Lyrics from a song entitled Somebody to Love by Leighton Meester, which brings me to guilty pleasures.
Recently my good friend returned to Maine for a long weekend. One night I told her that I had the new Miley Cyrus song stuck in my head. She replied, "I love that song! It's very catchy!" Until that moment I had been ashamed to admit that I like that song and whenever it plays on the radio in the car or in my room I have to get up and dance. Lately I've been listening to some ridiculous pop music (Somebody to Love by Leighton Meester, Party in the U.S.A by Miley Cyrus, TiK ToK by Ke$ha, Don't Forget by Demi Lovato) It's just so fun to dance to and makes me happy, so what's the harm?
I must admit that I found out about the Somebody to Love from a facebook friend's status update....Nathan Gerbe. He posted the title of this entry. Does that make him gay? No, but I kind of love the fact that my favorite little (5'5) hockey player had that stuck in his head enough to write it on facebook.
Speaking of hockey (I should be writing this in my hockey blog), The pirates were 1-2 for away games this past weekend. That sounds pretty bad, but it's better than I thought it would be. Slow progress is better than none. Mancari had 3 assists, one for each away game. Not a surprise, as he is one of the top players on the team and relatively consistant.
Nathan Gerbe had only one assist in the winning game against the Norfolk Admirals on Saturday. He's one of the best on the team, but somewhat inconsistent. In my opinion, this is mostly due to the mental side of his game. He becomes heated very easily and if he's not doing very well, he gets frustrated, which doesn't help his game. I also wonder if he's still not upset about not staying in Buffalo this season, while his buddy, Ted Kennedy made it. I hope for his sake he makes it up there soon, but I would be sad not to see him anymore.
Why is he my favorite?
As I said before, he's 5'5 and a brilliant hockey player. I love that he doesn't let the bigger guys get the best of him. He's extra tough. You have to be when you're small. When he scores a goal or does well, his whole face lights up. He has that childish grin that is pure happiness. Few other players truly appreciate scoring each goal as much as he does. A lot of times they think of the overall number of goals, but he seems to enjoy each one, as well. I have also enjoyed talking to him occasionally. Hes very down to earth.
Next interesting topic though: Male attention based on physical attraction
I get more than enough of it. I've been told by friends that they're jealous of me because a. I'm "gorgeous" b. I'm confident c. I excel at flirting.
a. The work involved is crazy sometimes, but worth it often. I don't look like a typical blonde or anyone in Maine really. I've learned to accentuate my best features (i'm sure you can figure those out for yourself if you've seen me). After living in New York where everyone looks sophisticated, the routine becomes pretty easy. Does it make me vain? Yeah, a little. I'll admit that...which brings me to
b. Confidence. If you know you're pretty then it's not so difficult. If you pretending you have confidence and walk around like you do, then eventually it will come to you. I rarely look at myself and put myself down. I'm latina. I have curves. That's the way it is and I like it. Nothing to be ashamed of. So I walk around with confidence, and no one will ever see anything less unless, aside from those I trust 100%
c. I don't remember when I really developed that skill. I remember Iszy and Imani calling me "the seductress" freshman year of high school. Honestly it's easy if you can understand how people work and have a bit of confidence. All you have to do is master that smoldering glance and coy smile (for females). I wonder if it doesn't come a bit naturally to my family though. My sister once told me that guys are drawn to her and she doesn't always mean to attract them. It's kind of like a super power. It's a blessing and curse. It has to be controlled or it can turn on you.
The dark side is manipulation. It's addicting and easy, but I don't go there. The more I care about a person (friends included), the more I make sure to avoid manipulation. There are very few people who aren't ensnared by my so called charm. I highly respect those people, although sometimes it's frustrating.
This brings me back to the main point. Most women like that kind of male attention. We've been discussing a similar topic in my Nature/Nurture class. Biologically more suitors mean the best possible gene outcome in children. Of course this is usually subconscious for younger people, because we're not looking to go there yet!
Advice to women: Enjoy it if you've got it, learn it if you want to, don't exploit it, ignore those creeps who think it's okay to whistle and objectify you (they probably don't get any anyway).
Advice to men: Appreciate our effort. It's not that difficult to pay an occasional compliment.
Personally I like to look nice for myself. I don't care so much what guys think a. because i don't have to b. because that can lead to insecurity. It changes a little when I'm not single, but not much!
Okay time to do work. This entry is long enough.
