Give me your tired and irritated

Happy Monday night/Tuesday morning everyone!

I am not here to complain, but to comment.

Coffee shops breed very intimate conversations (this has nothing to do with what I am really here to discuss, but it came to mind).

Anyway, I must have a sign plastered to my head that says "I trust Jasmine. I trust her opinion." I was at work today and a co-worker of mine asked me my opinion on an issue he was having with a band member who happens to be his best friend. To make a long story short, his best friend thinks that he is entitled to make his opinions known but if the feelings are reciprocated, the tables don't turn as easily as it should. This band-member frustration is not the first I've ever heard of this type of inner turmoil. Believe it or not, another friend of mine came to me about his best-friend-turned-band-mate drama over a couple of Hefeweizens at The Auld Dubliner. I offered my advice and told him to confront his friend about whatever was going on instead of keeping it bottled in.

The point of this story is to say that I have been the one person in many persons' lives that have been a constant head and shoulder to leave the drama on. There are many people I know who will call me up after not hearing from them for awhile to say "Jasmine, can I ask you something?" or "Hey, what do you think of this situation?" I can truly appreciate the title and the fact that they trust me enough to rely on me with the problems. I'm not saying that only members of bands lean on me, but others too. I like the fact that people can trust me enough to help them out. I haven't lived a long time and I can't say that I'm wise beyond my years (though some people would say so), but I am trustworthy and what I have seen is a lot.

Although I am this trustworthy person and open vessel, I wonder if I can truly say that there is a person I can call up and say "Hey, can I ask your opinion on this?" and get a barrage of facts and just common sense I don't think that I'm there yet. Maybe it's because I have enough common sense to know when things aren't right and who's in the wrong. But sometimes, I want to just call up someone and say "I don't get this" because I want to feel that connection with someone like people feel with me. I want to feel that extreme amount of trust (not to say that I don't trust people, but just go with me) and just let it all out when I'm feeling lost and irritated. Instead, I go home and tell my mom. So, I guess she would be my most trustworthy person.

So, I'm asking you.
Who do you trust? Whose mind can you unload all your inner thoughts and troubles on?

Much love, peace and happiness!
DEUCES!

Currently rotating:
"Everything Scatter" from FELA! [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
"Bionic" by Christina Aguilera from the album BIONIC
"Hosanna" by Soweto Gospel Choir from the album AFRICAN SPIRIT