Month: March 2010

  • I Have Caligynephobia: Fear of Beautiful Women

    One of the explanations I can give on my philosophy of never dating the “model” girl really comes down to this: I believe I am caligynephobic. As the title would explain, while gynephobic is the fear of women, caligynephobia is the fear of beautiful women. Surely, to you, this might seem like a silly situation, but I wouldn’t really be hasty.

  • How do you want to…die?

    I was taking the bus home with some acquaintances and the subject of death came up. Someone said that she wanted to die in a car accident, and I told her I wanted to die of old age, if not, then of a long, terminal illness. Another guy then proceeded to ask me, “You want to live to very old? ” And I told him, I want to live for as long as I can. Then he said, “You’re going to be all brittle. I don’t want to live until I’m old. I don’t want to be 60. Maybe I’ll want to die around 50″

    That was actually quite a shocking response to me.

  • Xanga Idol: Round One

    After an extended wait, with xangans all over the community holding their breath, we are finally to get under way with…..(drum roll)…….

    Xangaaaaa Idol!

  • 4 Common Relationship Mistakes

    From time to time we make mistakes. That’s life–we can’t execute every single action with perfection. The good thing about making mistakes is that we can learn, adapt and change from them. However, some mistakes may be prevented if we just think about our actions carefully and ahead of time. Here are four common issues:

  • I Live My Life in Fear

     

    I remember when I was little, I’d be sitting on the school bus, waiting for my bus stop. As we neared the stop sign I’d have this vision of walking down the steps, slipping, and cracking my head open on the ridge of the steps.
     
    I still have these visions all the time.
     
    Okay, it’s not all the time. I go back and forth between fear and hope.
     
    But I tend to dream with hope, and act with fear.
     
    Maybe I’m just morbid but:

  • The “Baby” Question

    Dearest Xangans,

    Having been married for over two years now, our dear friends and acquaintances have seamlessly upgraded from the “how’s married life” question to the “when are you guys having kids?” question.  For some reason the former question offended me more than the latter one (so much that I wrote a post about it), but being surrounded by many growing families lately I have realized how insensitive an innocent query can be.

  • When Are You Too Old To Sponge Off Of Mom & Dad?

    I have to admit, grown adults sponging off their parents really gets under my skin. To me, it doesn’t matter whether the “adult” is just lazy and won’t get a job or if their successful and employed but are just used to Mom and Dad paying. In the first instance, the lazy son or daughter needs to get up off their butts and grow up. In the second instant, it’s a sign the person also needs to do some growing up.

  • the meaning behind my first tattoo

    Would you ever get a tattoo? If you have one, where is it and what’s the story behind it?

    This is a question I’ve been asked plenty of times, but I’ve never given the complete, honest answer.

  • A Xanga Wedding

    Ken and I met on Xanga in October of 2008.

    On February 20, 2010, we were married.

  • Pregnancy Doesn’t Make You Ugly

    I work at a womens’ clothing store now (yeah, I got a job!!!), and last week a pregnant woman came in with who I’m assuming is her mother.  They browsed around a little, picked out a few tops, and then the pregnant lady asked to be let into a dressing room.  She poked her head out a few moments later.  

    “I’m not coming out, I look so pregnant, it’s awful!” Her mother rolled her eyes. 
    “You ARE pregnant, you’re going to LOOK pregnant, it’s fine.”
    “But I’m soooo fat.  I don’t want to leave the house anymore.  So ugly now.”

    I wanted to say something.