How to be a hottie

by Nisa Schwiesow

Editor's note: this article appears as it was in the December 7, 2000 edition of Central's student newspaper, the Pine Needle.  All spelling and grammatical errors are as they appeared in the original.

As I walk around Central, I notice a fair amount of hotties, although not necessarily as many as our rival school.  There's just a few things that make all the difference in distinguishing the hotties from the notties.  I don't mean to come across as harsh, but I have brothers, both of them natural-born hotties, but nevertheless, they still need a tip or two to set off their natural hottie qualities.  I have some suggestions:
     1. Dress with some style and care.   Remember that green and purple may not make the best combo.  Don't mix plaids with stripes.  Use common sense.  However, make sure that you don't care more about the way you look than your girl cares about the way she looks.
     2. Don't flaunt your style or your brand.  Let is be subtle.  Trust me, there's nothing worse than a vain man.  (That's you freshmen.)
     3. Be yourself..  I know every man wants to be seen as a bad-boy rebel.  But being yourself is the sexiest.  Yeah, I know girls have loved the rebel, but in the long run, they want someone they can bring home to Daddy.
     4. Watch the hair.  Hey natural wonder boys -- try some gel.  NOT hard as a rock and crunchy.  Girls still like to run their fingers through your hair without getting stabbed or trapped in a net of rock-solid hair.  Try pomade or a wax works product; it holds, while still allowing movement.  Gel isn't always necessarily a must; if you have a natural look and it's working for you, go with it!!
     5. Fear the mullet.  Hair that's long in the back and short in the front is NOT cool.  Chop it off, or any other rat tail neck hair.
     6. Lay off the Star Wars and Nintendo.   No girls want to hear about the latest adventures of Sulu and Mario.   Bring it down to the real world.
     Cool is both sexy and smart.  It takes both.  Best of luck boys!

Nisa Schwiesow is a former staff writer for the CHS Pine Needle, and a 2001 graduate of Central High School.
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