Today's Thoughts Post-#414
Well today was an interesting day so far. Had the little e-mail blog earlier maybe I should start a babysitting firm for 2 people. But anyways onto the news for today.
Abused Children
Today when I was on my way to class I stopped at a grocery store to pick up whatever diet energy drink they had on sale. This week it was a Sugar Free Coke Energy Drink. Outside the store was a lady asking for money to help the abused children. I try not to judge people by looks but if someone is begging for money to help abused children I don't think they should be dressed like a hobo which makes me think they are going to keep the money for themselves. Another thing that I noticed was she was smoking. Which makes me think she also has children and she probably smokes around them. Now that seems like child abuse to me. Forcing toxins into their bodies. So made me care even less about her cause. So just by looks I judged what she was doing and how she was going about collecting money. I feel guilty about not helping the "abused children" but really not so much because I didn't trust her. So I am not really feeling wrong by not supporting her. Since I know probably not a dime would ever help any abused child.
Dating
Now I really don't claim to be an expert on dating but I was listening to a podcast on the way to class which is about a 76 mile drive. I am sure Jon will correct me on this saying something like it's 74.6 miles. ;-) But anyways I subscribe to a few podcasts on my iPod. The Daily Source Code, Podfinder, iTunes New Music Tuesdays, and SuicideGirls.com Podcast. The other day SuicideGirls released a new one and I checked it out. And they were talking about this girl named Bee wanting to date a girl. And she was discovering what guys go through everytime they date a girl. She was bringing up a lot of good points. One that I was interested in was first dates. Going Dutch now I was under the impression that this was a bad idea on a first date. But then I tended to start to agree with their way of thinking. If that person really wants to hang out with you, spend time with you. Then paying should be dutch since both of you are taking time to be with each other and get to know each other. Material things like what restaurant you go to or what you do otherwise shouldn't really matter. You are there to get to know that person better not see how much of his or her wad they are trying to spend on you. So I see dutch as a good thing but I guess that just depends on the girl. What do my readers think of this.
I got this e-mail sent to me today from someone who wished to stay hidden. It had a question in there that was "Tristan I frequent your blog and you seem like a really interesting guy. You said you would answer anything so I am just wondering what do you have in your pockets right now?"
Well okay kinda of an odd question but here we go. I am carrying about $12 and some change, Cell Phone, iPod, Car Keys, iTrip, Clicking Pen, Wallet, And Flash USB Drive. So glad I could answer your question. If you have anything you would like to ask me feel free to e-mail (Link is on the right hand side of the page) and let me know if you would like to keep your identity hidden.
Thanks for stopping by. Remember Take it Easy, and if it's easy take it twice. I guess another saying I say more often then I should is "It's all good" "No Worries"
-Tristan Pipo
3 Comments:
Going Dutch on a first date is known in this country only as normal. And of course Tom Lycos is one of those ones.
I pesronaly think guy is a Jerk- but then again his only intent is to get laid and no matter what the way - as long as if goal is achieved. Anyway,reason why Dutch is so pronouced here is because :
1. Women like to feel equal to Man( what do you think I can't pay for my own dinner?)
2. If Men paid for dinner it is being percieved that they expect to get laid on a first date. Or at least women here think that.
I think Tom Leykis has some good views on some issues. But his whole "dating" ideas I am not exactly keen on.
Though the fact of turning on your headlights on Friday while driving down I-5 to see some flashings seems cool to me.
It would be nice to not have the pressure but then again the gentelman is screaming inside saying that's not cool. A gentelman wouldn't do that.
But the nice guy routine hasn't really gotten me anywhere. I might have to rethink the way I do things.
First of all, Leykis is a god among men. Secondly, his show IS about getting laid, not "dating" in the traditional sense, so listening to it trying to get advise for any other purpose is moot.
"Forking over your cash" and "being gentlemanly" should not be synonymous. It's not about women being equal so much in my book as you don't want to be throwing all your dough at some broad you might not even see again. She's a person with a job also, there's no reason YOU should have to pay more than your fair share. How about equal for MEN? ;) If you volunteer to pay for everything on a date, you're a sucker, and she will realize this. This is not the 19th century.
Now as far as the child abuse chick, I'd be more concerned that she's wasting her money on cigarettes instead of helping the children, not so much the alleged second hand smoke. A lot of parents don't smoke inside, or around their kids anymore, making that assumption isn't something I would do. However, she was probably a hobo trying to buy some Jack. That's my assumption :P
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