I am thankful for Skype.  Not because I use it to video call my distant friends and family, because I don't do that.  I use it at work.  It's our chat at work, which means it is sanctioned for usage.  Granted, it should probably just be used for work-related communications, but it's not. :)  It's nice because Matt has a Skype, so we can chat when he gets home and I'm still working.  However, yesterday it was nice because I could chat with one of my work friends in Cebu.  Yesterday sucked. We were oh-so-busy and we were drowning.  My friend Rhen and I have this running joke that we'll be needing our beachwear because of 'drowning'.  So yesterday, when I was really annoyed, I messaged him about beachwear, and our joking around lifted my spirits and made work more bearable.  It's the simple things, really :)