SURPRISE! (Party)

I hate the idea of parties, but I usually find myself enjoying them. Other people's parties, that is. My own, I'm just really not into, so it really says something when I'm willing to throw a party in my own space. It's not that I don't enjoy the party planning aspect of it, or spending time with the people I love, it's that I really don't like people getting up in my stuff and judging who I am outside of the real world. Somehow I thought it would be a good idea to throw a surprise party for one of the women in my life.

Hung Up on You

I have a long history of talking on the phone for inappropriate amounts of time. It's not that I would ever pick up the phone and make the call myself, because interaction over the phone just doesn't appeal to me, but when a girl gets me talking on the phone, she's unlikely ever to get me to shut up. This became an issue for my parents when I entered high school, because the battery in their phone was often dead due to my extended conversations. And this is the story of when that conversation went on just long enough to force my parents to get me my own phone line.

To-Don't: Remind Me Of...

When you're out with someone, even if it's just as a friend, you should never tell them that they remind you of someone else. This sets a certain expectation, as now they will be wondering in what ways they are like said other person, and also wonder how you really feel about the person that they remind you of. It works to make people really self-conscious, and it's unlikely that they'll be able to fully relax and be themselves after that.