The 1960's the word was "groovy,"
in the ’70's it was "far out," in the ’80's everything was
"bogus," and the ’90's saw a rise in the ever popular
"PSYCHE!" I heard about an article written in the New York Times about the word/phrase "obsessed,"
and being a chronic user of the word (and by chronic I mean I probably should
have started this post with "Hi my name is Meg and I am obsessed with
using the word obsessed), I was intrigued by what the other generations thought
of what seems to be "our word." The article goes into
the etymology of the word, which is actually pretty dark. During the
complete and total break down of practically every syllable of the word, the
author, Teddy Wayne quotes Erin McKean, the founder of Wordnik:
Those
pleasures, Ms. McKean suggested, “might be more socially acceptable for young
women” than for emotionally guarded young men to voice. Moreover, expressing
one’s obsession “is almost a humblebrag,”
she said. “It’s one way to talk about and promote myself, but I’ll poke a
little fun at myself and make it seem almost pathological.”
(Thoughts
on the above... only the NY
Times would use the word moreover and a word they invented and then link back
to where they invented it.)
So in the spirit of being a "young
woman" who is apparently "humblebrag" I am going to poke a
little fun at myself.
I am obsessed with the following...
Gilmore Girls:
I don't care that it ended six years ago
(sidebar: I BALLED LIKE A BABY when it ended) it is the best show ever to grace
the WB. I say WB because the CW screwed it up. Also I am die-hard Team Logan...
occasionally Team Dean but NEVER Team Jess. NEVER. Ob-sessed, so obsessed I can
practically quote every line.
Leopard Flats:
I spent $15 on them and have for sure
gotten at least $600 worth of use out of them. A $545 profit WIN freaking WIN.
I subscribe to the philosophy in which a shoe (or other article of
clothing) has a purchase cost and then a real cost. The real cost being
purchase cost divided by how many times worn/used equals real cost of item.
Justification math, that is so my kind of math. Basically, I am obsessed with
justification math.
Coffee:
I used to be a one cup-er, a simple don’t-talk-to-me-until-I-have-had-my-jolt-er.
Lately I've adopted a sinister afternoon cup. It used to just be my morning
students groaning from two hallways down if they didn't spot my bright purple
java mug. Now my after lunch crew has the pleasure of being taught by their
favorite caffeine fiend. My obsession grows with every dark brown
drop.
Group Text Messaging:
Ironically I use the word obsessed most
often in my group texts with my besties. Most of the time we are speaking of
something that is either A). an outfit, B). covered in glitter, or C). looks
delicious. Scrolling though the last week of texts I counted 14 times when one
of the three of us used the word obsessed (normally spelled ob-sessed; why? I
have no clue). Healthy, twenty-something, young women – that is what 14
mentions of our generation’s buzz word tell me.
**Keep in mind these things do not run my
life – I mean if a pair of leopard flats ran my life I would have bigger issues
to worry about. Our – as in blogger, as in young women, as in generations who
decided the new meanings of words – definition means we really like something,
and I mean what red blooded american woman doesn't love (or at least appreciate on some level) leopard print?
What are you obsessed with?
13 comments:
UMMMM I knew we were bffs already, but now we're just on another level--let's have a week long Gilmore Girls marathon please!!!!!!! MY FAVORITE!
Love Gilmore Girls! I own all 7 seasons on DVD.
p.s. I cried during the entire series finally too. The saddest day
xoxo
I can't believe it's been 6 years since it ended! I think the CW messed it up too. And the way they canceled it mid season so they had to rush and wrap it together? I loved it but felt that we didn't get the ending that was intended. GG for life!
Ironically before reading this post, I was obsessing over your "about" page. :) Below is what I tried to comment on your "about" page, but for some reason - it just wouldn't work. Either way, I'm guilty of obsessing over things too, ha!
Love the glitter everywhere and really loving your "about" page. Congrats, Meg! You're not the only one obsessed with your blog's new facelift. :)
I totay love the fact that you do justification math and that clothing has a purchase cost and an actual cost! I do the same thing! If something is pretty pricey but I know I'll get more wears out of it than the actual cost of it then it's a justified purchase! =)
Coffee and leopard print. YES YES YES!!
I love all those things!!! Gilmore Girls is still amazing. Sometimes I just sit down and rewatch them all :)
I am watching Gilmore Girls as I write this. Blogging and Gilmore Girls--it is how I de-stress!
I justify cost all the time when I buy a new pair of jacks. I convince Andrew its worth it cause each pair will last a couple years! Even more as my collection grows and I have more options.
Actually, those leopard flats were a $585 profit. Girl, your day just got better! :)
Remember the time I should NEVER DO MATH EVER.
I AM SO EMBARRASSED.
I think I just screamed a little over this post. I love it! AND GILMORE GIRLS. Meg, all time fave show (aside from BMW of course). How has it been SIX YEARS?!?! I sobbed like a baby during the last episode. I need to buy the whole series. I hated Logan for the longest time, but toward the end he totally won me over. And then they split and I'm still crying.
Also, the afternoon coffee. My mom got me hooked on that years ago. I die without it!
I'm obsessed with you. The end.
(Also, justification math is the best thing EVER.)
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