I'll never forget what one of my sisters said to me after my first semester of college. Somehow in conversation, it became pertinent to describe the embodiment of my perfect man, and my sister gave herself whiplash when I dropped words like "spikey hair," "skinny," and "skater." "I would've thought you'd go after the kids in ironed polo shirts," she said. .. To such a comment, I wasn't sure whether to be offended and roll my eyes or just marvel at how off it was. I chose the latter option, since it allowed me to analyze the meaning behind it and my sister's perception of me. I ended up with a single prognosis: I was just a very diverse, multilayered personality who would rather look at things rightside-up than upside down (the result of rolling your eyes).Despite how I may dress on a given day, my ideal man is very constant. Skinny skater boys with spikey hair will always be first on my list of things to stare at when in a public place, though I would never be obvious about it. That's because the boys I put on my eyes' pedestal are quickly kicked off when I smell an ego. Sometimes,cute kids find out too soon or too often that other people find them attractive, and then they become conceited. That scars them for life in my book, and then it becomes a personal mission of mine to grind their self-esteems down to nothing -- or just to normal.There's something really hot about a modest, non-drug addicted skater boy. The personality is just really care-free and not caught up in the stupid stuff that too many people get their heads clouded by. Oh, and they're hot, too. Did I mention that? I think I just like the way they dress, though: Tall, skinny kids with spikey hair and tight tee-shirts.. It's quite the fashion breakthrough, if you ask me. For me, they don't even have to skate or know how. "Skater" is just a mindset.Of all the skater/punk boys in the entire world, there are five that are super special to me, and I'd choose them at the drop of a hat (even a "Britney" one when I'm in a girly mood.) All five boys in my favorite band in the land: SIMPLE PLAN. I think they are the sweetest Canadians I've ever seen, heard speak, or watched on TV. I don't even have a favorite; they're all just really chill and nice to people. And the best part is that I've heard them say on more than one ocassion that they're ugly, so that means I'll never have to make them one of my ego-crumbling crusades.Sure, they're all a good five or six years older than me, but I've rationalized that smooth. They're all 27 or 28, depending on when someone reads this, but claim to feel 17, while I am pushing 23, but get told by everyone that I look 17. Therefore, everything's good, because Simple Plan and I are on the same page. *wink wink* ..For a while, I was thinking that perhaps I should feel embarrassed that I have this unnerving affinity for this particular music group, since the self-affirmed music missionaries of the world spit on it, and I'm always the oldest person in the audience. However, I could totally get that last part to work for me.During the openers at one of their shows, I'll be sitting at the back of the venue with some kind of drink (probably water) in my hand, and my band will come out looking for their beer. They'll see me drinking something, assume it's alcohol, and bypass their original thought that I'm the same age as the mass jumping around and shoving by the stage.