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Does anybody besides me want to be saved? Please someone turn my life upside down. It's already backwards, another rotation won't kill me. I'm completely in over my head and I want to be salvaged before any more of me is destroyed. I feel like I'm not the came confident, random, funny, weird Alex and I miss me. The new person who took my place is boring. Whoever she is, she's evidently easily replaceable. It really makes me question my originality. I'm hoping this move is what I need. There's this Alex somewhere under other Alex layers that believes my soulmate is just on the other end of this Thornberry adventure. That little tiny nugget of hope left in my Pandora's box is all I've got left. I'm putting the possibility of love on everything near and dear to my heart. Let's hope it's worth it.

Reailty Hurts.

I'm packing my room. Who knew I had so much stuff? And how the hell did it all fit in my room? It's like everything multiplied in size. I'm also suffering from a serious nostalgia rush right now. I'm designating a box just for nostalgia. I'm going to call it my "Nostalgia Box". Please applaud me for my creativity.

I'm supposed to be doing three things right now. Packing, checking to make sure my 11 year old brother hasn't killed himself, and homework. I however, only want to be doing something else - reading sappy predictable romance novels.

Sayonara, Keanu Reeves.

Soohohohoooh... I'm moving. Finally. Happy? Sad? Happysadhhappysadhappdhapadshsad. It's starting go blend together. I want to document every crack in every sidewalk and every leaf on the tree outside my room. It's impossible. Imagine saying that with a french accent 'cause that's what I just did - an accent on the 'e'.

Hola guapo!

What I look for:
1. Love for life/ knows how to have fun (childlike)
-My mom invited this guy who was infatuated with me to a party we were having. This guy's coming from a debate fight/tournament(?) thingy so he shows up in a suit which is okay until my mom practically has to wrestle it off of him. Now i'm getting ahead of myself here... I was in the middle of a invigorating game of hide-and-go-seek with kids half my age when he arrived. I ended up just sitting around talking to him the whole party because he wasn't willing to play along. Suffice it to say, the party ended up being a bust because of him. No offence incredibly intelligent rich guy who aspires to be a plastic surgeon, but you're not my cup of tea.

2. You have to make me laugh.
...Period.

3. 8+ on the attractive scale
I've tried to pretend this wasn't important but it really is. How can you feel comfortable in a relationship if you're not compatible in the looks category? This probably sounds bad on all kinds of different levels but if you're not attracted to somebody, how will it work? I'm not saying you have to be an Abercrombie and Fitch model - not that it doesn't hurt ;). No, i just want to be attracted to you.


What's caliente

5. Gentleman. Open doors. Pull out chairs. Carry bags. Walk her to her car. It's refreshing, it really is. It doesn't hurt, seriously. It makes a good impression and it sets you apart from the other guys. However, "incredibly intelligent rich guy who aspires to be a plastic surgeon" was over the top with this. I didn't think it's possible to take this too far but he did. F.Y.I. if my bag's already on my shoulder, I say "I've got it" and I've already started walking in the other direction, it basically means "I've got it" and does not give you permission to yank it off my arm.

4. Smell. Oh man. If I'm walking down the hallway and I smell somebody delicious I'm like "daaaamnnnnnnnn!" (internally, of course). It doesn't matter if you're the most unattractive person in the world, if you smell good then you're infinitely more attractive and approachable. People will go out of their way to tell you how great you smell. Now, this definitely has the potential to be taken waaaay too far. Three little spritzes on your neck is perfect. (one under each point on your jaw and one in the middle of your neck)

3. Abs. Pretty self explanatory. Taking care of your body is muy caliente. If girls want to get a closer look at your abs at the beach then that's one step closer you are to a girl in a bikini. Literally. If you're one of those guys who think real girls don't care if you have muscles or not, then when your mommy planted that little flaming B.S. seed in your head to make you feel better about yourself, she made a huge mistake. I'm not saying all guys without abs are lepers. What I'm saying is, those crunches completely help your cause. It's not a make or break deal but really? Girls in bikinis? Is that a price you're willing to pay?

2. Protective. Now, this only works if a girl is totally, completely 100% into you. Also, if you're currently in possession of any two of the caliente qualities number one, three, four, and five, being protective is all the more sexy in my book. Be protective. If some guy disses your girl, defend her honor! Don't kill the guy but if she's really upset, I think you're welcome to dish it out. Just don't do it at school, kiddies and stop when she tells you to stop.

1. Biceps. When I think big, strong arms I think of strength and security. A rock in every sense of the word. There's something about the stark contrast between a girl's small frame and a guy's big arms enveloping her that just turns me to mush. This is by far my favorite caliente quality in the book



Different girls have different opinions, I'm sure and this list may be totally backward for someone else but this is just life according to Alex.

Ouch.

Have you ever felt like you were kicked in the gut when you really had no right to? Have you ever wondered if someone ever thinks about you when it should be the other way around? Didn't think so.