Today is the day.

Today JP and I are meeting at one of the bars to talk about things after work. Today is the day that JP reads the letter that I wrote below.

I don't intend to burn any bridges and I don't think that will happen anyhow. Wish me luck.

I'm NOT the best man ?? !!

My friends wedding is coming up shortly (sometime in May '06) and he had given me an invite to his wedding about 4 weeks ago. I said nothing as he handed me the invite though I was thinking that I should have known about this earlier since I expected to be his Best Man.

We have been close for a very long time. In fact his parents and mine are best friends. I even started it all back in the day. I've thought about this and if I had not gone out of my way to say "hi" to him that day, his parents and mine would not be the type of friends they are today.

Below is a letter that I had to write to him so that he would know where I stand. Before I get to that I just want to explain that since JP had been seeing KC she appeared to have something against me. I never was able to figure it out. I even asked JP about it and he basically told me to forget about it because it was nothing.

Note:
I have changed the names of the people mentioned in this letter to their initials so as to "protect" their identity.

PS - TC is KC's brother & NC is TC's wife.


Dear J***s R****t P****r,

Today I find myself writing you a letter so that you will know exactly how I feel about your wedding plans and us.

Perhaps I am mistaken, but I thought that we were best friends (or the like). I have known you, and been your (bestest) friend for more than twenty years! That’s a long time to know someone, especially since we’re not even thirty yet.

I could not, and still do not believe that you did not ask me to be your best man. That is an insult of the worst kind! In my mind, I was able to accept that TC would be your best man, but now I cannot especially after finding out that there is more in your party than TC and NC. Another slap in my face! I completely understand your brother standing in your wedding, but what about JH? If JH if standing in your wedding (next to TC I might add), I definitely should be, (and he agrees).

I’m absolutely appalled and baffled on your decision to not have me in your party (especially me not being your best man). You asked me if I wanted to be an usher at your wedding. What is this? Some sort of ‘runner up prize’? Remember I asked you “Do I have to [be an usher in your wedding]?” Clearly I did not want to be. And truthfully I still don’t.

Did you feel sorry for me (for you not asking me to be in your party) after I spoke to you at Green Parrot, or did you just need a person to usher your wedding guests? Either way I have made my decision. I will not be insulted further. I refuse to entertain you, KC, the C****r Family, and anyone else, by being an usher at your wedding, when in my heart of hearts I believe that I should be standing next to you in the church. But it is clear that you do not.

Furthermore there is no reason for KC to have a problem with me. I have done her no wrong. And if I have, I have no idea what it possibly could be. Both you and her smile in my face like nothing is wrong, but there is indeed something amiss.

I must reiterate that I wrote you this letter so that you would know exactly how I feel. I am so hurt by your actions, or lack thereof. It feels as if you have tossed me aside like yesterdays trash. I can only hope that you never feel the astounding pain of betrayal that I feel inside right now.

From your ‘friend’

And then I signed the letter.


Everyone that I have spoken to, or whom has spoken to me, does not understand why JP did not ask me to be his Best Man. My mother, father, sister, brother in-law, co-worker and friends are all confused by this. So it's not just me.

I know that KC must have influenced JP into asking her brother to be his best man and to not ask me to even be in the wedding party. It's not just HER wedding, it's HIS wedding too!

What are your thoughts out there?
Do any of you have anything to relate?
Have any of you been in a similar situation?

Stolen Car Inventory

What did I have in my car when it was stolen?

Here is a list of the things to my recollection:

1. CD’s. Tons of CD’s. In fact just about all my CD’s. Well, all my working CD’s.
2. A bottle of Ralph Lauren Romance (for Men)
3. My book I was reading – “The Big Bad Wolf” by James Patterson
4. A red igloo cooler
5. My baseball bat that was in the trunk
6. My T-shirt designs
7. My wallet which was in my glove box. It only had four dollars in it at the time and none of my VISA cards were in it, though I did have a $50 gift certificate to “The Sports Center”. I also had my driver’s license in it. I guess I’ll have to get another license (again).
8. My reversible red jacket that protected me so well against the elements.
9. My new sandels.
10. My spare keys to my brother’s house and my keys to my office. My business cards were in my car too so I had to re-key all the locks at his house and at my office.
11. My liquor flask
12. My cell phone charger
13.

Dude where's my car?

I have been staying at my brothers house while he has been off the island in the U.S. Taking care of his dogs and relaxing was the only things I had to do. My brother was supposed to return on Wednesday, but he rang and said that he would not be. The next day (Thursday) I spoke to him and he said that he would be returning on Sunday. If only what was supposed to happen actually did then I would not be in this situation that I'm in right now.

It poured that night; raining cats and dogs. After relaxing in front of the tube I hit the sack at 11:30pm. At about 3:30am I felt the urge, so I got up and went to the bathroom.

I awoke with my cell phone alarm at 6:50am and eventually got out of bed. After dressing I surveyed the household and headed out the kitchen door into the carport. I expected to see my Silver 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer quietly waiting for me, but I found nothing. I was in disbelief. Where was my car? I looked by the street. Perhaps I had a bit too much to drink last night and forgot what I did. Maybe I parked the car elsewhere. Then I noticed shards of glass in the carport. I didn't park it elsewhere. It was right here. I last saw my car at around 8:00pm the night before.

I have been feeling so strange today. I may still be in shock. It feels like a dream going the wrong way. It's not supposed to happen like this. I want to wake up all over again, but I know that's not going to happen. It's never happened before when I really needed time to go back. Why would it do it now? It wouldn't. It won’t.

2002 mitsubishi lancer