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Jimmy Choo Shoes. On Crack.

Baby blue alligator skin dress shoes.

I have two questions and they are below:

1.  Why?

2.  What the fuck?

The Facebook "Unfriending" Situation

I would just like to get it out in the open that I do not like to friend random people on Facebook.  There’s so many things that you can expose about yourself that complete strangers, stalkers or complete psychos can eventually use against you if they have access to your Facebook.

With that said, a friend of mine recently suggested another friend to me because we are status updating maniacs and for shits and giggles, he wanted to see a “status updates war”.  I was down with that.  I could use a little fun on a Thursday.

So this guy (we’ll call him “Douche”), ends up friending me and I accepted it.  Fine.  We exchange a few emails back and forth to “get to know each other” and  I move on the rest of my day at work.  When I got home, I had planned to tinker with Douche’s “friends details”.  For all of you that do not know, I include “details” of my friends on my Facebook.  I do not do it for all but it’s a good way to track how you met someone, etc.  So as I was clicking into this option, I noticed that Douche was gone.

“Did he delete me from his list?”, I thought to myself.  I tried to go into his profile (something I rarely do after the first time I check it out after friending someone) and no dice.  Yep…he deleted.

So the above picture represents what I emailed him and what he emailed back.  At least he was polite in his response.  I’m fine with that.  In fact, I have nothing against Douche.  I’m sure he’s a great person in general.  But here are some of things that do bug me about this situation - and remember - it’s not the person I’m against but it’s the whole situation and principal of it.  This person concluded that I am “selfless” and not modest or in other words, he thought of me as “arrogant”.  Then he goes on to point me out as a person with a “strong personality” with “internal drive” and “self promotion”. Again, I have nothing against these words, but here’s why I find the reasoning behind his reason to be a bunch of douche:

1.  This guy moved from Ohio to Los Angeles (apparently, it’s the City of Modest and Selfless Angels).

2.  Shirtless, flexing profile pic:  I mean really?  You really think of yourself as a modest person when you’re shirtless and flexing and using that pic as your main profile picture?  In addition to that, he had that pic imposed onto a billboard to make it look like he was a one man show.

3.  He has 600+ friends:  So you’re telling me that you’ve scanned through all 600+ profiles and determined that all of them has met your standards in regards to modesty and selflessness?  What about the internal drive and strong personalities?  Are you telling me that all of your friends are below a certain standard so you were able to keep them as your friends?

4.  Arrogant Status Updates:  Based on what I saw initially, you bragged about how you can leg press 900 lbs at the gym.  I take it that you choose to push all those weights because for every pound you lift, a equivalent amount of rice gets donated to a third world country or something?

5.  “I’m also on Bigmuscle”:  Lemme guess?  You’re on there to spread your wisdom to all by showing your private parts because after all, the more muscles you have, the smarter and more modest you are, right?

So I’ve come to the conclusion that it has nothing to do with what you thought of me in regards to your perception that I am greedy, conceited, or overwhelming.  I’ve concluded that you’ve tried to “put me in my place” due to being so overwhelmingly bitter that someone out there can overcome the same insecurities that you are deathly afraid of and doing so without having to move out to L.A., gain 600 random friends, or post a shirtless pic of myself FLEXING to prove my “worth” to society.

I do not need to explain myself to anyone.  I am where I am at in my life due to being determined, driven, motivated and not allowing anyone to step all over me. If you think I’m an asshole, fine.  I will not defend myself cause for every person that thinks I’m a loser, I guarantee you that someone thinks the same of you.  For the people that’s known me for years and have judged me positively, negatively, made fun of me, scorned me, yelled at me, laughed with me, put me in my place, accept my directness, accept my criticisms, punched me, being punched back…and have stayed my Facebook friend for more than 3 hours - I thank you.

Oh yea…now you can say that you unfriended me cause I’m a complete asshole cause I blogged about you and your lame excuse.  Bow to me, bitch.

Dear Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) Agents

I understand that you folks are trying to do your job, I really do.  But seriously, for me to walk out to my car at 12:12PM and see “12:10PM” on my ticket is absolutely absurd.  What else is crazy is that you folks walk around all day marking cars and writing times in your notepad to track what meters are expiring.

Yes, I do hate the PPA agents but not enough to kill any of you.  But I guarantee you, with the violence that’s going on in Philadelphia - if someone is willing to kill a cop for a stupid reason, then I am pretty sure someone will physically harm you for a stupid reason.  And I’m pretty sure you know this - considering that after you write the ticket, you run.  You run for dear life.  At this point, I’m not even sure which job is more hazardous to your mental and physical health - cop or PPA agent?

Though I would like to thank you for writing my ticket today.  You see…when I got into work, there was already 2 hours worth of money in my meter.  I just had to pay another hour worth and I was at work.  On top of that, I’m parked across the street from my building.  So a $20 parking voucher (ticket) for premium parking in the city within 30 feet of my work for the rest of the day?  Priceless. Can’t beat it.

Oh yea…I do plan on paying those other 3 tickets I got as well.  I’ve just been lazy.  Thanks.