He's Just Not That Into You

The six little words that change dating forever.

Before you even open this book, the back says everything that you need to know; guys really aren't as complicated as they try to seem. The authors say it perfectly when they claim that when it comes to men, there are no mixed signals.

There are 11 different reasons as to why he is not into you, such as only wanting to see you when he is drunk, or if he doesn't want to date or marry you. The authors, Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, give advice to people who write in and ask for advice as to why their guy is acting weird or ask advice for what to do. The realistic humor in the book makes you laugh even on the first page.

Some examples;

In Chapter 1, Greg and Liz discuss that he just isn't into you if he is not asking you out. One woman asks advice about not sure if her gardener likes her in 'that way', which they then reply 'Haven't you seen a porno? Hope he gets there before the pizza guy'. They try to add their own sick humor into their advice, which is a major source for the humor in this book. They also discuss if you should call a man if he gives you his number - the claim that it is his way of giving someone else the heavy lifting instead of being a man and making the cal himself.

In Chapter 4, the tables turn and they discuss, uh.. that he isn't into you if he is doing 'the dirty deed' with someone else. In other words: He doesn't like you if he cheats on you. One story is about a girl who had been dating someone for a year and found out that he slept with a girl - twice- and she only found out because the girl thought she deserved to know. Greg and Liz make it known that there is no good excuse for cheating. They talk about how if he had it his way, he would have probably kept it a secret for a very long time.. and then go on to joke about how he is 'such a winner' and ask when the wedding is. Another girl talks about how her boyfriend slept with someone else because she (the girl writing the letter) had gained too much weight. The authors then joke about how she should lose 175 lbs in the form of her boyfriend and ask 'how many low-self esteem protein shakes can one person drink?'

The first half of the book has caused me to laugh a lot more than a lot of things have lately. Having read the whole book, expect the next post soon.

(...it has to be since this is due today...

Gulliver's Travels Post 1 Matt A.

My story is that of a traveler who goes off into many different islands and finds nations whose inhabitants are of different origins than Gulliver. The first island was of the Lilliput, who were of the same proportion but a substantially smaller size than Gulliver. They were very smart engineers but held to very strange reasoning for obtaining a government office and for starting a war. The next island was Brobdingnag. These individuals, like the Lilliput, were the same proportions as Gulliver but were substantially large. These people didn't like the idea of war. When Gulliver proposed to instruct them in the creation of black powder, the king denied stating that there is no reason that anyone should hold that type of power and that it would lead to more destruction than good. The king also told Gulliver that the only reason they had a militia that trained intensely is so that factions would not be created and cause a civil war.

That is a very quick synapse of the first part of my book. The next should be very soon.