In the Beginning...

God said, "Striking!"

Just a little video humor there. In video production circles, to turn on a light is to "strike" it. Now you are a more educated and worldy, not to mention interesting, person.

But do let us start at the beginning. Or rather, the middle.

Her name was E. But that's not important. Everyone thought of her more as Liz Lemon from 30 Rock, probably because she liked to eat frosting out of the can and watch marathons of "16 and Pregnant."

She also liked video production. In fact, she was going to college for it at some school in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. That's semi-important. What's really important to note was that Liz was a senior at Barefoot University and about to face life head-on for the first time in, well, ever.

Liz had only been a video major for about a year and change. She had spent the first half of her dad's tuition money on deciding who she wanted to be, and now that she was on her way to being that person, there was no turning back at this point.

She had aquired a few friends, made a few Dean's lists, and discovered her ultimate passions, taking pictures and eating calzones. But as of January 2011, her snow globe was about to be shaken up.

His name was M. But for continuity's sake we'll call him Dennis the Rat King. Liz had met Dennis nearly a year ago when working on a video shoot. We won't call it love at first sight, but he looked a little like Al Pacino, especially from Godfather I, and had a Kenny Powers-esque charm, so she said okay I'll date you.

It was then that Liz realized how much she could care about another person, and, unfortunately, that you should never date people you work with.

This process is referred to as, "Shitting where one eats," as some say.