J
Today's letter is easy. I can think of two Js that have had a significant influence on who I am:
Jon. Jon is my oldest friend; I've known him since I was about 12. He was also my friend during some of the toughest times in my life. In those days I was so screwed up that even though I wasn't explicitly suicidal, the self-destructive path I was on was much the same as suicide. I need to give his father a little bit of credit here too; if I was Jon's dad, I would have had second thoughts about letting my son hang out with a kid who was so screwed up. I'm definitely glad he did, since Jon's friendship helped save my bacon back then. I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for him, and I tried to tell him so in front of a few hundred people the day he got married - but I got all weepy when I was giving the toast and it ended up making no sense.
Jenna. I've known Jenna about 8 years now, and even though we started out dating each other and eventually broke up, we managed to remain friends. I'm very lucky to know Jenna - she's one of, if not the, kindest, most generous friends you could ever have. She'll be the first to lend a hand if you're in need, and is always there with a sympathetic ear. Sure, she's good at putting on a tough native Angeleno face when she needs to, but don't let it fool you - she's warm and sweet through and through. I can't imagine a better friend.
Jon. Jon is my oldest friend; I've known him since I was about 12. He was also my friend during some of the toughest times in my life. In those days I was so screwed up that even though I wasn't explicitly suicidal, the self-destructive path I was on was much the same as suicide. I need to give his father a little bit of credit here too; if I was Jon's dad, I would have had second thoughts about letting my son hang out with a kid who was so screwed up. I'm definitely glad he did, since Jon's friendship helped save my bacon back then. I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for him, and I tried to tell him so in front of a few hundred people the day he got married - but I got all weepy when I was giving the toast and it ended up making no sense.
Jenna. I've known Jenna about 8 years now, and even though we started out dating each other and eventually broke up, we managed to remain friends. I'm very lucky to know Jenna - she's one of, if not the, kindest, most generous friends you could ever have. She'll be the first to lend a hand if you're in need, and is always there with a sympathetic ear. Sure, she's good at putting on a tough native Angeleno face when she needs to, but don't let it fool you - she's warm and sweet through and through. I can't imagine a better friend.
posted by steve at 8:03 PM
2 Comments:
We couldn't agree more on the second one!
Dub Dub Dub-you give me too much credit, seeing that I was just as screwed as you back in the day. I was too busy trying to keep my own dumb ass out of the gutter to give a whole lot of thought to much else. None-the-less, we were probably just what each other needed then - a good buddy that we could be ourselves around, yet willing to keep the other out of trouble from time to time. BTW-yer toast at the wedding made perfect sense and was very touching. Damned fine toast, indeed. Mellar
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