some words of advice

found this on a facebook group and thought i'd better put it somewhere safe.
more than a little of it sounds, well, very familiar.....

From a guys point of view:

We don't care if you talk to other guys.

We don't care if you're friends with other guys.

But when you're sitting next to us, and some random guy walks into the room and you jump up and tackle him, without even introducing us, yeah, it pisses us off.

It doesn't help if you sit there and talk to him for ten minutes without even acknowledging the fact that we're still there.

We don't care if a guy calls >OR TEXTS<>

Nothing is that important at 2 a.m. that it can't wait
till the morning.

Also, when we tell you you're pretty/ beautiful/ gorgeous/
cute/ stunning, we freaking mean it.

Don't tell us we're wrong.

We'll stop trying to convince you.

The sexiest thing about a girl is confidence.
Yeah, you can quote me.

Don't be mad when we hold the door open. Take Advantage of the mood im in.

let us pay for you!

dont "feel bad"

We enjoy doing it.

It's expected.

Smile and

say "thank you."

Kiss us when no

one's watching.

If you kiss us when you know somebody's looking, we'll be more impressed.

You don't have to get dressed up for us.

If we're going out with you in the first place, you don't have to feel the need to
wear the shortest skirt you have or put on every kind of makeup you own.

We like you for who you are and not what you are.

honestly, i think a girl looks more beautiful when she's just in her pj's. or my tshirt and boxers, not all dolled up

Don't take everything we say seriously.

Sarcasm is a beautiful thing. See the beauty in it.

Don't get angry easily.

Stop using magazines/media as your bible.

Don't talk about how hott Morris Chesnutt, Brad Pitt, or Jesse McCartney is in front of us.

It's boring, and we don't care. You have girlfriends for that.

Whatever happened to the word "handsome"/"beautiful"

I'd be utterly stunned by a girl who greeted me
with "Hey handsome!" instead of "Hey baby/ stud/ cutie/ sexy" or whatever else you can think of.

on the other hand im not sayin i woulndnt like it ether ; )

Also "getting some" is not the only thing EVERY guy cares about.
Girls, proof of this is if a guy will wait for you to be "ready" to "take your relationship to the next level"

Not all guys are the same. And we're not all perfect either. We're only human.

Girls, I cannot stress this enough: if you aren't being treated right by a guy, dont wait for him to change. ditch his sorry, disgrace to the male population ass and find someone who will treat you with utter respect

Someone who will honor your morals.

Someone who will make you smile when you're at your
lowest.

Someone who will care for you even when you make mistakes.

Someone who will love you, no matter how bad you make them feel.

Someone who will stop what they're doing just to look you in the eyes....and say "i love you" ..and actually mean it.

Give the nice guys a chance

I must say, if there is one thing I like about the Rhodes English Department, it's the fact that tutors often leave pretty decent quotes on the board.

Here's a fav 'o mine:

"The pen is mightier than the sword. Provived the pen is sharp and the sword is short."

-Terry Pratchett

Jotting down truths

To say that i have a bit of a thing for collecting words, is a bit of an understatement. A big Bit.
When I say words, I don't mean I sit with massive glasses, a cup of orange juice in hand and a fat cat at my feet poring over a massive dictionary, meticulously writing copying entries into a red leather notebook. (On second thoughts, that's not a bad exaggeration of the truth... barring the dictionary of course.)

I have always been an enthusiastic bookworm. I remember when I was in grade one, struggling along, trying desperately to learn to read (oh come on! the word "the" is pronounced "th-e" not "tha"! silly mom...). I still said to mom once in the car, "I hate learning to read. But i know that I'll love reading when i can." and i was right.

For years I threatened to keep some kind of record of the books I read. just basic stats: title, author, my rating, short description. unfortunately, my ever increasing procrastinating habits ensured that that never came to pass.

What I did do, however, was write down other things (provided a pen and the right book were handy). Names, poems, quotes, smses and yes, even entire mxit conversations. I think I must be one of the few people in the world who has accumulated several books entirely dedicated to recording sms and mxit exchanges. (I still do it, but thanks to my fanominal "i'll do it later" skills my inbox is almost permanently full.)

Of my seemingly random selections of what to record, quotes top the list. Little tit-bits of thought to inspire, provoke or just "hmmm..." over are as important as breakfast (but that only counts for those views concerning it are approaching reverence.)

So, now that all the preliminary explanatory nonsense is done with, let's get down to business:
my quote for the now:

"What, then is truth? Truths are illusions of which one has forgotten that what they are, metaphors which are worn without serious power; coins which have lost their picture and now matter only as metal no longer as coin" Nietzsche

Hmm....