Sorry I wasn't blessed with the skinnies!

Everybody knows a person who never does any physical activity and eats as much as they want whenever they want to and somehow manages to stay skinny. They're skinny now, they were skinny then, they always have been and will be skinny. Why is this you ask yourself, perhaps they have a fast metabolism? Maybe they naturally exert more energy and utilize more of the sustenance they procure. You can never fully understand it but they just never gain any weight. Now, this isn't what I'm complaining about, though it is irritating. I despise those people with "the skinnies" as I so call it but also rub it in your face as if they actually worked to be that way. I myself am barely normal weight (according to Wii fit) though I do have fat on my chest. I exercise regularly, eat very little, and try very hard to get into shape and be more physically fit yet no matter how much I try the weight just never goes away. People that stay fit no matter what should be grateful for that, because there are plenty of people out there like me who want to be at their physical peek and try very hard to be, but for some reason can't ever make it. I'm gonna cut it short here and just leave you with the lesson.

This posts lesson: Not everybody who is overweight is overweight because of their own doing, and some of them are trying not to be even though the results seem to be out of reach. Allow me to state this in a more direct way that applies to my life.

I'm trying to be skinny and fit but even though I do all that I can every day it's hard for me, so back off and leave me alone about it, it's not like I chose to be this way.

Don't expect do to things with me, but I'll still do things with you.

Friends come in many different levels, let's try to make some categories of them.

Best Friend: This person will always be there for you, they understand you, they call you and you call them, you both invite each other to hang out together. To put it simply, if it weren't for the fact that you're both straight and of the same gender you'd totally get married.

Close friend: You share a lot in common and you love each others company, you both invite one another to do things and you most always think of them when planning events with multiple people.

Friend: You share common interests and you get along, you hang out every once in a while whether it's them or you inviting each other to do things.

Friend by association: When you hang with other friends they're there and you both get along and are able to enjoy each others presence thus making them a friend by association. These people have the potential to be normal friends.

Now, it's more than likely that you've known close friends for a long time, and all these types of friends do have the potential of moving up a category. Sometimes you may even get lucky and meet somebody that turns into a best friend though you haven't known each other for a long time. Here's the part where I am going to rant though, this is the category of friend on which I intend to analyze.

LEECH FRIENDS: These friends can be solely leech friends, or they may fall into every category below best friend. The only time you ever hang out is when you call them and you're generally doing something that you have planned. The only time you do something they initiate is when you call them, find out what they're doing, and invite yourself. Let's say you call them and they're playing ultimate Frisbee, they didn't invite you but I'm sure they won't say no if you ask if you can join them. It's as if they only hang out with you because they just happen to have nothing to do when you call them, or they want to leave their house or just go somewhere. Now, I understand some people not inviting you to hang out with them due to the fact that you may not fit in with a certain group of friends they're with, but when that's not the case it just seems rude for them to not invite you. That's why they're leeches, all they do is take from your relationship and they seem to give NOTHING in return. Depending on what level of friend they are it's sometimes hard to stop being their friend, or in the case of the leech letting you be friends with them, as all they do is allow you to hang with them when you ask them to do something.

This post's lesson: If you're not willing to invite people do things with you then why even befriend them? Do them a favor and end your friendship so they don't think that they can rely on you to have a fun time, only to be mad at the fact that they're sitting at home on a Friday night while you're busy not making time for them.

I'll call you back never!

Oh my, where to even begin on this one is beyond me. We've all called somebody and received a "Hey can I call you back later?" and we all know at least one person who when they say this line has no intention of getting back to you EVER. If they don't want to talk to you then they shouldn't answer when you call. If they do want to talk to you but are unable to then they should answer and try to figure out a means of communicating at a different time. So why is it that people still give you false hopes of getting in touch later even though they aren't going to? Some people do this because though they probably don't like you or want to have anything to do with you they still want you to think that they like you so that you don't dislike them. I don't know why but I think it makes them feel good about themselves or at least not feel bad. Now don't get me wrong, sometimes people do forget possibly because they're way busy or it just plain old slips their mind, or maybe it's late and they're tired so they fall asleep before they remember to. When you can count on people to not remember to call back though, it's time to call somebody else.

This post's lesson: If you don't want to associate yourself with somebody for whatever reason at whatever time just be outright and tell them, it'll make them resent you a lot less than if you give them false hopes. (That lesson was mainly for you ladies)

I wasn't expecting a shipping fee!

We've all had that friend that's so willing to take everything you dole out to them, but when it comes time for them to take one for the team they are so unwilling it's like trying to move a boulder with a twig. Whenever you go somewhere, you're the one that drives, maybe because you don't trust their driving skills but for whatever reason it is you're behind the wheel. If they don't have enough cash for something you lend them a buck or two, or perhaps you only have plastic so you pay for it all and accept a cash from them thinking "I'll put it into my account so it's like I didn't spend the extra money!" though we all know that's not gonna happen. You buy the popcorn when you go to the theater, and perhaps you stop at walgreens and buy snacks for everybody as well, you know, the three for 5 dollars deal or whatever it is so you don't get jacked at the theater buying the same candy at a much higher price (I know you do it everybody does). To make the final point it's you who's always supporting them financially in whatever endeavors you partake in. Now, when it comes time for them to loan you money or help pay for gas since you drive them everywhere all the time they CRINGE at the thought of having to get off your coattails on which they so ungratefully ride. They act as is you've just asked them to do something unspeakable, as if you've requested them to jump off a financial bridge onto a concrete street. We've all experienced this before, and the worst part is, when they finally do pay you back (maybe 20 dollars out of the 150 you've let them take from you from various expenditures such as gas(it's not free), food(not just dollar menu items)) they STILL expect you to pay them back. Let me break it down real simple here so that I can express my rage in a manner that's easy. I can't freaking STAND it when I take my friends EVERYWHERE and help them out when they don't have enough money for snacks or Slurpees or lunch or whatever, and then I ask them to pay for ONE thing and they expect me to pay them back ASAP and act like it's the biggest freaking deal in the world and that it's gonna set them back SO much if I don't repay them, though they've not ONCE paid me for anything that I've helped them with. Just to relate to the post title here I bought my friend milk tonight and brought it over to him upon which he repayed me, but he was making a fuss out of me charging him 4 full dollars instead of the 3.64 it cost for the milk. Granted you have to figure in tax it added to my purchase total and me actually doing it instead of him doing it so you can see why I'd want the even four. He was just playing around, however, I've had people seriously make a deal out of stuff like that and when they do it's just outraging. Since I ranted a lot I'm gonna leave you with a lesson that I hope you will have learned from this.

Be willing to repay and help out those who help you, otherwise you may find that they won't be so willing to help you again in the future.

Turning? I had NO IDEA!

People who for some reason refuse to use turn signals truly do make life awful. I can't stand when there's barely a cars length of space and they come flying in front of you with no warning. Weaving in and out of traffic as if making some sort of 90 miles an hour wicker basket. You try to give them the flashing hand sign for please use your blinker, you get in front of them using your turn signal so that you can show them how to do and set an example for them, you even flip back and forth between your left and right signal whilst driving in front of them and then give them the what the heck is your problem questioning hand in the air yet they STILL can't seem to get the idea through their heads that maybe they should use their signals. I'm seriously contemplating putting a sign on the hood and trunk of my car saying "Don't be ignorant, use turn signals!" so that people will know why I'm brandishing my double toucans. Please, for the safety and sanity of everybody else on the road as well as you, use your turn signals.

Get busy working on looking busy.

Ugh, the ever bittersweet sting of a day at work where there's nothing to be done. You show up at 7 and you leave at 4 yet there is no work within this entire 9 hour stretch. Sure, you can pretend to look busy, but that takes more effort than actually doing work that has to be done. You could also try and find a place to just hang out and do nothing, but you'd better be prepared to go to it just in case somebody needs you or is just wondering where you've vanished to. Really, the only thing you can do on days like these is to find some tasks that are done often and do those even if they don't need to be done, and try to pass the rest of the time by working on something perhaps for yourself. If you can milk what you're doing and make things take longer than required you'll be able to pass the time a little faster, but it'll still creep by in the end, and I guarantee that you're going to be real tired of the job you're making a day out of. If you find yourself stuck in one of these situations I find that there are only two solutions no matter how you choose to enact them: don't show, or bring your coat, it's gonna be a long winter.

360 Degrees of Shiny Nonsense

Chrome is a very unique metal finish, which looks nice on various things such as internal car parts, bathroom fixtures, and even weapons. In things like weapons the chrome is usually tempered and hardened having a more flat look. It can also be used on electronic devices like cell phones and ipods. Chrome can look cool on things, giving them an attractive shine and glimmer that makes it stand out amongst the crowds. Somethings do NOT work in chrome. One thing that looks absolutely awful and horribly tacky in chrome is wheels. Now, this car pictured here is an exception to the rules, the which of there are only two. Exception one is that the car is sleek, simple, has only one color and other prominent metal parts. Exception two is that the car has bright colors, other decals or paint features, is an old model, or is being driven by an actual pimp. Chrome wheels look AWFUL on every other car that they are put on. People think that they can make their vehicles look cool by throwing them on and saying that they've pimped it out. Putting those disgusting looking abominations on your car does nothing but make you look like a stupid ass who has no intelligence and cares more about physical appearance and how people who are also stupid perceive him as he's driving down the road blasting his rap noise. Chrome rims are a waste of time, money, and effort.

Trapped on the road with no way out!

If there is one thing that I hate merely for the fact that it makes no sense, it is random traffic jams. You're cruising down the highway when all of the sudden you're forced to come to a halt, and then you crawl along the pavement for a few miles. Eventually you come to a clearing and traffic picks up again, congratulations, you've made it out of the......wait a minute....NOT AGAIN. Bam, just like that you're caught up in more congestion, no warning of any sort, no real reason as to why it's happening. This pattern continues for a long while until you finally reach your exit and the situation is over, but why on earth did it occur in the first place? Allow me to speculate and explain how I feel this happens...or not. I don't know and I don't feel like trying to figure it out, the main point here is that they suck because they come out of nowhere and bite you in the ass. Random road jams are AWFUL.