David Sedaris finds lust, love, and laughter on long train trips.
Not that Johnny was bad company-it's just that the things we had in common were all so depressing. Unemployment, for instance. My last job had been as an elf at Macy's.
"Personal assistant" was how I phrased it, hoping he wouldn't ask for whom.
"Uh-Santa?"
If you've been following his work/life at all, the last paragraph will probably make you smile.