Why is it that certain boys give you a rush when you talk to them? Why is it when they tell you you're gorgeous, you feel so lucky? Why is it always those boys that end up convinced you're an idiot? A creeping weirdo? Why do they log off the second you try to talk to them? Why are these boys the one who hurt you in the most petty yet painful ways? ~~~~~~~~~ Why is it that we put so much value into other people's opinions? Why do they matter more than our own? Why do we crave approval? Why do words have so much power? Why is it that when those words are withheld, that's when they hurt you the most?~~~~~~~~~ Why do we judge other people before we get to know them, before we've had an actual conversation with them? Why do we assume things about others, be they good or bad, without having spoken to them before? Why do we judge so many by these assumptions?~~~~~~~~Why is it okay for one person to hurt, but not another? Why do we crave some people's advice, but those who are most willing to help, their advice means nothing? Why do we allow others to hurt while we glance through a glass window, ogling at their pain?~~~~~~~~~ Why do sad movies make us feel emotion? Why does every mistake cut like broken glass? Why do I bother asking at all?

Have you ever gone out on a limb, and had it break under you, dropping you two stories and landing you in the hospital?

Whats the point in taking chances if you only ever get hurt? I mean, sure there's that slim chance that it'll work out, but I mean really, why bother?

Thats all that ever seems to happen to my friends and I.

Like, someone seems cool to you, so you decide to try and become friends. But then you act like a fool, and they decide they don't like you.

Thats how it always goes, and I end up hating myself for being myself because some other person may or may not like the way I phrase my sentences.

Why do we care so much about what people think? Is it because we want to have a bond with another human, to be able to say "I'm accepted"? Or is it because we can't deal with that false idea being shattered before our eyes.

In the perfect society, nobody would care about you being weird, they wouldn't care how you acted different, they would like you for who the hell you are. But this isn't a perfect society. People judge others by a handful of premeditated words designed to make you seem acceptable by society's standards.

Going out on a limb will break you.

·         Give an actual response to “How are you?”
·         Let someone who is really anxious to speak put their two cents in before you speak.
·         Make someone laugh who need sit.
·         Help make someone part of the conversation who is standing there kind of awkwardly.
·         Help someone find an answer to their problem.
·         Expect something great out of everyone.
·         Wave a debt someone owes you; a coffee really doesn’t cost that much.
·         Go talk to someone who is standing by themselves at a party.
·         Remember as many names as you can, and the good things they entail.
·         Treat someone who is genuinely good as if they were a celebrity.
·         Use fun words in daily conversation; who doesn’t love to say Guadalajara?
·         Listen.
·         Take the spotlight off of someone who really doesn’t want it on them.
·         Ask an elderly person to tell you about their lives.
·         Be in a good mood.
·         Encouragement.
·         Give credit where credit is due.
·         Give the truth when it is asked and when it is right; i.e. sales-pitch for your old TV that sometimes fritzes.
·         Write letters and notes.
·         True “thank you”’s.
·         Know before judging.
·         Introduce two people to each other who would make great friends.
·         Defend someone who isn’t there to defend themselves.
·         Give compliments often and genuinely.
·         Second chances for those who deserve them.
·         Something someone is proud of? Ask them if they could make one/do it/ explain it for you.
·         Care when you ask “How are you?”
·         Recognition of a job well done.
·         Someone do something good? Let them know, and tell other people too.
·         Smile.

Wanna know what the hardest part about planning a party is?

Figuring out who to invite.

I mean, you know how you have different sets of friends, and certain friends who if you invite them you have to invite other friends, and some people who you don't know if they are party-invite worthy yet but you think they might be your party-invite worthy friends, and then there are the loners who never have fun at parties so why should I invite them in the first place, the people who don't get along with some of the other people you may or may not be inviting, the people who wouldn't really click with all the other people there and might feel awkward, the people who know ABSOLUTELY NOBODY ELSE and would cling to you the whole time, the people who show up to parties whether you invite them or not, the people who would get offended if you didn't invite, the people who you don't want to invite but since you're inviting everyone else in that group you have to invite them too, and your friends.

I tell ya, it's nuts.

-N

So I am slowly getting worse at the daily posts.....I'm sorry =( But you know what? It's kinda hard for everyone to keep up anyway if I post daily. So how about I only post now if either I have something important I want to discuss, or you guys want me to talk about something specific.
-N

Have you heard about Constance?

Heeeey guys =)

So I'm going sea kayaking this weekend, so probably no more posts until Tuesday. Don't kill me xD

-N