Emergency Contact.

Yesterday I sent a message out to my some of my friends letting them know I had gotten a new number.

One friend responded, "Damnit. I literally just put ur old number down as my emergency contact on something. Oh, btw, ur my emergency contact."

I felt so honored! I don't think anybody's ever thought I was responsible enough to be an emergency contact. I know that the chances are slim that I'll ever be called if he was in an emergency, but it's the thought that counts. He thought that I would come through for him if he, God forbid, was to be in some freak accident.

Then I got to thinking, who did I put down as my emergency contact? Probably my parents. But they don't live in New York with me. That was probably dumb right? How do other people who don't live close to their family do it? Who do they list? How do you go about choosing an emergency contact? Do I have anybody here in New York who I know would absolutely come through for me if I needed it?

I know it shouldn't be that serious because, it's just an emergency contact number; it's a number that probably will never be called, but in the event that something does happen, I just wouldn't want to be alone.