Three times in 1 week, its gotta be a modern day record. The fact is that i'm not writting this entry for u peeps as much as im writting it for myself... My heads been spinnin around like an olympic figure skater, in fact it still is! I can't eat, sleep or even fuckin work..i'm so damn worked up over what happend on saturday night that its eating me up inside like a human eating pacman. So i've decided to gather my thoughts. I figure the best way to get my shit in gear is to write it out... so here we are. I'm giving everyone a taste of my personal life which is something i dont normally do, because frankly i really dont have 1. Just a fair warning to all of u though- if ur lookin for a light hearted entry u best click the X cuz i'm serious as a heart attack tonite. Oh and if u have any advice for me...please please please keep it to urself. No offense but i got so much stuff on my plate that i have to digest it with every bite- i cant handle anything more to think about. Plus i feel like i've gotten so much help already, thats its time i do it on my own. So get urself some popcorn and put the kids to bed b/c its holloween...and ur about to hear the horrid saga this is my personal life. First the back story, then the dilemna that stairs me in the face like a fun house reflection. With that all being said, away we go.
Knife to the Heart: Let's start it from the top, the tippy tippy top.... This past summer at saf-t-swim i was chatting with one of the swimming instructors, Erica B, who said one of her friends was going to apply for a job..and i replied... "Erica, any friend of urs is a friend of mine." And that was true- erica b is very nice girl and thats rare in life let alone at s-t-s, so i'd welcome any one of her friends. It just so happens that her friend, Nikki, turns out to be one of the coolest and sweetest chick that i've met in years...definately top 5 of all time.(what's sad is i could proably list them in order if i had more time..but their is just so much more to get to)....So anyway, i met this girl for the first time- i remember it vividly, she looked perfect-just as she usually does. (aww i know- but its true) She just finished one of her first days of training and Ed (who needs no description, ull figure it out) gives her his number to try and get her to go to one of the clubs he "bounces" at. Little FYI- Ed has less authority than the queen of england has in the United States. And the only thing that bounces is his stomach when he laughs...but anyway i figured my chances of hittin it off with her would be minute now that the saf-t-swim volchers were on the prowl. So i sat back and kinda threw in the towel... but one of my friends wouldnt let me. In fact for a while he was the only one who kept my dream alive...we'll get into that later though.
So weeks go by and eventually we become friends. Our conversations were short but always fun and entertaining. A couple of times myself and bert even cut out our workouts to spend time with her- thats how awesome she is. Time well spent! The thing about me and pretty much every shy guy is that we can't communicate well with girls we like. I stutter, my palms get sweaty- im just a mess and the worst part is i have all this nervous energy. Every time she walked in the room- i started playing with pen caps and i even made a chain of paper clips about 9 miles long..pathetic? Yeah i know.
So one night Bert organizes a night out at Chili's. We arrive late or are atleast late enough to get segregated from the group. It's just myself, Bert and Kate "the great" at one table and then their is everyone else on another. Nikki -didn't arrive yet, she was coming with Eddie (not the 1 from before, but equally as aggressive). She winds up sitting in the 1 empty spot on our table- next to bert, across from me...Yahtze, Bingo, Cha-ching...enter whatever sound affect u want! Things were looking up!!! The only down side was that she had to watch me eat a burger, rather disgustingly since i am the sloppiest eater this side of the rio grande. I had a good nite, a very fun time...then my boss Tom invites everyone back to his house for a party..no reason- just a party- he's done this from time to time. I didnt wanna go- i was satisfied with my night but bert convinced me to go until we gotta a call..which never came. SO i went and it was ok- not my cup of tea..i think i actually mentioned it in here the day after it happend although i left out a juicy detail. A lot of people got drunk and went in the hot tub- one of those people was my boss Tom another was Nikki. The results were devasting. I couldnt stay a minute longer, i said good-bye to bert and quickly headed home. My heart sank a little bit- i tried not to show it when i spoke to bert or when people asked how i was doing but i wasn't taking it well...and whats fucked up is that we werent going out- we werent even close. We spoke on a few occasions- we're were friends but thats it..but it still stung...but i guess thats why they call it a crush.
Anyway, i got over it the best i could- never giving her or tom any grief b/c i knew it wasn't any of their faults..i just took it like she liked me as a friend and tom as more than a friend- thats still how i take it...it helps me get through the day. But listen there is more. A lot more...
Since then i got a new job and i left saf-t-swim..I talked to nikki a lot those last 2 weeks which made it difficult to leave, but i knew it was a no brainer. She even got me a cake!!!! I've since seen her a lot, including another party at Tom's house- where she was visably upset...and that was painful to see..i tried cheerin her up but i dont think i was successful. After that i saw her at sts and i asked her how she was doing..and she said "much better" and i was genuinely happy for her..above all else, i really just want her to be happy b/c she deserves it....But then i burried myself at the halloween party. We talked a little bit even playing beer pong together- (we sucked as a team- maybe that says summin) untilll....
Well let me have a little fun with this. It's gonna sound like a B movie or screenplay but i swear to u that every word of it is true...Ready? Ok, I was talking to an Angel, when all of a sudden A fuckin' Ape walks over and grabs her..he takes her in his arms, and goes bananas...me fearing that King Kong will victimize another lady, I say in what i thought was a whisper "knife to the heart!" to my spaced out Alien friend. I was BUMmed!! (hows that for symbolism???... everything but the alien part-sorry scott) The angel then hears me say it and actually repeats it back to me - i get so embarased that i have to put my mask back on to hide my emotional bleeding.
SO thats the whole backstory or atleast all i can remember...now here is my dilemna:
We had scheduled a lunch date, nothing fancy just a chance to catch up..but that was before i slipped up. Now, we're still on but i've opened up a can of worms that prob shouldn't have been opened.
Do i like her- absolutely! Do i want to be the reason her and Tom break up- no fuckin way. I hear tom isn't the best with girls- he's a love em n leave em type but i really cant say anything cuz i havent seen that. In fact Tom has been nothing but cool ever since i met him...and...even if he was like that- whose to say that hes not as crazy about her as i am? i dunno what to do or say.. i'm not gonna talk myself up and say here's why u should pick me...thats insane...the key is i want her to be happy- if she likes me as a friend- i can handle that. When it comes to relationships im like a camel..i can go another 2 years w/o 1- easy.
i think that i should probably appologize though. Before that night we were fine and she was "much better" so i gather she was happy, now i've stirred the waters and thats just not fair to her. I could have potentially ruined her nite....i know that statement definately didnt brightne up my last few days. I just hope what i said doesnt change anything that we had..i dont want her shying away from me now cuz she thinks i just wanna get with her. It's a sticky situation.
No matter what happens i'd like to publicly (if any1 even made it this far) thank Bert for all his help. He's kept me focused and encouraged me not to give up on my life. He's my human anti-drug. I think he's gone above and beyond his duties as a friend. He mentioned to me the other day that he's always written about in my journals for the wrong reasons and its kinda true, but the fact remains his friendship is something i value very much and i only hope that he considers me as good a friend as i consider him to be. Thanks again bert.
You know what- now that it's all out there and its in the open. After "Hey Nikki"..i got nothing.! I have no idea what the hell i'm gonna say to her after that...i guess i'll just wing it...but there is 1 thing i do know.... that their will be some stuttering and some sweaty palms.