Seven Great Pieces of Advice

"Guys are kind of like buses. If one pulls away, don't chase after it. Another one will come along in 5 minutes." -- My aunt about perspective on the menz.

"Pay attention in school so you can talk to people without sounding like a dummy." -- My grandfather before my first day of college.

"You can always re-take a class, but you can't re-take a party!" -- A hard partying friend of a friend. It took him 6 years to get through college, but they were truly the best years of his life.

"Lick, drink and suck." -- Biff on how to do a tequila shot.

"Sometimes the best way to get over an old lover is to take a new one." -- My former mother-in-law when her son and I were breaking up.

"Keep crazy people at least an arm's length away from you." -- A seasoned librarian at my first library job.

"Dump his ass!! If you were acting this crazy he'd shake you off like a rabid ferret attached to his finger." -- Killa Gorilla on dealing with a soon to be ex-boyfriend's insanity.