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8th June 2009 @ 17:04

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guy talk #2

I was having a conversation with two guys yesterday about something kind of interesting but really weird. One of my friends, who I hadn’t seen in about two years, who isn’t the jerk kind of guy/boyfriend at all, told me he really thinks that hispanic women want to be treated badly by guys for some reason. Kind of misogynisticly, if that’s a word. I had to have him explain this because I was just kind of baffled, but I tried not to judge what he was saying before he finished.

He told me how all the hispanic girls he’d gone out with, he’d always treated right and hadn’t done shady shit to them and wouldn’t ignore them, but was genuinely a good person to them (which I don’t think is a lie because I know him well enough know it’s true) and they’re all gotten bored because he treated them well. And they broke up with him.

I really wanted to disagree but he was putting out some pretty good examples. And at the same time, I’ve known girls who let themselves get treated like that, and when they have a good guy who does a lot for them and isn’t an asshole, they don’t want it. I even looked at my own life, and it was semi true, but at the same time the last time I got bored of someone they truly were boring, it wasn’t because they were nice to me. But there’s also an extent to which I’d let shit like that slide, especially now, and it’s probably because of the values I’ve grown up with.

For the last 10 years, I’ve gone to school with white people. And I think that might be where I’ve picked up some of the values that these same hispanic girls don’t have that my friend was talking about. So these girls expect to be treated badly by guys and when they’re good to them, they think that’s amazing because it’s out of the norm that they’re used to.

I’m not saying this is a good thing, or men should start treating certain women like crap, but it is an interesting topic of conversation.

6th June 2009 @ 2:02

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:D

Today was a great day. I’m so happy. I got a huge new bed. My room is clean. There’s a smile on my face. I talk to so many people today, it was a lot of fun. Cleaning puts me in such a good mood when the outcome is great. I really couldn’t be happier.

You even just wonder what you did to be in such a great mood?

Now, everything is not perfect. My jaw hurts for some reason :( and my head also hurts a lot, and I’m so clumsy I hit my hip bone again on something and my elbow like 5 times. But the good outweighs the bad. And I’m about to fall asleep on my new HUGE ass bed. Life is good. Also, my birthday is coming up and I’m excited for once!!

Ok I’m going to stop gushing now.

4th June 2009 @ 2:08

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Read my life

Writing sometimes helps me express things that I could never come out with verbally. It’s really therapeutic, and it helps me think more about certain situations because I read over what I write and wonder if it was me outside of that box, would that be ok? Would that fly with me if it was my friend going through that? If I was a stranger hearing this story, would I think that’s normal?

Also, I can’t help but use my life as one big dramatic play. It’s interesting that way, even if the things that happen are really small, minor things going on. It makes things a little more fun. Especially when things are getting a little boring, and it seems nothing is going on.

Because I’ve kept so many accounts of my life, starting with my teenage years, I’ve always thought about writing some type of book, but I realize that in reality, my life is not that interesting, especially to perfect strangers. But it’s always fun to think it is.

3rd June 2009 @ 11:00

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notes on life at the moment

- I am pretty sure I’m quitting my internship today. In about an hour or two. I can’t do this anymore. So now I’m going to be looking for one again, but I’m good enough to find another one. I have enough experience and I rock interviews (usually).
- Driving lesson today. :) Maybe I’ll also find out when I have my road test. I need to get on that.
- Even though I do not have enough classes left and so would have to overload a lot (three semesters), I am thinking of dropping my Psychology major (and sadly, also my African and African Diaspora Studies minor) and becoming a Communication and English double major. I really love writing (and reading). It’s something that’s kind of recent, but at the same time, I realize I’ve had an online journal or blog since I was in 7th grade (so almost 8 years or so), so it’s not something that’s so new. I’ve had so many because I just like writing about different things and always use writing to get everything out. It makes sense. I just have to figure out how to do it.
- This would make it the third or fourth time I’ve changed my major. I don’t mind, it’s college. I get to change my mind.
- Also, it might make journalism more interesting as a Comm major, but who knows.
- The only reason I’m going to survive the next one or two hours is because of twitter. Sad, but true.
- I can’t wait to hang out with my Obe-City co-star. ;) (I hope you’re enjoying Canada)
- Despite certain things not going exactly perfect, or at all perfect (aka also kind of messed up), I’m really really enjoying my summer and being with my friends and my family. Me and my mom are on really good terms. My sister and I have gotten a lot closer too, which is such a major change from last year. It’s cheesy but it makes me happy. And I realized how much I missed my friends and how much I love them too. They’re going to make my summer. And I’ll miss them so much when I leave for school in Septermber, but they are definitely visiting.
- Text me if you have my number. It makes me happy.

2nd June 2009 @ 2:01

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time really does help.

I’m really glad I gave myself some breathing room before doing anything I would have regretted. Right now, I have absolutely no regrets and I hope to keep it that way, for at least the rest of the summer.

31st May 2009 @ 18:53

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guy talk

So one of my biggest goals ever is to be included/involved in guy talk.

No, seriously. I just think it’s so interesting because guys are so blunt about most things compared to girls. So last night, we go over to a friend’s house and he was there with two other guys and two girls. So whatever, we’re just talking and hanging out, someone else comes, and eventually my friend goes to buy something at a deli, and the girls end up leaving too.

So my friend comes back, and he starts that the two guys who had been with him (and the two girls) for most of the night did nothing to try to get with them. And how they were flirting a LOT with them, but they didn’t do anything or go for it. So he was just completely telling them off.

Now, I’m sitting there smiling/laughing so hard because it’s the most hilarious thing ever. And so one of the two guys he was annoyed at fell sleep, so that was lame, but the other one was just trying to explain he doesn’t want to be the dude that hits on everything that moves, ect, and I was just laughing because my other friend was coming back with so much shit to him. That was pretty much one of the greatest talks I’d heard.