Want You To Know
Working backwards from now till then:
I'm working too hard for too little money in a nice place. A couple of the people I work with are nice and I like them, some of them are not. Like any other job, I spend all my time wishing I was somewhere else.
I have worked for the Winnipeg International Fringe Festival for almost 5 years now and I love it every time I work it. I have met people from all over the world and made some life long friends. I met Eric de Waal from South Africa, a wonderous storyteller and a very nice man. I met the four guys from BC who make Canadian history funny and who make good music. Lastly, I have learned how to ride a bike drunk at 4am.
That one person who I have been looking for all my life, has found me. Two years this summer we have been together. This past summer, I asked her to marry me and in one more summer, we will be getting married. She supports me when I need it, lets me support her when I need it and makes me laugh. We are best of friends first and madly in love second, third, fourth, fifth, and so on.
I am making a home for myself in a nice apartment in a gorgeous and popular area of town. I love it here.
For three years, until the summer of 2003, I worked for a management consulting firm. It sucked ass. My boss ************************ ************* ********* ******* (edited out for fear of a law suit).
Before the Office there was Macdonalds. That was fun, NOT!
I graduated from University. I can not begin to describe how proud I was of myself at finally getting it done. I can barely describe the raw emotions I felt that day when I heard my name called and I stepped out on that stage. I now have a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Winnipeg.
I took time off in 1999 and lived on a very nice farm. It helped me get myself together after a hard time. I understand why some people choose to live in the country, to be farmers or such. It is a laid back place. The people I met were all nice. I enjoyed many happy dinners around kitchen tables with people who were honest and down to earth. My time out in the country probably saved my life. I am grateful for the time there that I was given.
Now, I work hard. I try to make the most of what I have and try not to dwell too much on what I dont have. I try and make sure my friends know how much I appreciate them (and if they dont, and come here: Friends make a man, they define who he is, and I like who I am and who I can call my friends). The past is important to me, but so is what is to come, fatherhood, adulthood and maturity. I look forward to my wedding and what comes every day after that. I look forward to sharing all the news and stories with lost but not forgetten friends.