Friday, January 27, 2006
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It's not you it's me
By Ben Raymond
staff writer
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You want to know what really grinds
my gears...relationships. Whether you
are in a relationship or trying to get into
one, I've realized one thing: you just
can't win. There are so many obstacles
to go through that it hardly seems worth
it anymore, at least in my case.
One theory has been brought to my
attention: the Jerk Theory. It seems that
girls tend to be more attracted to the
had boy image as opposed to the nice
guy. The less attention a guy pays to a
girl, the more she wants him to notice
her. I have witnessed this on many
nights, whether it's out in public or just
in the apartment quad. Acting like a
jerk does not work. It must be some
thing you are born with. By the time
most girls grow out of their bad boy
phase, the nice guys will have given up.
This does not apply to all girls but it
seems that being the nice guy only
earns you the "You're such a great
friend, why can't I find someone like
you" or "Let's just be friends." If they
really wanted someone like me, then
why not date the real thing?
I understand that these phrases mean
that they might not be looking for a
relationship at that time or they aren't
interested in me and are just trying to be
nice about it, and that is fine. These are
much better than some of the true-life
definitions of different phrases.
For starters, the phrase "we'll see,"
means no. If you ask a girl out and she
says we'll see, then just forget about it.
Then, there is the ever popular, "You're
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like a brother to me" which is equiva
lent to being punched in the throat.
And for those "lucky enough" to be in a
relationship, you're not out of the
woods either.
Relationships
are all about
give and take. I
want to be able
to give a girl the
attention she
deserves and
not take away
anything from
what she wants
to do.
In certain situations when a girl asks
you what you're thinking, she really
wants you to guess what she's thinking
and tell her that. Most of the time our
opinion doesn't matter anyway. Take
for example, going out to eat. Asking a
girl where she wants to eat is like hold
ing kryptonite in Superman's face.
They already know where they want to
go, but they want us to pick in case the
food is bad so it's our fault. Granted
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they might just be being thoughtful, the
majority of the time it's because they
have already made up their mind. In
order to even hear phrases like that, I
would have to date.
This brings me to my next issue: time
management. When I tell people that I
am a Communications major, I am used
to hearing the jokes about how they
wish they had as much free time as I do.
I would not like to be an engineer
because I am terrible at math, but for
one day I would like to see them go a
week in my shoes. When I am not in
class, I'm working on projects for a
number of other activities. Among
other things, I am the nightclub chair
for the Lion Entertainment Board and I
am in the process of planning this
year's battle of the bands.
While I enjoy all of my extracurricu
lar activities during the week, by the
time I get back to my apartment all I
really want to do is watch Conan and
fall asleep. In the dating world, there is
what is known as "game." This refers
to a person's ability to attract others.
My game can be categorized as mini
mal to none. I would like to date, but
maybe if I met someone that was inter
ested in me, I could make time for
them.
Relationships are all about give and
take. I want to be able to give a girl the
attention she deserves and not take
away anything from what she wants to
do. Relationships are tricky, but if you
can make them work, they are worth the
time. I hope that if you have the oppor
tunity to date then do so. Of all the
things that I could do, going out on a
nice date tops the list.
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Phones are off the hook
By KJ Margraff Jr.
student life editor
SLeditor@psu.edu
Personally, I'm just amazed at tech
nology. In the last five years or so, cel
lular phone companies have been able
to develop the technology capable of
annoying me with just about every
song ever written. Just once I would
like to be able to walk through Bruno's
without hearing "Let me see your grill"
by Nelly or "Photograph" by
Nickleback when I pass a table of stu
dents. It's bad enough that the radio
stations overplay every song that's on
the top 20 list, and now everybody and
their mother's uncle has a music ring
tone to overplay them even more.
What ever happened to the nice,
plain and simple "ring ring ring"? I
know people found those simple ring
tones repetitive and annoying, but at
least I knew when my phone was ring
ing. I didn't have to sit there and say
"wow, I love this song, funny how it
plays on the radio so often... oh wait,
that's not the radio; it's my phone."
But even now I have no good options
for a basic fin ler. Most I hones come
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pre-loaded with a king's share of
annoying ditties instead of ringers.
Some of them are almost bad enough
to lead me to download a song ring
tone...almost.
Along those lines, I can't imagine
why anyone would want to pay the
extra money to have a song played for
people who are calling you. I called a
friend the other day only to hear a
computer tell me, "While you wait, lis
ten to this song" and I heard one of the
oldest most annoying country songs I
know. Needless to say, I was not
pleased. I doubt I'll call the friend very
often now knowing what to expect
when I do. One good thing I will admit
about this new fad is that people are
able to express their personality quite a
bit more. A person's musical taste tells
a lot about them. And guys who hate
country music can weed out any girls
he might have a musical conflict with
just by calling them.
So, next time you decide to down
load a song on your phone so you can
feel cool in the hallways, just remem
ber: the first time someone hears it you
may be cool, but after that your just
anno the rest of us.
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