i love you like a fat kid loves cake

the "L" word is thrown around like lebron throws the basketball through the hoop these days. (for you non cavs fans, that's a lot)

for example, i love these shoes. i love this black keys album. i love my perfume.

see where i'm going with this? i feel like the word "love" at times gets diluted.

i've thought this for awhile now, actually since college when one lazy sunday i was sitting with my roommates (teen, d-ray and seifs), when we decided that saying i love you was so 1995. there had to be a better way to show someone you cared.

so instead of saying the normal and generic, "bye, teen - love you!", a new rule was made.

my roommates and i told each other daily that we were pretty.

yes, PRETTY.

when you roll out of bed on a sunday morning feeling like hell from the night before due to the 12-pack of milwaukee's beast best light that you consumed, you have a black 'X' on your cheek that transfered during your sleep from your hand, when you walk into the kitchen and run into your roommate you get the best greeting, "oh lex, you are extra pretty today. gimmie a hug."

but it didn't stop at pretty, we said any ridiculous (at times false) compliment to just brightened our days.

for example, "bye teen have fun at class - you are the prettiest, skinniest most popular girl on campus. now hurry home so we can hit up $1 well drinks at flannigan's".

see, now isn't that better than "i love you". who doesn't want to be told they are skinny and popular?!?! i urge you to try it out with your friends, significant other or coworker today - you'll be surprised how far a simple, sincere compliment will go.

and for the record, i think every person reading this blog is pretty.

really pretty - even the boys.