So What

if I have a set of guidelines/preferences, if you will, regarding Hugs.

its pretty standard really. and only because of my whole little growing up culture. I don't dislike hugs. I prefer to stick to the "real" ones, but even if they aren't, I give them and I recieve them, and unless I'm really not your biggest fan I accept them even if I think its kinda stupid. If theres a big hugging hello or goodbye session I'll hang back, and smile but clutch my purse as though it just may sprout legs and whisk away all my heavy credit cards if I didn't hold it back. If you approach me, then fine. If I don't like you you'll get the "oh, I'm not much of a hugger"-there are very few people I feed this line, but I'm serious when I say it.
All the same goes for the kiss-kiss thing. Not me. Never will be. Its so freking awkward. My immediate family kisses each other goodbye on the cheek, for every goodbye. But outside of that, its just not me. We hug when something goes really well or really wrong. And if we aren't going to see each other for a month or more. And when we see each other again after that month, then we hug again. Same goes for my best friend. Thats about it. Simple. Loving. Never-awkward. Simple. Thats all.

Classmate 1: "wow, well, its good to know you have rules about that sorta thing"
Classmate 2: "its because she's a Republican. they don't want hugs, but they're the ones that need them the most"

How ridiculous is all of that, right? I know. But some people think I'm cold because of it all. Just familial/geographical differences, thats all. Thats. All.

Seems like a Saturday night tradition is watching various jail specials on msnbc. bonus was that all the whiskey wasn't quite gone. didn't feel much like a wine night, but i wish it would kick in and make the sleep come already, even just so I could fight it. gives a girl something to do.
allllllllll so silly. boo. ha :-)
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NOTE: “You know how it is in Hollywood, everybody kisses everybody. It's a handshake in Ireland. And a kind of tentativeness. Except when it's mothers and small children.” F. McCourt
YES.
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