Monday, June 30, 2008

Welcome to the Gentlemen's Club


I for one am very very EXCITED to see the male version of VH1's Charm School, Mtv's Gs to Gents. I think there's nothing more sexy than a well rounded gentleman. A real man with manners, etiquette, and a killer suit. It's old Hollywood all over again. Bring back the classics like Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, and Steve McQueen. Debonair makes a comeback, and I say "YES PLEASE!"

Of course, I'm waiting for the arguments and altercation explosions. Oh trash tv, you entertain me so! <3

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Freaks and Geeks (And I don't mean the show!)

It's awesome that you want to boost your confidence.


But:

A) Don't practice on me...i'm misanthropic when it comes to strangers...so i'll probably crush your confidence by being rude. (I'm practicing being a new yorker...SORRY)

B) There is NO and i repeat, just like in a prison visiting ward: there is "NO TOUCHING". I don't care that you think my hat is cute or that your niece would like it. Personal space is key.

C) Don't approach someone who's already 10 mins late to work and is trying to catch the next bus. They'll be extra rude, because you're making them even more late.

D) Don't say, "I LOVE WOMEN and I don't CARE what AGE", ever so enthusiastically. It just sounds creepy, pervy, and sums up a pedophile. I went to sleep early last night and I'm pretty sure I don't smell like berries. (If you don't know this reference: American Dad, the episode about the secret peanut society).

E) Brush your teeth before you go to bed, or gnomes will come murder your mother.

GOOD LUCK!

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Chivalry Still EXISTS?!!?!

When I was going home, the most heartfelt thing happened on the muni today. 

Remember when old grandmas and old movies told us the mythical days of chivalry? You know, where a gentleman would take off his coat and lay it on top of a puddle in the street so that a lady wouldn't mess up her shoes? Well this story is something along those lines. It does involve an article of clothing, and it does involve a sizably good amount of water that might damage a lady's appearance.

So the seat infront of me happened to have a little puddle of mystery liquid on it. And the kind lady sitting in the seat next to it made sure anyone dumb enough not to look would not get their butts soaked in the said mystery liquid. Unfortunately, 3 stops into my journey, the kind lady left her post of puddle protecting. A few passengers came by and seeing the puddle passed on the seat and would look elsewhere. One brave soul, took the not so coveted seat next to it. 

The next stop, some lady tried to sit down, but I tried to stop her by gently pushing her back and telling her it was a wet seat. She smiled and searched for a seat towards the back. Then more passengers got on, and another unsuspecting lady tries to sit down. The lady in the adjacent seat tells her "Don't sit there!" and once again I'm trying to push her up so her bum wouldn't get wet. 

WELL, just as I was thinking, gee I wish I had some paper towels or some rag that I could wipe that puddle away with, the guy in the next row takes a sweater out of his bag and wipes it down and asked the miss if she would like to sit. Everyone in that car was smiling afterwards. 

Ladies, there's still hope!

I Voted!!!!

I voted for the first time in my life! (I know, I know...what a crappy citizen, blah blah blah...) 

Look! This experience was totally nerve-racking! "What if I vote for the wrong thing?" "What if I make a huge mistake?" Those were the types of questions floating in my head as sweat dropped down my forehead and I chewed the crap out of my left hand nails. 

Of course it didn't help that the voting guide was printed on the same type of paper that SATs and AP exams are printed on. It brought me back to highschool memories as I was chewing the crap out of my left hand nails, hoping I fill in the right answer. (Hey old habits die hard. The voting experience was like a flashback, only what I'm filling out doesn't decide which college I go to, nor do I don the braces no more, either!)

But it's done, the envelope was sealed and dropped off at the polling site. (**side note: The polling site was located at a retirement home. Old people are so cute. They were all smiling at me with no teeth, and happy that a young person is voting.) SO I wear my red "I Voted" sticker as a badge of honor!