Just say no

I have a friend potentially going to jail for carrying an absurd amount of drugs on him.

I’m flabbergasted in 80 different ways.

The poor fellow is on house arrest, in his sisters apartment, with a roommate and he is sleeping on the couch. He was supposed to be there for a week before being transferred to his regular house where his dog and his friend are. He has been in the tiny apartment now for 2 months.

He is an exceptional human being in a thousand ways. He’s one of the smartest people I know. He’s also one of the spazziest people I know. He’s one of the only people in the world that I believe actually has ADD.

He’s fiercely political, fiercely passionate and at times…fiercely annoying.

So now this man, filled with energy and spaz factor is stuck like a lion in this room, pacing about and lashing out at whoever he can find, which sadly enough, is hardly anyone. Friends have deserted or faded away and if truth be told, that was my first instinct as well. It’s like leprosy, you just want to get away from it.

So we fought today, because he’s annoyed with me for not spending enough time with him, for not paying enough attention, I let him know that he’s the victim of incredibly bad timing.

If this had happened 3 months ago, it would have been the most exciting that happened, but with a sick mom, he gets 2nd if not 3rd or 4th place. And I’ve done what I can, I could probably do more, but he’s not my priority right now. And it’s a double edged sword, cause he’s stuck in this place, with no one, leading an incredibly insular life right now and I’m sure feels like his is the only thing going on, as I feel the same way about mine.

It must be horrifying to think you might be going to jail, I can’t even imagine how it feels and how scary that must be. Worst of all, this kid has had two prior felonies.

I hope for the best for him, and heck, for me too. Spring is definitely coming in harsh, I hope by summer my biggest worry is what I’m having for dinner and which movie theater is the best for War of the Worlds.