Power, Corruption, and Lies.

I wish this one was about New Order, but it's not, friends.

I have a huge amount of confidence. This comes to a surprise, even to myself, figuring I hate what I see in the mirror, and have very low self esteem. This confidence has come from a variety of reasons, whether having to do with music, friends, status, ladies, or whatever. Confidence can take a person a long way, but an overblown ego makes you look like a douchebag.

This is stuff that most everybody knows, except for that dude pwning n00bs in his mom's basement at 40, or that guy with said overblown ego. He never knows. You know the guy: bandanna, Affliction shirt, some form of bedazzled clothing item, huge muscles, fauxhawk, usually some big titted, blonde blow job factory at his side.

They don't always look like this guy. As a matter of fact, sometimes they camouflage themselves to be another face in the crowd. They can be that guy that has the overblown ego, but has the capability to transform himself into whatever crowd he surrounds himself with. This guy, generally, hangs around various groups of people. Punks, Preps, Squares, Dickheads, Sportos, they all love this guy. He tells them what they want to hear, and they all think he's awesome. Here's what you don't get; he KNOWS that you love him. He relishes in the fact that you cherish every word that comes out of his stupid, fat mouth. Every word that does come out of his mouth changes with the scenery that he surrounds himself with.

I guess the problem that I have with this guy, readers, is the fact that even though he does not have a specific identity to a culture, or even sub-culture, he gainfully can employ these coattail riding minions to cater to his every whim. He'll screw your girlfriend, "fall in love with her", then toss her to the side. He'll put his nose into every nook and cranny in your life, then chew you up and spit you out when he has absolutely no more use for you. Then, when he doesn't get his way with you, pouts like the true little bitch that he is. He'll cry about you to his friends, telling them about how you've done him wrong. They'll hate you, using every social networking site to passively start an annoying shit show war that turns into a bullshit "he said, she, said" battle. Meanwhile, this dick is smiling from the top of his big asshole pedestal. Laughing at all of you.

I've met 2 of these people in my 31 years. They both do the exact same thing in life, work, and love.

Don't be the third.