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January 11, 2006

swingin' on the flippety-flop

Remember when your mother used to try and use kid-speak to endear you to her. "Hey jess! You look CHOICE today!"

I feel that way now, not with my kids, but among the bloggin peers. One could say bloggin peeps! But i can't say that. I am so uncomfortable using any new slang since the 90's.

Dude, bitch, bitches, sweet, wicked, huzzah (i don't even know what that means) - on and on.

I can't say those words. So, i stick with awesome. I have said Awesome! in so many comments on blogs and Flickr, it's frankly a little humiliating. But, awesome! it will stay.

I remember when i worked at the campus radio station at UVic as the advertising director the secretary / receptionist (when i looked it up she is recorded as a sales rep) at SubPop records did an interview with the new york times about grunge music and the grunge scene in seattle. She made up a bunch of grunge slang on the spot and the ny times printed them. It was awesome! You should really read the link above because it was, in all honesty, one of the funniest things to come out of the whole grunge thing.

So, back to my mom. She for shizzle read my blog. Or at least, somehow, found her way into my archives and read only the nasty bits. Now dude, i totally love my mom. She gave birth to me and saw fit to get me through the tough years, and there were many, and loved me when i came out the other side. A grown up with kids - huzzah!

As a result, henceforth, if you are reading this blog and you know me. You may read things that you don't like or wish you never knew. In that case you should walk away right now. Go! Stop reading. If you decide to stick around and stumble upon something you don't like, well, you may speak with me nicely. Or, better yet - never speak of it.

Now, the rest of you. You may stay. And comment bitches!

Posted by Jess at 08:25 PM Permalink

Comments (16)

Refinnej

Having just "outed" my blog to my mom, I find myself running over all entries in my mind, making sure she can't find any ammo.

Gah.

I don't know you, so I'm not leaving. K?

Posted by Refinnej | January 11, 2006 11:29 PM

Irene

HA! HILARIOUS!

Posted by Irene | January 12, 2006 01:24 AM

Chantal

I say "dude" alot, but I do that in real life. Huzzah and Shizzle I just can't seem to get out of my mouth or fingers.

Posted by Chantal | January 12, 2006 05:46 AM

Shalebug

I woke up this morning and everything was fine. I made coffee, sat down at the computer and proceeded to read my favorite blogs - yours being among the bunch. However, after reading yours, I now realize that I am outdated and well, old. What the hell is huzzah? So I will shamelessly go with my personal fave: AWESOME blog, keep it up!

Posted by Shalebug | January 12, 2006 07:42 AM

kilowatthour

awesome. i feel like half the words that come out of my mouth are "awesome" or "sweet." which means that i have not moved on from the beavis and butthead years, but that's okay by me. yeah, also? huzzah is stupid.

Posted by kilowatthour | January 12, 2006 09:59 AM

mama_tulip

I always thought I was "up" on slang...then I saw the word "huzzah". What the hell? Huzzah?

I'm getting old.

Posted by mama_tulip | January 12, 2006 11:23 AM

Chair

I used awesome and dude too much, too. I like "wicked awesome" too.

Girl, you are wicked awesome.

Posted by Chair | January 12, 2006 11:29 AM

ade

hells yah jess.

or whatever...

Posted by ade | January 12, 2006 11:45 AM

supa

awesome is a fave of mine too. i do use 'dude' a lot. and i've been trying to revive "rad", "gnarly" and "tubular", with little success.

i like reviving old slang in my vocabulary. Like "boss." Dude, that sweater is so boss.

Posted by supa | January 12, 2006 12:37 PM

debbie

well, like supa, i have a profound love for the words "awesome" and "dude." i use them A LOT. oh, and "totally." i believe i use these words because they were quite popular in my formative years, so i can get away with it. i don't know what the hell that kid supa's thinking! heh.

Posted by debbie | January 12, 2006 12:50 PM

wordgirl

I still say, "Man!" and "cool". I'm am SO 1967.

Posted by wordgirl | January 12, 2006 02:32 PM

Dana

You said AWESOME! To Me!

(Clearly I need help. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.)

*grinning like an idiot*

Posted by Dana | January 12, 2006 03:43 PM

jennifer

rock on. dude, like, i'm still frequently lost for words when i need them.

i think you're totally awesome!