AUTHOR: tbooty DATE: 12/17/2004 11:17:00 AM ----- BODY: Dear all the guys that have said one thing and then done another~ well i lied. at least then. i was raised with that old axiom of "fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me." in other words, i was taught that you should always give someone the benefit of the doubt and give them an opportunity to redeem themselves. and i've really been trying to do that. i've tried to live my life like that. it hasn't worked. at least not the way i'd hoped it would. so i've decided to say "fuck that". here's my new philosophy, and i'm kicking myself that i haven't been practicing this all along. it is this.......(and no, i'm not getting all "preachy". it just makes a certain modicum of sense.) do unto others as you would have others do unto you......... it works like this (at least in my life): do you want some hot chick/guy to stand you up when you've made plans with them? no? then don't fucking stand them up. dumbass. (not that i'm bitter at all.) do you want to keep your friday AND saturday nites open because some guy/girl told you that they'd be calling later in the week to ask you out "properly" and still have not received a call by friday at noon? NO? then don't fucking do it to them. (are you sensing a theme here yet?) do you want your wife/husband to cheat on you with someone? no? then don't consider doing it with someone else, regardless of how fucking hot you think they are. basically, my new mantra is common sense people. no one likes to be an afterthought. or to be second best. or worse, third best. it's just not a nice feeling. mean what you say and say what you mean. if your definition of "i'll call you later in the week to set something up" translates to "i'm never gonna call you unless my date cancels at the 11th hour"? then don't fucking bother me. i've got better things to do with my time than try to figure out why it is that you're too stupid to follow thru on whatever it is you've told me that you're going to do. also? if you're dumb enough to stand me up or not follow thru when you tell me you're going to do something? don't bother to get ahold of me later when whoever it is that you've bailed on me in favor of doesn't work out. this is my new bottom line............i don't give a flying fuck. if you don't show when you're supposed to? you'd better be in the hospital. or dying. or something equally not fun. even then? you're most likely NOT going to get a chance to make it up to me. why this change of heart? because I'M. TOO. GOOD. FOR. YOU. also? i don't treat my friends or people i'm interested in possibly dating like shit. and since i don't tolerate that kind of treatment from my friends, i won't tolerate it from you either. and really? what on earth made you think that i would? just because i'm a fundamentally nice person does NOT mean that i'll allow you to treat me like a doormat. because i won't. and if you try to? i'll get kymmie to beat your ass with all that kung fu shit that she knows. and don't think she'll be afraid to break a nail to do it. she'll get pissed, sure, which means she'll beat your ass harder, but she'll still do it. then she'll charge me for the manicure to get her nails fixed. but hey, what are friends for? ****this post has been brought to you by the new and improved energy drink InstaBitch. just add water and you're on your way.**** --------