The face of child says it all, especially the mouth part of the face - Jack Handy
At my kids Elementary School, I'm in charge of the newsletter. Most of the time its pretty fun; however last night? I got bored. As I was finishing up the November newsletter (yes. Its totally late. don't judge!), I started putting random stuff that makes me laugh into the newsletter, like that Jack Handy quote. I put little snippets of funnies, photos or craft projects. Craft projects is hysterical, because if you know me at all, you know motherboard and crafts is an oxymoron.
I was laughing my head off when I emailed it off to the school secretary.
And then.
{dun dun dun dun}
I started panicking. And fretting. What if no one gets the humor? Seriously. What if they. don't. get. it?
Bummer for them, cause Jack Handy? He's funny.
*****
I spoke too soon about us all being on the mends from sick-O land. Thing 1 has Croup. Someone shoot me now, please. I didn't even know that teenagers could get the croup. My kid, the anomaly.
My personal opinion is that teenagers are WORSE than babies being sick. Babies just cry. Teenagers? They whine and moan and talk. They think you should cuddle them like the baby.
Oye vay.
*****
We are having an Indian Summer around here. I think that is my very favorite thing. Ever.
It doesn't happen often, but when it does? I savor every blasted second of every blasted day. All too soon we are going to be in the throes of the winter of our discontent and the depths of snow. I don't do snow very well. Or the cold.
I would be happy if it snowed from December 1 to January 2. Then if the snow would kindly melt and be 55-70 degrees again, I would appreciate it.
kthanx.
*****
I heard the funniest interview the other day. They were talking about the New York Times and how they had teamed up with T-Mobile to do some research on texting. They talked about all the silly text lingo and what was used in texts vs real life.
Then they said that MEN were the ones who were statistically higher with using "signatures" like <3,> or my personal favorite x, Then they gave us the name for this new phenomenon.
Ready?
Metro-textual.
Serious as a heart attack. Metro-textual. I laughed like a mad-man.
I went around all the live long day trying to come up with ways to use Metro-textual in my conversations. It's such a great word, don't you think?
Metro-textual.
*****
I have a pet peeve. Ready. Set. Go. It's when people write ha ha ha or LOL. In the middle of their posts. It's irritating. And, its distracting when you read it. If you write well enough, you won't have to prompt people to laugh. It's like those stupid laugh tracks from the 80's.
Just write the way you talk. Your tone and ability to tell a story is what prompts people to laugh. Not the LOL or ha ha ha. If you do it right, and write the way you talk . . . people will hear your voice and know exactly when to laugh.
DeNae is the Jedi master of this and I am her Padawan. I read her posts and I can actually HEAR her telling me the story. It helps to know that the way she writes is also the exact way she talks... Hilariously.
I'll say it again: If you write well, you will not need to use the tacky laugh tracks.
Amen.
{this is me stepping off my soap box}
*****
Now people are going to be emailing me. Last time I posted one of my blogging pet peeves, I got tons of emails telling me that people were now afraid to comment on my blog because I expected too much.
I don't expect that much. Do I?
(don't answer that)
*****
I have watched the U2 Rose Bowl concert no less than 5 times. I kid you not. I turn that youtube video on and then do my work while I listen. I can't believe the technology we have available now to allow something that amazing. It's not as good as being there, of course. But, I'm a cheap-skate and refuse to pay $250 for the tickets.
When I was in high school, I wanted to marry Bono. I did, its true. I would tell my friends that I was going to get him to divorce his wife, convert to Mormonism and marry me. A girl can dream.
One of my dearest high school friends actually met him when she was working in DC for some Senate Committee. She laughed about how she thought of me and my high hopes. My only question for her? Did she kiss him. Cause I totally would have.
I still have visions of Bono dancing in my head. With a side of Adam.
Yum.
*****
Have a great weekend! It's dang nice around here. What are you up to? I hope its more fun than me. I have an appointment with a can of disinfectant. Again.
I was laughing my head off when I emailed it off to the school secretary.
And then.
{dun dun dun dun}
I started panicking. And fretting. What if no one gets the humor? Seriously. What if they. don't. get. it?
Bummer for them, cause Jack Handy? He's funny.
*****
I spoke too soon about us all being on the mends from sick-O land. Thing 1 has Croup. Someone shoot me now, please. I didn't even know that teenagers could get the croup. My kid, the anomaly.
My personal opinion is that teenagers are WORSE than babies being sick. Babies just cry. Teenagers? They whine and moan and talk. They think you should cuddle them like the baby.
Oye vay.
*****
We are having an Indian Summer around here. I think that is my very favorite thing. Ever.
It doesn't happen often, but when it does? I savor every blasted second of every blasted day. All too soon we are going to be in the throes of the winter of our discontent and the depths of snow. I don't do snow very well. Or the cold.
I would be happy if it snowed from December 1 to January 2. Then if the snow would kindly melt and be 55-70 degrees again, I would appreciate it.
kthanx.
*****
I heard the funniest interview the other day. They were talking about the New York Times and how they had teamed up with T-Mobile to do some research on texting. They talked about all the silly text lingo and what was used in texts vs real life.
Then they said that MEN were the ones who were statistically higher with using "signatures" like <3,> or my personal favorite x, Then they gave us the name for this new phenomenon.
Ready?
Metro-textual.
Serious as a heart attack. Metro-textual. I laughed like a mad-man.
I went around all the live long day trying to come up with ways to use Metro-textual in my conversations. It's such a great word, don't you think?
Metro-textual.
*****
I have a pet peeve. Ready. Set. Go. It's when people write ha ha ha or LOL. In the middle of their posts. It's irritating. And, its distracting when you read it. If you write well enough, you won't have to prompt people to laugh. It's like those stupid laugh tracks from the 80's.
Just write the way you talk. Your tone and ability to tell a story is what prompts people to laugh. Not the LOL or ha ha ha. If you do it right, and write the way you talk . . . people will hear your voice and know exactly when to laugh.
DeNae is the Jedi master of this and I am her Padawan. I read her posts and I can actually HEAR her telling me the story. It helps to know that the way she writes is also the exact way she talks... Hilariously.
I'll say it again: If you write well, you will not need to use the tacky laugh tracks.
Amen.
{this is me stepping off my soap box}
*****
Now people are going to be emailing me. Last time I posted one of my blogging pet peeves, I got tons of emails telling me that people were now afraid to comment on my blog because I expected too much.
I don't expect that much. Do I?
(don't answer that)
*****
I have watched the U2 Rose Bowl concert no less than 5 times. I kid you not. I turn that youtube video on and then do my work while I listen. I can't believe the technology we have available now to allow something that amazing. It's not as good as being there, of course. But, I'm a cheap-skate and refuse to pay $250 for the tickets.
When I was in high school, I wanted to marry Bono. I did, its true. I would tell my friends that I was going to get him to divorce his wife, convert to Mormonism and marry me. A girl can dream.
One of my dearest high school friends actually met him when she was working in DC for some Senate Committee. She laughed about how she thought of me and my high hopes. My only question for her? Did she kiss him. Cause I totally would have.
I still have visions of Bono dancing in my head. With a side of Adam.
Yum.
*****
Have a great weekend! It's dang nice around here. What are you up to? I hope its more fun than me. I have an appointment with a can of disinfectant. Again.
Catch ya on the flip side!
1. What's Been Going On? - Amos Lee
2. Maybelle - Ida
3. I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie
4. See The World - Gomez
5. I Taught Myself How To Grow - Ryan Adams
6. Just Like Heaven - The Watson Twins
7. Something Good This Way Comes - Jakob Dylan
8. Lose That Girl - Saint Etienne
9. Save It For Later - The English Beat
10. Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
Bonus: Have Your Way - Britt Nicole
3. I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Death Cab For Cutie
4. See The World - Gomez
5. I Taught Myself How To Grow - Ryan Adams
6. Just Like Heaven - The Watson Twins
7. Something Good This Way Comes - Jakob Dylan
8. Lose That Girl - Saint Etienne
9. Save It For Later - The English Beat
10. Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
Bonus: Have Your Way - Britt Nicole
12 monkeys jumping on the bed:
I'm with you on the LOL. It drives me batty. But then, all texting, shorthanded crappiness makes me insane. OMG. Gah!!! I hate it.
My favorite deep thoughts of all time:
"To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kind of scary. I've wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus, and a clown killed my dad."
AND... my very favorite:
"When I found the skull in the woods, the first thing I did was call the police. But then I got curious about it. I picked it up, and started wondering who this person was, and why he had deer horns."
I'm so with you on the Indian summer! I'm loving the weather right now. And yes---snow just in December. Please.
I'm curious to know how the school reacts to your newsletter...
And also, I can't stand LOL. At all. You will never see me use it.
We've caught the bug around here too. It sucks.
And I could totally go for this weather all winter long. Even for Christmas. The older I get, the more I hate the cold!
Oh yeah. And writing ha haha in the middle of our posts is what we non writers who suck do.
Yeah.
I hate the LOL, too. I would rather write "I'm seriously cracking up right now" than LOL. But I can't seem to get away from the smiles or winks. 'Cuz that's how I talk -- teasing-like.
Your weather forecast sounds absolutely perfect enough snow to have fun and make Christmas special, then BE GONE.
I'm not so much with the LOL, but will admit to an occasional hardy-har-har. Also, I am addicted to smilies and winks in comments. I try to delete them but they WILL NOT BE DELETED. :>
:>
;>
:P
(I have a problem, obviously.)
100 point to you for mentioning Star Wars ;)
I can't really stand any of the texting lingo. Seriously, just type it out, people are already being lazy as it is for not calling the person and talking to them. At least you could write the whole thing out. Next thing we know, we are going to be hearing reports about how texting makes us bad spellers.
sorry you guys are still sick! that is no fun.
...and I type hahaha...and LOL quite often (i think more in comments than in my actual posts)...but i think i put smiles with winks even more! I don't really think of it as a place where the reader needs to be forced (or prompted) to laugh...but more as me expressing that I'm laughing! ...and I'm not a texter...i suck at it...
oh...and I use a lot of (.......) to drag my sentences together....because that is just how i really talk in real life...trying to complete one thought into the next one. I'm sure that bugs some people too...but oh well! It is just ME!
That is basically the perfect winter. Snow for Christmas. Then none. I think we should start a petition.
And I'm so with you on the LOL. It is really annoying.
P.S. To me, it's always a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if anybody says, "Hey, can you give me a hand?" you can say, "Sorry, got these sacks."
Jack Handey
Favorite quote EVER.
Just wanted to let you know that you write well and your blog often times has me cracking up. And you are very true in the LOL or ha ha ha. Hate that so will get on your soapbox with you!
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