kris7

*sigh*. Fuck it, I feel like ranting about something.

I met my friend Phil at a Community College I went to for a bit before I transferred. Phil has the amazing capability to win or somehow aquire free tickets to rock concerts, among other things. He also knows how to get to the venues for these events. He's a nice guy and very generous with what he wins. Phil has epilepsy, so he can't drive. One time a whlie ago he had a seizure while driving; when he woke up from it, his car had hit a lightpole. No one was hurt.
Due to his condition, he can't drive, so someone else has to take him to these events. This is fine with him cuz he's an extrovert who likes to always meet and interact with people.

The problem arises elsewhere. Phil is a very simple man. He can't talk about much outside of the realm of rock concerts, winning prizes, and roller coasters. There's nothing wrong with being a pop culture thrill seeker. the problem is, that's all there is to him. This can be very excruciating when you have to drive long distances on the highway and try to make stimulating conversation with his limited topics.

In our travels, we not only have seen many bands, but met them as well. We've met: Lennon, Fear Factory, Kittie, Boy Hits Car, 6gig,
Apartment 26, Drowning Pool, Stone Sour, and more than I can even remember.

Now some of you are most likely thinking "sheesh, you've met so many famous people, why don't you lighten the hell up?". I don't take any of those moments for granted at all. However, consider these two stories:

1. We were in line to go backstage to meet Stone Sour. I was chatting with a cute girl behind me. I told her about how I had caught a Powerman 5000 guitar pick, and Phil just HAS TO BUTT IN, and brag about the guitar pic that HE caught. He wasn't even doing it to try to win the girl over, he was doing it just to butt into the converstation. I continued to try to talk to the girl. I didn't have a crush on her or anything, but it was still frustrating to have him interrupt constantly.

I don't know what his fucking deal is. Does he think that if I meet a chick, I'll leave him stranded so I can take her home and fuck her? Or is he just too damn thick to realize it when someone is trying to establish a connection with a potential date?

2. Phil and I had gone with my girlfriend to see No Doubt and Garbage. A few days later, I broke up wiht my gf. The day that things started going sour between me and her, I was down at South Station waiting for my train home. I was feeling like a

s h ad ow of a m a n........

Phil comes up to meet to say hi. He then asks me what's wrong. I tell him what's up. He then says "WHY DONCHA JUST CHEER UP?"

How would you feel if your heart got ripped out and some schmuck tells you to 'just cheer up', as if you don't have any emotions over the matter? I bet anyone here would tell that person to FUCK OFF, right?

You don't say shit like that to your FRIENDS! You don't just tell them to CHEER UP! You're supposed to CONSOLE your friends, tell them "hey man, i'm sorry you lost her, she was a nice girl, she was a beautiful girl etc."

But oh no, not the Philmeister. Dealing with heartbreak just doesn't factor into his world at all. The fact that he couldn't understand kept me from totally flipping out on him.

I wonder, if I had just gotten divorced from a marriage that lasted 20 years, would he STILL say 'aww c'mon cheer up?'

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There are a few other instances similar to these two. Is it any wonder why I focus on not hanging out with him as much as I used to? It boggles my mind how someone who is supposedly the source of so much fun and excitement could be so boring and irritating sometimes.

I'm no longer taking any of this shit. Next time he fucks something up, I'm letting him know. Fuck it. Putting up with his social ineptitude, lack of tact, and sheer lack of empathy is not worth all the free tickets and meeting rock stars.