I AM NOT GIRL CRAZY: REDHEADS - A History

BUCKET LIST: Karaoke with Hayley Williams ^_^

If you asked the HUGE version of me what my ideal bumper sticker for my car would be, he would stop eating his Delissio Pizza long enough to say "I STOP FOR REDHEADS", and then go back to eating again -_-

I would go crazy for REDHEADS, and freckles would drive the craziness to record highs never visited before. It took a long time before I could say that all girls and hair colours are tied for first, but in my younger days REDHEADS were the rage for dudes like me, and there were hardly any dudes like me, so that is saying a lot! I knew a few things about REDHEADS years ago.

1. There are only a few of them here.
2. There is one over there.
3. Phil, how did you get over there so fast?

I was terrible in high school -_- Whenever someone appeared at school after dying their hair to look like a REDHEAD, I would immediately find ways of being around them all day o_O The song "Creep" by Radiohead is for me, by the way. Perhaps it was knowing red hair colour was the most difficult to dye your hair to, or that natural red hair was the strongest and you could change it to any colour and maintain it longer than others? Maybe my crush on REDHEADS came from watching the Charlie Brown Christmas Special too many times as a kid, and the television somehow etched the picture of Freda and her "Naturally Curly Hair" into the memory sinews of my brain? Why did I consider going to Ireland a "childhood dream come true"? What about that REDHEAD from the comic books I crushed on as a kid? o_O (My brain hurts...move on, Phil!)

Of course, I always knew a few REDHEADS growing up, and they are really nice, but for whatever reason I was too much of an idiot to do anything right by them. Sure, I was a friend, and I enjoyed being friends with them, but if I wanted something more I would always blow it up somehow -_- Right now, I'm thinking of one instance where I was a complete and utter jerk, and spent the last ten years trying to make amends for what happened. In the back of my mind, whenever I came across another REDHEAD, I would think back to that moment, and be extra nice to her to make up for it somehow o_O Of course, there are those instances where occupations or life would just get in the way of really good friendships. I'm thinking of one such friendship that recently came to an end because our lives were heading in different directions: I am reluctant to call her because it would look like I'm only calling her to get something, and I didn't have a valid reason. I think about her sometimes, and not just because she's a REDHEAD, but she is a HIP person to know.

Not all my stories with REDHEADS are doom and gloom, because there is one that went really well ^_^ (She's probably reading this right now ^_^ No doubt, she'll probably kill me o_O). I went through almost five years of high school, and I only saw her in my last year in Poetry class. I never saw her before, but she sat in the back while I sat in the front pretending I was a smartypants. Studies say a guy will glance at a girl 13 times before going over to talk to her; well, those studies were wrong. I grabbed my poetry textbook, hold it in front of my face, slowly peer over the book, and glance at her before scurrying back behind the book hoping she didn't see me. Every second time I tried that, she would stare right at me! O_O By the end of the class, I was under my desk looking for safety LOL

As time progressed, I did get the courage to talk to her and we are friends ever since then. I'm glad now that the friendships I have with REDHEADS are not as checkered as they were in the past, and I appreciate all of them ^_^ Hmm, you want proof? Okay!

1. You won't hear REDHEAD jokes from me. Partly because I don't know any, and mostly because the ones I heard don't make sense, and sound more than a tad offensive.
2. I would lose a singing contest to Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams any day of the week, so long as we would go out for karaoke and Pho afterward (Whatever I type on the internet isn't legally binding, right? Good ^_^) 
3. Excuse me for a moment: Hi Jessica! I miss you ^_^ #BIGHUGS. Please give a shout out to me on your next #AskWinchie show? Thanks!
4. Thanks for following me on Twitter and reading my blog, Lissette! (Phil waving) "This was super awkward!" LOL ^_^

I know I'm missing some of the other REDHEADS, but know that I do appreciate you, and while I can't speak for your other friends, I'm sure they do as well ^_^ I slowly getting better at being genuine around REDHEADS and not going bananas, which is good, because being genuine with people and going bananas for important things like the Wizard Card Game or Jolly Rancher "Awesome Twosome" candies.

Dear REDHEADS, I'm sorry for everything. Thanks for putting up with me. Stay awesome, Phil ^_^

P.S. If you guessed that I had a crush on Black Widow (Marvel), you are so wrong!

Being Girl Crazy and Other Tangents

If it wasn't for the Oakland Athletics trading away the 2010 American League Rookie of the Year Andrew Bailey to the Red Sox, then today would be a good day for me >_< Meh, it is what it is (Phil throws Wii Remote at wall). What?

Am I Girl Crazy?

During the Christmas holidays, the lead singer for the music group The Nearly Deads, the band I follow on Twitter and sometimes talk about on this blog, considered dyeing her hair last week. Thankfully, TJ did not change her hair as her current shade is PLATINUM, and I like PLATINUM...a lot. PLATINUM takes blonde to a whole other level, drives me crazy, and makes me type the word as such: PLATINUM in all capital letters. I'm also a fan of blondes, redheads, and brunettes, and girls with black hair; all of these shades are tied for first with PLATINUM, but I don't capitalize those like I do PLATINUM. Does this make me weird or just wired differently?

I do notice other shades, which are not as prevalent and maybe rarer than PLATINUM. Violet or purple hair is making the rounds in my town, and was once a lyric in a Nickelback song years ago (Don't quote me on that o_O). Sidenote: Also making the rounds is the current fashion of shaving off the hair from one half of your head. I don't mind this practice because most hairstyles, if not all the ones I encountered in life, tend to grow on me and finish in a tie for first place (I sported the BALD cut in high school: Me being BALD was not fun). I do have two questions about the "Half-Style" (?): What does it mean, and who started it? Hayley Williams of Paramore posted her portrait on Twitter with this bizarre look, and I admit I liked it! Nevertheless, according to the Rock Band video game, she doesn't remember what her original hair colour was before she started dyeing her hair, so her air of mystery increases by one billion! o_O Was this the first time she did the "Half-Style"? Why am I drawn to the "Half-Style"? Who came up with the "Half-Style"? Will I ever do the "Half-Style?" Are you crazy? What kind of question is that? Who am I talking to? o_O Where was I?

No, I did not stare at this photo of
Taylor Swift for 25 minutes and 14 seconds! >_<

Oh yeah, am I weird? No, I'm not weird for believing all hair colours are tied for first place, and awarding all hairstyles with the gold medal ("Half-Style" included). No matter what hairstyle and hair colour my future wife currently sports, I will still find Taylor Swift, o_O I MEAN, that random, mysterious, and sparkling young lady to be all the more lovable with each passing day. As for being girl crazy, I could just be over-thinking the issue; yes, I am looking for someone, but I should keep my emotions in check so I'm not staring all over the place and creeping people out!

Speaking as a fan of TND, I can't really picture TJ with any other hair colour than PLATINUM. I associate her with that colour, the same way I picture Hayley Williams as a redhead, or Taylor Swift with blonde hair, or even Taylor Swift with blonde hair ^_^ (What? o_O). Anyway, the Nearly Deads' lead guitarist Steve Tobi, drummer Cory Walen, and new bassist Keith Lee are cool cats as well; their music is well worth a listen to ^_^ Note to self: Turn to The Nearly Deads for guidance in case of zombie infestation o_O I'll like whatever hair colour TJ decides to go with in the future, and I appreciate her letting all TND fans on Twitter know what she's up to ^_^
Speaking of new bands following me on Twitter, a band called Throwing Gravity is after me o_O Is this because of that Inversion trailer I clicked on a couple days ago?! I'll see what these guys are about, and tell you more about them later. Apparently, TG and TND share the same record producer, Jon King ^_^ Hooray for lightning quick research skills (Google)!