Never The Same

When I worked at Disneyland, I was always asked if being behind the scenes 'ruined the magic'.  It never really did, as I always looked for what made things work the way they do.  I'd look for the controls, the electronics, etc that made the rides go.  So it didn't really ruin the magic for me so much as amplify it.

A week ago today I was touring the sets of Smallville, a show I watch week after week with anticipation.  It's in it's tenth and final season, and in a couple of weeks we'll be treated to watching the 200th episode.  Monumental, really.  Beginning last week, and continuing with this weeks episode, I'm no longer able to watch Smallville the same way.  I've BEEN there, stood where they're standing.  I now see the 'bigger picture' of what's around them.  Is the magic ruined?  Nope.  It's again amplified, because now I get to see how they do it.  How they create the various looks from things that can be so non-descript.

Such a cool, cool experience.  Someday I'll give others that same extended vantage.

I'm off to Vegas for the weekend, and so I COULD leave you with the ever cliche "Viva Las Vegas" by Elvis for today's song.  Don't pretend like you don't love it, because you do, and we both know it.  But I won't do that.  Instead, I'll leave you with "Geraldine" by Glasvegas.

God bless social workers.