Cat's Out of the Bag; And all is Out

SITUATION ! ! !

Okay ... as most of my avid readers know (if they're still reading), I have a tendency to vent. I'm okay with that .... judge me if you want cause I really don't care. This is my way of taking care of myself .. when I find myself in circumstances where I cannot talk to anyone ... this is what I do.

ANYWAYS ... here's the thing. I'm opening up a restaurant and bar. Thats right, I'm starting my own business with a good friend of mine here in Calgary, Alberta. Why? CAUSE WE NEED IT. ... ... ... plus ever since I was kid, I always wanted my own restaurant/bar. So .. the jist .. new gay bar here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (just to see what that picks up for google [Free Marketing = YAY!])

When we first approached the idea of this new venture, we decided it was going to be hush hush. And thusfully, I kept up with my end of the bargain. All was quiet even though the stress was taking me to OVERLOAD (business aspects that I will not go into detail) and friends and all were asking me where I've been and why am I so tired. I needed to vent, but I kept quiet. For me, I will not speak until all is well.

But now, here I sit .. venting again to an anonymous audience (a pic will be posted one day, I promise) the frustrations that plague my mine.

BACK TO TOPIC; I was approached tonight. Someone I had known for the past year and a half, came up to me. He "heard" that I was opening up a bar. And in a drunken stupor decided to go on and on about why he's leaving his restaurant (gay owned and operated) and what he can do for another establishment within the community. TACKY can we say ... just a bit.

What gets me is that he's apart of the circle of friends that my business partner is close with. AND, I learned from my new guy that my business partner has been "talking". So much for hush hush ... apparently his word is fuck all (or I could just be angry at the moment).

What gets me, is that I was once in this scenario before; being approached by people I knew (not necessarily friends but more aquintances than anything else), and suddenly being given more attention than they would have ever given me. (I was rich once, and I lost it all) I know the drama and the unnecessary stresses it adds by people who want something just because of who they are and how they are "connected". By all means ... I should NOT have dealt with this, especially given the "hush hush" treatment by the business partner who continually tells me its all "hush hush", and who will also tell people who are friends of mine that its all "hush hush". Where's the fairness in that?

I honestly don't know what to make of this. I knew it was going to happen sooner or later ... but never should it happen when I'm in a competitors establishment and having a good time (a competitor known to discriminate [he's followed me around becuase I'm native] and since our place isn't open yet, and there's limited places to go in this city.) Is all this really necessary for me, for the one who kept up his end of the deal?