March 29, 2013
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Stuff I like and Stuff I don’t
There was a fad a week or so ago on Xanga about posting your turn ons and turn offs. I’ll start by saying the words “turn on and turn off” are both a turn off for me. ha. So I’m gonna call them likes and dislikes in regards to people, and some of them do not apply to romantic relationships, just people in general.
I’m really good at boring intros, FYI.
Stuff I like:
Martial arts (it’s lame but I love dudes kicking butt. I can’t help myself!)
Kindness. Is there anything better than a big burly man helping a little old lady cross the street or holding a tiny baby gently?? No, there’s not.
Funny things A sense of humor is a big deal to me. If we’re not laughing together, what’s the point?
Self-control.
A sense of adventure
Stability. I like people who are in it for the long haul, both in friendship and in lifeStuff I don’t like:
Negative Attitudes
people who think they’re better than other people
People who think they know it all
recklessness
grudge holders
dudes in skinny jeans. (I’m sorry if you’re a dude in skinny jeans reading my blog. Just not my fave)Stuff I can’t decide about, maybe you can help?
Cowboys – sure sure on t.v. and in books they’re all that and a bag of chips but most of the ones I’ve known in real life are kind of alcoholic losers who didn’t even have farms. I guess they don’t really qualify as cowboys then, huh? Anyone know a good cowboy I can interview to make up my mind about?Tattoos – on some people they look really awesome and cool. On many people, not so much. I can’t muster up enough commitment to anything to want to tattoo it on my body FOREVER. Steven thinks I should get a tattoo. We laugh about this all the time. Text conversation we have frequently: STeven: what are you doing? Me: Oh, just getting my tattoo. Steven: really?? Me: No.
facial hair – I love how a rugged 5 o’clock shadow LOOKs, but if you have to kiss that face I hate how it feels. For some reason it’s like the dilemma in Bridget Jones’s diary about which underwear to wear. The ones that hold all the fat in and make you look good and therefore more likely to get to a “Crucial moment” but are then mortifying if you arrive at the moment VS the cute ones that look better IN the crucial moment but are less likely to lead to that moment. That’s man facial hair. More likely to lead you TO the moment but annoying IN it.
What are your thoughts?
Comments (20)
my first thoughts are… you make me laugh!!! alot.
something i love in relationships. it’s a big deal to me too.
i also think it’s a prerequisite to maintaining sanity.
and i KNOW it’s working that way for me.
i differentiate between recklessness and a sense of adventure too.
but some of the sinners… errrr… precious people i gave birth to? not so much. :/
other thoughts? well. tell me about your blackbelt! and hahaha about your texts with steven.
and the whole cowboy thing? nah. but then i don’t know any real ones. i DO know a great farmer.
way different though.
and out of all that’s funny here, this is killing me,
“More likely to lead you TO the moment but annoying IN it.”
that line actually can be worked into alot!
Have to agree with the skinny jeans thing…but I also think they look absurd on girls too…and I have been in fitting rooms where you could HEAR some poor thing rolling around the floor trying to get in or out of them.
But on the plus side, maybe they act like modern day chastity belts? You better seriously be worth getting out of these…
@galadrial - I’m not a fan on girls either. Just get a pair of leggings already!
My thought is::: you make me laugh.
I like tattoos on young people but just think what it will look like when you’re my age.
I’m with you on the facial hair.
And the skinny jeans. Why bother when leggings are the same thing. A backside in both deserve to be covered. 
You would be such a fun person to hang out with! Yes, I do know several real cowboys; a dad and his sons. They are the real deal, they love Jesus, they work on the family ranch in California and are wonderful, contributing citizens in the Kern County area and beyond. My dear friend Nancy Carver is their wife and mother. It’s been a tough life and they’ve lived the greatest example I’ve ever seen for Perseverance and Faith in God! Also, I’m not a fan of facial hair or tatoos. I am, however, married to a usually know-it-all, which can be a problem sometimes. Like when I’m tired of it all! LOL!
@Texasjillcarmel - Exactly!!
@purpleamethyst76 - thank you! lol
@Richgem - SIGH. So the good cowboys ARE out there. I suspected it was so. Oh and I laughed when I wrote that about the know it all because Steven is quite frequently a know it all. HA
I don’t care for tattoos at all. It’s a fad now. But wait for a few years, and these same people will be so angry at themselves for disfiguring the topography of their bodies. I am with you one hundred percent on your likes and on your dislikes.
Solution for next time you tell Steven you’re getting a tattoo: have some temporary ones on hand (I got mine from the toy section at Walgreens…but then again how can I say no to Pooh plus Morgan said lets get matching tattoos so we did) plus if you choose the cars ones or something then your boys can enjoy them too…
I love the facial hair thing, especially the comparison. Facial hair doesn’t usually bother me but Adam has had a goatee as long as we’ve been together. The only time it bothers me is when it needs to be trimmed.
I loved your last paragraph. So true & funny =)
I think real cowboys are not common outside of their native habitat. A hat does not make a cowboy, but there are plenty of drunkard cowboys too. A trick to tell for sure, ask him which end of a cow gets up first. If he has to think then turn around and walk off.
Tattoos. I am just guessing here, but it seems like the people who can least afford to draw permanent designs on their bodies are the ones who are most likely to do so. We have three separate guys who come in with “neck gash” tattoos. Like the inside of their neck is coming out. Probably not future TV newscasters.
Laughter is necessary. Very necessary.
facial hair is niceee, lol.
@aSeriesofFortunateEvents - Then our hubbies would get along well, sharing their vast amounts of know-it-allness.
Free Reunite Spell
Life isn’t any fun if you can’t laugh… only thing that gets me through the day most weeks….
Martial arts–woo hoo.
Real cowboys are cool–but difficult to find.
Stephen has a tattoo that represents me and I love it. I, like you, joke about getting one (Stephen would like it) but yeah not sure I would. I like it when people get ones that MEAN something, not just something they like.
I facial hair..I LOVE Stephen’s mustache though and don’t won’t him to shave it again, love the goatee, but NOT a full beard. The boys keep telling him to 1) grow a beard and 2) get his ear pierced and I’m nixing both. lol
Love this! Haha, my husband wears skinny jeans – but not like the ridiculously tight ones, they are just smaller at the bottom. I think he looks sexy
lol, I love your posts!
Just come to Tx you’ll have plenty of REAL cowboys to interview.