My certification to practice law came in the mail today. It was dated October 22, 2008. So that means that as of three days ago, I'm officially a lawyer. Finally. I typed-out the text of the certificate in my daily blog, and afterwards I said (or in this case, typed) "I'm a lawyer" for the first time ever. I had tears in my eyes as I typed it out. Luckily no one was in the room to see it. lol

But on to the main subject of this blog: Meeting David.

Unfortunately, I've never met him. As you all know, I was at the Glendale concert, and jobing.com arena is a *horrible* arena for meet and greets. The buses transporting the performers actually go underground...and the only way the performers can do a meet and greet is to either (a) climb up a ramp, or (b) actually get in a car and have someone drive them back to ground level (which is what Adam Clayton did in 2005 before the U2 concert, God bless him). Fans hoping for a meet-and-greet end up having to stare down into a pit of sorts in order to catch a glimpse of the performers exiting their buses. It's bizarre. So unless I manage to see David at a venue other than jobing.com arena, my chances of meeting him are almost zero.

There has been a lot of chit-chat over at Yes.com today, and some of it has been about meeting David. People have had various experiences meeting him. Some said he was in a great mood, some said he seemed tired. Some got great pics with him, some said they got not-so-great pics with him. Some got hugs and a chance to talk, some got no more than a quick autograph (because he was in a rush).

I'm a very pessimistic person...and thus, I can't help but think that if I *did* have the chance to meet David, my experience would be one of the worst-case scenario ones: Tired David, not-so-great pictures, and nothing but a quick autograph. But of course, a meeting like that is better than no meeting at all.

Or is it?

And therein lies my dilemma. Take advantage of the opportunity to meet David if and when it arises...and risk it being what I consider a "not-so-great" meeting, or refuse to take the risk and go the rest of my life never meeting him. I've heard so many great stories about David's interactions with his fans...but I can't help but think that I'd never be lucky enough to be the recipient of such an interaction. Instead, I'd get the "not-so-great" experience, and go the rest of my life bummed about how it turned-out. I'd rather be bummed because I never met him at all, than bummed because my meeting with him wasn't all that I had hoped-for.

And for that reason, I see myself going with the latter option, and simply not bothering to try to meet him at all.

I'm open to being talked-out of that decision, though...so feel free to attempt to do so

One week till SNL! Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!