For Angelo
How to be a badass:
1) Don't be mean. Meanness never made anyone a badass. It just made them bitchy and disliked by everyone else.
2) Wear aviators. Only aviators. Unless they make you look like a clown, then wear whatever the hell you want.
3) Be savvy in everything. If you're not savvy in everything, recognize when others own you on it-- then go home and make mental note to self to own them later.
4) Be graceful. No one likes a sore sport-- unless the other person (with whom you are engaged in a battle) is mean. Then, feel sorry for them.
5) Music is probably THE badass accessory, except for Av's and a leather jacket or some other ridiculously cool token. Like what you like, love what you love. Leave the tastes of others be.
6) Have a token. Own it.
7) Defy when feasible, possible, and correct.
8) If you smoke, smoke. If you drink, drink. Be merry. Just don't hurt others. If your activities hurt someone else, take leave of it.
9) Be kind. There's no reason for a badass to be a snob.
10) A true badass always remembers you only live once. Live.
11) Laugh it up. Always.
12) Confidence-- don't overdo it. No one likes an egotistical maniac. Recognize yourself, your presence. Recognize others are just as badass as you.
13) Cliques are evil.
14) Be fearless-- in theory. No one can really be fearless, the ones who appear that way just don't let others know when they're scared all the time.
15) Believe in whatever you want to belive. Don't use your beliefs to gain unnatural power or to harm others.
16) Someone's always going to rag on you. Always. So sometimes you just can't fuckin' care.
17) Dare. Go your own way.
18) Don't change for anyone-- change for yourself and only yourself.
19) Respect. Respect others. Respect legitimate authority. Respect yourself.
20) Have a hero. Be a hero.
21) Recognize that "being cool" is what you make of it. There is no definition. Badasses are undeniably cool by recognizing who they are and making no apologies of it.
No apologies-- play like a champion.
1) Don't be mean. Meanness never made anyone a badass. It just made them bitchy and disliked by everyone else.
2) Wear aviators. Only aviators. Unless they make you look like a clown, then wear whatever the hell you want.
3) Be savvy in everything. If you're not savvy in everything, recognize when others own you on it-- then go home and make mental note to self to own them later.
4) Be graceful. No one likes a sore sport-- unless the other person (with whom you are engaged in a battle) is mean. Then, feel sorry for them.
5) Music is probably THE badass accessory, except for Av's and a leather jacket or some other ridiculously cool token. Like what you like, love what you love. Leave the tastes of others be.
6) Have a token. Own it.
7) Defy when feasible, possible, and correct.
8) If you smoke, smoke. If you drink, drink. Be merry. Just don't hurt others. If your activities hurt someone else, take leave of it.
9) Be kind. There's no reason for a badass to be a snob.
10) A true badass always remembers you only live once. Live.
11) Laugh it up. Always.
12) Confidence-- don't overdo it. No one likes an egotistical maniac. Recognize yourself, your presence. Recognize others are just as badass as you.
13) Cliques are evil.
14) Be fearless-- in theory. No one can really be fearless, the ones who appear that way just don't let others know when they're scared all the time.
15) Believe in whatever you want to belive. Don't use your beliefs to gain unnatural power or to harm others.
16) Someone's always going to rag on you. Always. So sometimes you just can't fuckin' care.
17) Dare. Go your own way.
18) Don't change for anyone-- change for yourself and only yourself.
19) Respect. Respect others. Respect legitimate authority. Respect yourself.
20) Have a hero. Be a hero.
21) Recognize that "being cool" is what you make of it. There is no definition. Badasses are undeniably cool by recognizing who they are and making no apologies of it.
No apologies-- play like a champion.