. state of the geno nation 2003 .
. love / hate .

. helping out / being taken advantage of .
. exercising / being lazy .
. the streets / the used .
. little sisters calling and appreciating you listening / a little sister being out of state (selfish of me) .
. proactivity / reactivity .
. doing / talking .
. creating / destroying .
. forgiving / worrying about how something affects you .
. northern soul / emo .
. radio 4 / p.o.d.
. estrogen / testosterone .
. the pattern / system of a down .
. melody / whining .
. monogamy / "playas" .
. lucy liu / sandra bollock .
. fun / boring .
. being normal / being weird .
. baseball / hockey .
. homestarrunner / reality tv .
. being understood / people thinking they know you .
. libras / virgos .
. conversations / monologues .
. the anaheim angels / the san francisco giants .
. energy / lack of direction .
. talent / potential .
. making out / talking about making out .
. true romance / candles and kenny g .
. wanting to help / nobody caring .
. simplicity / complexity .
. walks on the beach / sitting on the couch .
. missing someone / not having a girlfriend .
. late night malts / love handles .
. girls around / too many boys around .
. people listening / people waiting to talk .
. going to san francisco / having no plans .
. antwone fisher / lord of the rings .
. philadelphia / phoenix .
. progress / status quo .
. getting along with your family / holding grudges .
. productivity / not having a full-time job .
. meeting new people / the same old people .
. girls who call back / girls who don't call back .
. actually liking someone / trying to like someone .
. nick hornby / tom clancy .
. short hair / long hair .
. "the commitments" by roddy doyle / soul-less soul bands .
. change / ruts .
. substance / hype .
. complementing / coveting .
. hugs / handshakes .
. humor / unnecessary seriousness .
. starting / waiting .
. failing / not trying .
. losing / being too competitive .
. smokey robinson and the miracles / pink floyd .
. labels that send free cds / labels that just constantly email .
. pursuing someone out of genuine interest / pursuing someone for the challenge .
. girls that are mature enough to like someone and let it happen / girls that need to be chased .
. ambition / lacking motivation .
. concern / apathy .
. selflessness / selfishness .
. thebendies / rolling stone .
. muchmusic / mtv .
. philly international soul / hollow gangsta rap .
. "jenny from the block" / being too uptight about lame celebrity politics to enjoy a dope beat .
. new york city / las vegas .
. "take me out tonight because i want to see people and i want to see life" / staying home .
. soul / jazz .
. real mods / hippies .
. natural beauty / surgery .
. "i'm so tired of acting tough and i'm going to do what i please" / "i'm a man" .
. honesty / politics .
. charity / greed .
. belief / atheism .
. faith / doubt .
. peace / war .
. love / hate .
it's like learning a new language
how we love him