2 more!!!

Speaking of great quotes.. Here are two that aren't from Say Anything...!


Shawn: Topanga went out with another guy last night....i'm sorry.

Cory: You know we're the only two guys in the world who still think theres hope for me & Topanga and your throwing in the towel?

Shawn: Yeah...I am.

Cory: Okay....thank you.

Shawn: You okay?

Cory: Yeah, sure. It's an interesting feeling though....

Shawn: What, to know its over?

Cory: To be the on

This masterpiece is from my favorite episode of Boy Meets World, titled Starry Night.  It is the quintessential Corey unconditionally loving Topanga moment.  Here is the whole episode on youtube (fast forward to ~16:00 for the quote).  



"Girls are weird, and I don't mean that offensively. I just can't put it any other way." 
-The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I read this in high school and still remember like this more accurately described the way I felt about trying to figure out girls than anything else I've ever read.  The book is chalked full of amazing quotes, but this one has stuck with me for years.  

Oh yeah, the title...

Forgot about that...  So if you haven't already gotten it already (you should have; I'm judging you if you haven't), it's part of a quote from the best movie of all time.  Here's the actual line:

D.C.: Lloyd, why do you have to be like this?
Lloyd Dobler: 'Cause I'm a guy. I have pride.
Corey Flood: You're not a guy.
Lloyd Dobler: I am.
Corey Flood: No. The world is full of guys. Be a man. Don't be a guy. 

This is just one of many awesome quotes from Say Anything...  I particularly like it because of it's play on a traditional masculine gender role.  Corey is telling Lloyd to be a man, which is usually something said in support of abiding to masculinity.  But in this case, Corey telling Lloyd to "Be a man" is actually telling him that being a man means giving up the BS that goes along with gender roles, like having pride because he's a guy. 

Now I'll be honest, it's also just a catchy blog title.  But just for your entertainment, here are a couple more awesome quotes from Say Anything, sans explanations about why they are awesome. 

Diane Court: Nobody thinks it will work, do they?
Lloyd Dobler: No. You just described every great success story. 


Lloyd Dobler: I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that. 

Lloyd Dobler: What I really want to do with my life - what I want to do for a living - is I want to be with your daughter. I'm good at it.  

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D.C.: Why don't you just call her again?
Lloyd Dobler: I draw the line at 7 unreturned phone calls. 

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Corey Flood: I'm sorry, it's just that you're a really nice guy and we don't want to see you get hurt.
Lloyd Dobler: I want to get hurt!

9/21/12

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First post!!!  Wooo. 

Alright, now that we’ve gotten the excitement out of the way, on to the boring stuff.  I made this blog like a year ago in order to become a better writer, or at least a more entertaining writer.  I wanted to write about all the entertaining shit going on in my life, terrible dates, hatred of making a life plan, world philosophies, and other stuff the world needed to know about.  Then I realized I am wayyy too self-conscious about my writing to do that, anxious about who the hell I was writing for and what they wanted, and didn’t want to commit to having to do more writing than I already did for work…  So dontbeaguy.blogspot.com sat patiently waiting for a reason for me to sack up and write something.

Lately I’ve been posting all sorts of random stuff to my facebook.  Stuff like, a video of Amy Poehler talking about body image, a PDF of quotes from kids about marriageand dating, the first Daily Show after 9/11/02, an NFL players take on the 1st amendment and gay marriage and some random election stuff…  I find all of this stuff awesomely entertaining while still giving me that feeling of growing as a person.  BUT, I also have quite a bit more to say about it than I can fit into one of my facebook statuses (I mean, I don’t really read any updates that are more than 4-5 lines…)

Then BOOM!  Idea!  Use my blog to get this stuff out there and say what I want to say about it!  This way, I’m not forcing my way into peoples’ newsfeeds that don’t give a hoot about what I have to say.  Awesome. 

So that’s the plan. 

If anyone happens to stumble upon this in the next few decades, please feel free to correct any/all of my grammar and spelling; I appreciate the help.  Also, I encourage agreement and disagreement; I’m a fan of arguing…  (especially when I’m in charge of the blog and can delete your shit if I don’t like it…  just kidding…  but not really)

Lator gators!