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Ditch the scowl, bring back the smile
I've always heard that New Yorkers are rude. They have a certain aggressive way of talking and it gives a brash vibe to outsiders. Over here in California, I've always thought the sunshine and weather made people naturally happier. I dunno. I think I might be wrong about Cali -- at least nowadays, anyway.
He won't shut up during movies... and it's obnoxious
I had a first date with someone. It was going great. We spontaneously decided to go to a movie after hanging out for a bit. We went, it was cool to be holding hands and kind of get cuddled up. But during the movie, he wouldn't stop talking. And he kept asking questions about it. Things like, "why is he doing that?" and "why would she say that?" as if I had something to do with the script. I don't know if he's trying to play dumb and wanted things explained to him or if he just feels the conversation should continue when we're watching something together. A couple of times I pretended like I didn't hear him and was just really into the movie. I think he took the hint because there were longer stretches where he didn't say anything but I think he's just one of those talk-for-the-sake-of-talking people, like he can't have a moment of silence and feels the need to have some kind of chatter to break up the quiet. Should I say something?
So much music history in one place
Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is everything a music lover could want. Practically every artist who has ties to country music or Nashville is featured in this spot. The galleries are constantly rotating so I can't even promise you'll be able to see what we're showing you on these pages. One of my first observations was straightforward: There's a lot of guitars here. That seems to be THE country music instrument. But there's also a few cars to check out. Really. Partner that with some retro fashions and you're basically in a time warp.

Babes in (Buff) Boy Land

ADVICE: Callin' Collin

OPINION: Drew's Views

LIFESTYLE: Life of Leo

GOSSIP: Randal's Scandals

FOOD: Ben Appétit

LEISURE: Tanner's Travels

REVIEWS: Gabe's Faves

Happy Bulge Observation Deck