrapped in bubble wrap and put in a sterile room because of my allergies and my ability to trip and fall over air and seriously injure myself.  I am not graceful by any stretch of the means.  Nor am I very coordinated.  So, when I end up in the ER because I fell while trying to walk on a foot that has fallen asleep, my family just considers it par for the course.  When I almost take my finger off using the Cuisinart, well, that's just plain normal for me in their books.

Now when I describe myself like this, I can assure you that my best friend can vouch for my descriptions.  She has literally known me all of my life.  Seriously.  I have pictures of us in the playpen together.  She is 3 1/2 months older than me.  Our families are related by marriage.  Her dad and my mother's brother's wife are brother and sister.  So, yeah, we've really known each other forever.  But I digress.

This week, the boys (as I lovingly call them) celebrated their one year anniversary of their podcast.  In this year, they have amassed a serious following.  I'm still in shock and awe.  I remember the time my husband came home all excited because a podcast that he listens to actually gave them a mention.  Their listenership skyrocketed.  It continues to skyrocket.  This blows my mind.  This man, who I roll my eyes at on a daily basis, is now basically an internet sensation (or pretty darned close).  People actually listen to him.  They wait for the next episode to come out.  How in the world did this happen?

As I sit here, and ponder all of this, I realize something.  I have yet another reason to love this man.  I admit that I do not always find him as funny as he finds himself, others obviously do.  And he has an uncanny ability to make people laugh, at him, at me, and everyone else.  The more I think about it, the more I realize that God really did know what He was doing when He crossed our paths.  My husband teaches me to lighten up, and I do my best to make him behave when it is absolutely necessary.  All the rest of the time, I try, but just roll my eyes.....because, well, I honestly know that he will find a reason to laugh at what I think are the most serious moments in life.