02/18/2026
If you’ve ever stood around our fire barrel, you know something about its warmth and camaraderie. It’s hard to overstate the importance of a flame and a good sit at the end of a long, cold day. It’s healing, in the ways that healing has come to us over the thousands of years of human existence. We could use a little more fire barrel in our lives right now.
William wasn’t the first Kimi employee, nor was he the last, but in almost every way, he was the best of us. He smiled more, swore more, laughed more, danced more, and his open embrace of the hardships of this job made everyone else’s job seem a little bit easier. He told better stories, drank better b**r, and understood this world a whole lot better than all of us.
It’s been a long time since he’s been on the lot, and his career took a much more noble turn, post-Kimi. He became a lawyer, and then a judge, all while continuing to be a really good friend and an unbelievable human being. Some people seem destined to live forever. William seemed destined to live twice that long.
We’re grieving, make no mistake, and while there’s no fire barrel at the lot right now, there is an empty seat. Maybe someday we’ll all find our way back to it together, but for now, if you’re the thoughts and prayers sort, please send all you have to his family and his friends. And if you’re the singing and dancing sort, put on your playlist, crack a b**r, and let life fill your lungs. William would love that.
So would we.
