I was waiting for my coffee at Starbucks today while I was on my break when I see a guy in line approached by I guess a friend who bumped into him at this second. (I wanna say friend because they don't seem to be a couple despite the full-contact kiss to the lips...weird)
Anyways, they chatted in line and I can see the cashier was getting impatient and annoyed...anyways, so he ends up treating her to a coffee and...she doesn't hesitate...doesn't even bother with saying "no, its ok, coffee's on me..." or "no, let me pay for that..."
I'll try to be fair with what I'm getting at. Not all women are gold diggers and not all men are desperate. We are all created equal...so I reserve the right to discriminate on an equal-basis.
So this got me thinking...from my experience around girls (sadly, there weren't many girls but many experiences nonetheless), it seems like girls out there these days do not hesitate to receive gifts or free shit from guys. (at the bar...buy her a drink...at Starbucks...buy her a drink)
And at the same time, us dumb hopeful guys really don't mind getting the bill. It's sort of the same pattern...think about this formula.
Guy walks...sees girl...checks out girl...girl does (insert verb relating to help)...guy thinks of opportunity (and possibilities)...guy approaches girl...guy tries to help...
you put two and two together and either he gets lucky and gets a number or she says thanks and everyone moves on with their lives...repeat until settled.
Now when does this EVER happen vice-versa as a norm? [btw, sometimes when guys (insert verb relating to help), women just walk away and act as though nothing happened...don't deny it, the inner-bitch inside you would do that]
Sure, girls offer to pay or split the bill here and then but is that what they really want?
Do they see a guy they find attractive and offer to buy them a drink? a cup of coffee?
Sure, guys will SOMETIMES expect something from women...usually its pussy...most of the time its pussy. (from my experience...I must've been an idiot for rejecting pussy a few times but that's a different story)
Do they sit at the bar expecting women to look at them...come up, buy a drink? (I wish)
Nope, simply because its a norm.
As far as I'm concerned...women aren't gold-diggers, they're needy. And men aren't desperate, they're horny.
...btw, Unplanned Parenthood is a fancier term for "shit happens".
Change + Work (Thoughts)
So I was presented with an idea today which has really got me thinking.
I remember posting something about how much I've never appreciated working at Hollister for 2 years before finally enjoying my stay at the start of the 3rd.
Well, that may all come to a slow halt soon if I consider the idea.
The idea was a new part time job. It was suggested to me and it wouldn't hurt to try for it since I have so much time on my hands this semester.
I'm not going to specify where I'm considering to work at but like I wrote a while back...
If I leave Hco. It won't be an easy thing for me to do.
But this is all speculation, anything's possible these days.
I remember posting something about how much I've never appreciated working at Hollister for 2 years before finally enjoying my stay at the start of the 3rd.
Well, that may all come to a slow halt soon if I consider the idea.
The idea was a new part time job. It was suggested to me and it wouldn't hurt to try for it since I have so much time on my hands this semester.
I'm not going to specify where I'm considering to work at but like I wrote a while back...
If I leave Hco. It won't be an easy thing for me to do.
But this is all speculation, anything's possible these days.
Change (Simplified)
Drastic change requires a hefty amount of money...
Cheap change is not cutting my hair for the next 5 months =D
Cheap change is not cutting my hair for the next 5 months =D
Change
I would like to have a complete change in personality.
I know I've talked about how crazy people can react to change would be.
But really, it can't be that hard. Break habits and change mindsets.
Like, as of right now on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the nicest guy on Earth, I feel like I am a 7.
Now, if we bring that down to a 4, I think the overall reaction would be "what the f*Cx? I'm not used to him being like that"
Deep down, I think people can change, it's just habits are hard to break.
I know I've talked about how crazy people can react to change would be.
But really, it can't be that hard. Break habits and change mindsets.
Like, as of right now on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the nicest guy on Earth, I feel like I am a 7.
Now, if we bring that down to a 4, I think the overall reaction would be "what the f*Cx? I'm not used to him being like that"
Deep down, I think people can change, it's just habits are hard to break.
Starting Over
I'm gonna try not to sound too cocky on this one.
As I approach 4 years working at Hollister, I a lot has changed since I've started back in 2007.
No denying that its been a bitter-sweet relationship with the company (and in particular, the store), it's going to be incredibly difficult to move on from there.
Lately I've been volunteering at school for tax preparation with a new team of people. It's amazing how different a person can feel when they're thrown into a new "pool".
When I started at Hollister, it was the same feeling. I didn't know how everything worked and I didn't go out of my way to make too many friends there. In fact, when I started, I was just cooperating for a bi-weekly paycheck and nothing more.
As people came and left, I stayed and when you have seasonal patterns of that going on, it's hard to find good help and reliability in workers.
So visually, the pond (Hollister) stays the same but the fish (me) gets bigger as smaller fish (new workers) appear. Eventually, it catches up to me and Hollister becomes a second home.
That disdain for work I had 4 years ago feels a lot like a homecoming every time I walk into the store. I no longer have that nervous feeling when I walk in, the pressure is gone and there is this big sense of confidence that has filled the void.
Now, being this big fish thrown into an ocean (volunteer work) of whales (experienced volunteers) and sharks (people with their W-2's ready), that sense of pressure returns.
I guess this means I love my job? haha
As I approach 4 years working at Hollister, I a lot has changed since I've started back in 2007.
No denying that its been a bitter-sweet relationship with the company (and in particular, the store), it's going to be incredibly difficult to move on from there.
Lately I've been volunteering at school for tax preparation with a new team of people. It's amazing how different a person can feel when they're thrown into a new "pool".
When I started at Hollister, it was the same feeling. I didn't know how everything worked and I didn't go out of my way to make too many friends there. In fact, when I started, I was just cooperating for a bi-weekly paycheck and nothing more.
As people came and left, I stayed and when you have seasonal patterns of that going on, it's hard to find good help and reliability in workers.
So visually, the pond (Hollister) stays the same but the fish (me) gets bigger as smaller fish (new workers) appear. Eventually, it catches up to me and Hollister becomes a second home.
That disdain for work I had 4 years ago feels a lot like a homecoming every time I walk into the store. I no longer have that nervous feeling when I walk in, the pressure is gone and there is this big sense of confidence that has filled the void.
Now, being this big fish thrown into an ocean (volunteer work) of whales (experienced volunteers) and sharks (people with their W-2's ready), that sense of pressure returns.
I guess this means I love my job? haha
Valentines Day
I remember it wasn't until last year that I had my "first" Valentine's Day ever.
Shame because despite having two ex-girlfriends, I've never celebrated it with any of them.
In a sense, I agree with my co-worker that Valentines Day is nothing but a novelty holiday where Walgreen's are chaulked full of pink lovey Halloween candy and Hallmark sells lovey dovey Christmas cards that don't have any trace of Christmas on it.
Anyways, I guess its fair to say that my first one was good, to say the least. If I could go back and change some things, I probably would.
So what does this make for this year?
Unless something happens within the next 4 days, I'm gonna spend Valentines Day 2011 solo with junk food and alcohol or something haha.
(geeze, at least my first one didn't fall on a Monday)
Shame because despite having two ex-girlfriends, I've never celebrated it with any of them.
In a sense, I agree with my co-worker that Valentines Day is nothing but a novelty holiday where Walgreen's are chaulked full of pink lovey Halloween candy and Hallmark sells lovey dovey Christmas cards that don't have any trace of Christmas on it.
Anyways, I guess its fair to say that my first one was good, to say the least. If I could go back and change some things, I probably would.
So what does this make for this year?
Unless something happens within the next 4 days, I'm gonna spend Valentines Day 2011 solo with junk food and alcohol or something haha.
(geeze, at least my first one didn't fall on a Monday)
