To Text or Not To Text?

Recently, I met a guy that was cooler than cool. I was anxiously waiting for his text or call and then I started thinking whether or not I should be the first to send a message. After doing some investigative research my advice for girls is to WAIT! If he really likes you he will remember you and he will definitely hit you up. Here is a list of other things to do in the meantime while you are anxiously waiting for your Prince Charming to text.

1. Tell each and everyone one of your friends separately the story of how you guys met and what you thought of him. It's like you get to live it all over again, over and over and over and no one friend complains that you are talking about him too much!

2. Do a little research. Sometimes girls (and when I say girls I mean myself) tend to romanticize guys and put them on an unrealistic pedal-stool. If you know some common friends go to his facebook page, see what he's tweeting about. Some people will call this fb stalking but I think its the perfect way see if his interpretation of "keeping it 100" actually means keeping it one zero.

3. You know that line from Biggies song, "what's your age what's your sign"? Yes! See if you guys are astrologically compatible. I am very big on signs and whenever I meet a new guy I find a way to figure out his sign. And I have friends who never thought of using signs as a well to gage people and now they are just as into the whole astrology thing as me.

4. After reading article after article, (believe me there are a bunch of articles) he should finally have texted you. When he does finally break the ice and text you on a few different occasions it's fair game for who texts who text. I mean don't go full throttle after that but one of my guy friends expressed that he and a girl stopped talking and hanging out because she never hit him up first. He liked her and thought of her a lot, but he wanted her to give a little and show some interest too!

Okay ladies, hold tight on the first few text messages, but after that its fair game. And in the meantime of waiting for that first text you have lots of research to do!

always&forever

Gonna Take a Little Getting Used To

Oi!
Greetings from Brazil. Well I've only been here 4 days and already I have a world of experiences. I put together a small list of things so far that has been not easy to get used to but I think by the end of 6 weeks will be no problem.

1. Toilet tissue does not go in the toilet. That's right. After you wipe you throw your tissue in a trash can to the side because of the bad plumbing problems that can result with too much tissue. I'm just gonna leave this one for you guys. Surprisingly though I should note that the bathrooms, or at least my house, doesn't stink because meu Mai throws away the trash a lot.

2. There are NO driving regulations in Brazil. Taxis, bus drivers and regular drivers . You guys familiar with Grand Theft Auto? Well that is exactly how every drives out here. PEDESTRIANS do not have the right away! There is no such thing as J-Walking but if you do decide to J-Walk you are really DEATH walking because you are putting your life at risk. Of course I am being a little dramatic but still the road is something that will take a second to get used to.

3. The BOYS. If you make eye contact with boys here they will walk up to you and kiss you. It is there way of saying that you are pretty and asking for your number. Its not disrespectful at all just a little much. You can be in deep thought looking in the direction of a boy and he will walk right up to you and attempt to kiss you.

4. The World Cup is like a NATIONAL HOLIDAY! Literally! Yesterday Brazil had a game so school got canceled. Not only did school get canceled but stores are closed down, HUGE big screens are put up all over the city and the EVERYBODY celebrates. The only thing open are bars and clubs to celebrate! On Friday, the next time Brazil plays, classes are canceled and we are encouraged to take care of any shopping beforehand. ITS CRAZY! Every single person is a Brazil soccer fan. Its so weird to see a whole country dedicated to something. My friends luggage was late and he called to see if it was arriving and the lady said "No, Brazil plays today, sorry!"


Well that's all for now. I'm about to take a nap before I go Salsa/Samba (I say Samba because although it’s a Salsa club I plan to use all the Samba I learned during my Afro-Brazilian dance today) tonight. Tchua!

Muzzled

Wow. I really can not believe that GROWN people are over analyzing a teenager quote on his twitter page. Malcolm is one of my best friends and he writes poems on his spare time and often puts random quotes of his poems on his twitter..I actually know what he is talking about and it does not have to do with bashing his coach or having to due with basketball period. SMH at people who have no lives...


Muzzled

So many fears embedded
So many tears I've shed
From my pair of eyes
I'm paralyzed
I've been selfless
In my selfish social life
How will I survive?
Unable to break free
Time is never on my side
Feeling like a caged pitbull
that had been on a chain for two years
Embedded fears and tears I've shed
From a life
I wish I had
Two years I've longed to have

Malcolm Lee

Puppy Love

While I think there is no end all event that a couple can go through in order to tell whether or not a person is the "the one" but I truly believe buying a puppy with that certain someone can help really gauge the depths of your relationship and when its all over at least you have a cute dog at the end of the deal.... or not.

1. Naming the Puppy
Although names for puppies can be creative, if your boyfriend wants to name the puppy Gangsta, Pyru, Murda, Ben Ladin or anything violence associated it might mean that he knows Micheal Vick... or really that this dog is nothing more than a toy to him that he will probably get tired of after a while rather than a loving addition to your relationship.

2. Dog Duty
Depending on how old the puppy is, it is important that it is treated like a baby and has constant attention which means there has to be a lot of doggy sitting that occurs. If your boyfriend is suppose to pick up the puppy at noon so you can go run errands, but he doesn't call until 3pm to tell you that he overslept then that should let you know alot of things. Number one he isn't dependable and number two he needs to have more to do than have long ass naps in the middle of the day.

3. Midnight Madness
While the other two signs were important I think this is the deal breaker. When the puppy who is probably sleep at your bedside or maybe in the bathroom is crying how your boyfriend acts is important. But not the first day....nope that's too easy. After a week of the pup waking up and doing its usually whimpers at 2am if your boyfriend -who slept through the entire time you had to wake up and feed event- looks at you the next morning as you sleepily get ready and tells you that you guys should give the puppy away because it keeps you guys up at night - then right there you know he isn't the guy for you! Or at least don't expect him to wake up when your child is crying in the middle of the night.

Unfortunately for me I had to experience these events first hand.... yep he tried to name her Damu (the name of the Blood gang)... but luckily we were only friends attempting to care for a dog. But after experiencing it I realized that it is the perfect way to really figure out if this is the guy that you can have a family with, and if not you can always give the puppy up like we did :( (Yes he sggested it that next morning)

always&forever.

Franchise