Let Me Tell You Something About Men

I wrote this in response to the thousands of Facebook statuses I see each day with girls complaining about their boyfriends. Let's just get one thing straight right now. The men you see in movies? They're called "actors" for a reason. The men you see in movies typically do not exist. No one is that freaking perfect. So, I decided to make a list based on my friends' and my experiences when it comes to  guys (friends, family, and boyfriends) to help you better understand them.

1. Men are not mind readers. You need to just give it to them straight. Hints of any kind will either be unnoticed or misread. It's not because they don't care; it's just because they can't read minds any better than we can. Just be straightforward about it.
2. Most guys are good at solving problems. If you want to get to solving an issue fast, ask him. If it's just sympathy or pity you're looking for, go to a girlfriend.
3. Shopping and hanging out with girlfriends is your sport, and his is watching the game or going to the bar with his buddies. Let him enjoy his moment of Zen while you enjoy yours.
4. If you can bitch and moan about him not being Romeo and Mr. Sympathy all the time, he can whine about you not walking around in your panties all day or about how you have a year-long "headache".
5. Most men are not good with emotional women. Especially crying women. It's not because they don't give a damn, but because most of them simply don't know how to handle emotional women.
6. Believe it or not, men can take care of themselves. You don't have to write out for them how to do everything. They did live without you at one point, remember.
7. When a man asks you a question, a simply answer will usually do.
8. If you're arguing, stick to recent events. Don't try to throw something at him that happened months ago because that will only make it look like you're trying to start a fight. If you had a problem with it then, you should have talked about it then. Remember, men aren't mind readers.
9. If your BMI is over 25 do not ask if you are fat. It is called entrapment, and you can't yell at him if he says yes.
10. Burps will be released, crotches will be scratched, and farts may be launched without warning. Frequently. Don't bother fighting it. You'd be fighting against the laws of natural physics.
11. If your guy actually senses something is wrong and asks what it is, don't answer with "nothing" because 9 out of 10 times he will assume it really is nothing and will forget about it until you bring it to his attention again.
12. Unlike most women who speak in codes, guys just say it how the mean it.
13. It's not necessary to go through every outfit you own with him and ask him which one is best. Why? Because he doesn't care what you wear. Unless you're in a sex shop. That's a totally different story. ;)

And that doesn't even begin to cover it.

 

 

I See You

I see your eyes

I feel your pain

All you do remains in vain

I see your struggle

I see your fight

Even when all you get is spite

I see your smile

I feel your fear

We all know you hide the tears

I see your anger

I feel your rage

As blood rains down on the stage

You want to scream

You want to shout

But your voice is always blocked out

Yet you don't fall

You never give

In the end you choose to live

I take your hand

You close your eyes

I pull you up and help you rise

You're not alone

You'll never be

I'm forever yours

You can trust me

 

(c)Tori P. Coelho 4/16/13

This is a poem I wrote last night while thinking about a friend of mine. He's such a hard worker, yet things never seem to work out for him. The photo is of my own eyes.

Roger Williams Zoo: Giraffe Calf

This a shot of a giraffe calf I took a couple years back at Roger Williams Park Zoo. It didn't have a single clue how to eat its food without its tongue going all over the place haha. She came right up to the point she could have stretched her neck out and touched you.



Librarian Glasses

Titles and Relationships

In my opinion, relationships shouldn't have titles. If you get along, have a lot in common, and are intimately involved, why push each other into verbally saying you're "dating". Some people just aren't satisfied until they hear those words. If you act like a couple, are loyal to each other, and genuinely care for each other, then do you really need to put a damn title on it? If you're happy together, just let it happen. Titles and publicity only adds pressure, and that's what kills most relationships these days.

Aruba Trip

These are some photos I took from when I was in Aruba last November. Such a beautiful island.

 

White African Lion

 

I took this shot a little while ago at Capron Park Zoo, and I stumbled upon this rare beauty. In African, white lions symbolize the purity and good that can be found in all creatures. They represent the streak of light amongst the corruption and evil in the world--like a holy spirit almost. The first white lions ever seen was back in 1975.

 

These gorgeous animals, unfortunately, have ran into a bit of a disadvantage in the wild due to their coloration. The savannah is full of brown and golden colorations, which are easy for the typical golden-colored lion to blend with. The white lion's brighter coat makes it inevitably harder for them to hide amongst the tall grass and shrubbery, because they can be easily spotted by their prey, making it more difficult for them to hunt. As vulnerable cubs, they face being spotted by potential predators, such as the hyena, and being killed. This represents a larger problem for nomadic males. If there is more than one male in a pride, the other male will eventually be driven away by the more dominant male. If a white lion is forced be nomadic, it can quickly become a problem. Female lions are the ones that do the hunting 99% of the time, because the males are much larger, heavier, and slower. A single white male might have trouble hunting on its own without the faster females to aid him, and with his bright white coat to expose him to his prey.

 

Lucky for this big lug he's being fed well by his keepers. It's just a shame he needs to be kept in captivity, when animals as magnificent as this should be free to roam in the wild.