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Because of this, I had to park in the Tuttle Garage, which is right next door, but not connected to my building. As I was grumbling about this, and watching the inept driver ahead of me try to open the gate, I happened to glance to my left at a car in the other lane. Sitting in that car was a girl who took my breath away.<\/p>\n<p>She had a full head of curly hair, dark brown it looked like, she was probably shorter than I, and looked about my age. Well, the inept person in front of me <i>finally<\/i> figured out how his keycard worked, so he shoved off into the garage, and I had to follow (or risk pissing off everyone behind me like he did). So I pulled into the garage and started up the inclines.\u00a0 When I pulled into a parking space, I noticed her pulling into one behind me. I waited a few moments, hoping she&#8217;d get out of the car so I could get a look at her. Well, then I noticed her putting on makeup in the mirror. I got up and went to work without a backward glance.<\/p>\n<p>See, in my opinion, any woman who can&#8217;t get out of the car without applying makeup needs to grow up. I was never a big fan of lots of makeup, and if it requires more than a minute to apply, it&#8217;s way too much for me.<\/p>\n<p>I do have standards with a woman, and I like certain modes of dress. Women <i>must<\/i> have curves. A woman without curves is a stick. I don&#8217;t date firewood.<\/p>\n<p>If a woman is curvy, she may choose whether to show it off or not. If she does, she&#8217;d better choose clothes that suit. Tummies that hang over pants should not be allowed to see the light of day. Women whose tummies go in may show a belly-button, but if the tummy goes over the pants, it should never be shown. (I apply the exact same standard to men, fyi.)<\/p>\n<p>I like simplicity of dress. Fluffy long sleeves may look cool to women, but I don&#8217;t usually care for them. Spandex is a privilege, not a right.<\/p>\n<p>There are two types of clothes I can&#8217;t stand: 1) shirts that only go over one shoulder. In my opinion, women should only wear a shirt with one shoulder if they&#8217;ve been attacked with a sword. It makes them look fat, ugly, and generally stupid. 2) &#8220;Fat six-year-old pants&#8221;. I think they&#8217;re usually called &#8220;capri pants&#8221; or some such rot. They look like the girl raided the closet of their 6-year-old sister (or daughter) and stole some pants. I say &#8220;fat&#8221; because only a fat child&#8217;s pants would fit a full-grown woman&#8217;s hips.<\/p>\n<p>I also really don&#8217;t like certain accessories, like belts that don&#8217;t serve a function (like the big ugly ones that are really just strings of leather) and long fingernails.<\/p>\n<p>Odd piercings will ruin a view for me. No belly button piercings, no tongues piercings, and especially no eyebrow rings, studs, or anything else on the face. The Deities made that body. Don&#8217;t put holes in it. I can&#8217;t help but think that the Divine spirit will leak out if you do that. (That&#8217;s a great mental image!)<\/p>\n<p>For some strange reason, I really, really like women wearing ball caps, bandanas, and other things like that. And I have no idea why, esp. since women don&#8217;t find them sexy.<\/p>\n<p>I like red hair, and generally anyone with wavy hair. Curly hair isn&#8217;t really my thing: I&#8217;d rather have straight than curly. I will say that some women look good with curly hair, but certainly not all of them. I hate hair that&#8217;s been plastered in place. I like ponytails and open hairstyles.<\/p>\n<p>Blue eyes are best, with green tying a close second. What I really like, though are eyes that change colour, from green to blue.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a bigger fan of smaller breasts than of larger ones. I prefer a slender look, but (as above), I don&#8217;t date firewood. 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