Comments on: i only look at girls i feel threatened by

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:24:02 +0000

This and the posts book-ending it are effing awesome. You are like Margaret Atwood mixed with the barbie my cousin scribbled tattoos on and made 100% better, mixed with a hot female Dennis Leary: prolific, fantastically flawed and hilarious. Thanks.

By: zigzag

zigzag — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:06:54 +0000

Sister Dude. that was brilliant. nuff said.

totally brilliant.

By: reverend lowell

reverend lowell — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:43:57 +0000

lauren – if I may?

Brandon – I live in Lowell, maybe a half mile from Jack’s birthplace. I knew Jack slightly, in his later years. Don’t believe anything negative about Jack – he was the closest thing to a Saint that this town ever saw. In fact; there is a movement to get Jack, Beatified. That’s the first step to sainthood in the Cathollc church.

My favorite quote of Jack’s is “Life is life, kindness is kindness.”

As you go through this journey, you’ll get the full force of life; the joys, and pains. The great achievements and the bitter loses. As long as you face both with graciousness, understanding and empathy, you’ll be a fine young man.

And please understand, “On the Road” , while an outstanding novel, is far from Jack’s best.

( …… sorry to steal some space; but I really like Jack! —–thanks Raymi

By: Ross

Ross — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:42:32 +0000

Just in case you want to be able to put a name on it, you and Jack K. are first cousins twice removed.

By: erica

erica — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:08:34 +0000

i think being good looking can actually work against you in some situations. For example I read a study about very good looking waitresses vs. average looking waitresses. When the very good looking waitresses screwed up on the dinner order they were punished more harshly (less tips) than if the average looking waitress screwed up. The study concluded that the reason they were punished more harshly was because the patrons had MUCH higher expectations for the very attractive waitress whereas their expectations of the average looking were normal.

I totally agree with your mom that being good looking IS a substantial advantage. You DO get better job opportunities, more people approach you because of your looks, you CAN get away with more. It’s just a fact that studies show over and over.

And generally good looking people mate with other good looking people.

We are just more drawn to good looking people and part of it is probably because most people aren’t that good looking. If they were the good looking people wouldn’t stand out as much.

Hmm so I think my point was being good looking is an advantage to a degree unless you’re so good looking people don’t take what you say seriously or even hear you over the pretty.

Yeah yeah we’re all getting older but why not use your looks right now to your advantage if possible?

By: Jasper

Jasper — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:02:25 +0000

Little dogs rule.

By: jenny

jenny — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:51:28 +0000

i highly enjoyed this post.

“i also think all this social media madness is going to end in amazing flames. i know people take it seriously but really, it should be called smoke and mirrors week.” – wisest thing i’ve read all week. i think i had twitter like two years before all the newspapers started getting their own autobot accounts? meh.

raymi im going to bookmark this and read it whenever i am (and therefore want to be more) morosely depressed while drinking my sorrows away alone at night on some weekday.

By: raymi

raymi — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:49:33 +0000

i am affection deprived self-entitled and greedy and blond.

By: liz

liz — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:28:52 +0000

damn that post was good. “i’ve been up all night talking courtney’s face off (who doesnt like to be touched so i squeezed her and hugged her as many times possible to make her uncomfortable…” yeah, I do that to people too. contrary personality and all that jazz. p.s. cute underwear!

By: Tkkerouac

Tkkerouac — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:49:09 +0000

Beauty is what beauty does
You can be drop dead gorgeous and still be unhappy.
However, studies show
if you are attractive, you get picked first in dating pools,job interviews,invites,being approached,etc.etc.

It gives you an edge