Well-Wishers; New Job Funny(ish) Update; & a Dif'rent Kind of Gabe-Words™
[Well-Wishers]
First and foremost, I wanted to thank all my well-wishers. Among them (in no order other than alphabetical):
Thank you to everyone who took the time to post your Happy Birthdays. It helped make June 23rd one of the best ever. If I missed someone, please comment and I'll be sure to flagellate myself thoroughly!
A special thank-you goes to ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
sassy_cissa for her gift. It was well used!
[Hey, Remember The 'Fancy' New Job I Got? Funny Story, That...]
( BEHOLD!! Gabe's Idiocy at Work! )
[American Accent Meme]
Not that this was a surprise, and I think I've done this before, but...
( Read more... )
it's the same result every time. I do tend to get a bit twangy if I'm tired or sleepy. Other than that, however...
[More Gabe-Words™]
Normally, I keep an eye out for words I think we should use more, as well as words that I think we could never use again, especially in writing (barring things like historical fiction or deliberate attempts at démodé-as-neoteric, as in the case of Stephenson's The Diamond Age, or even Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy (which took me awhile to realize the setting was a bit more modern than what I had originally thought!!))*. But this time, I thought I'd try something different. These words and phrases are 'old' American slang terms. Not terribly old, mind you. We're not talking Colonial-era America or Civil-War era. But you know... 40s, 50s.
So... shall we?
The first two are actually slogans from the 40s that I think are apt today, even if the intent of the phrases are a bit different. Of course they are war-related, being the 40s and all.
( Don't you know there's a war going on? )
So if you have some slang terms (past or present) that you particularly liked, even if it's just stuff you and your mates gobbed on about (and no one else knew what you were talking about), drop a comment and fill us in! Maybe you'll start the next interwubbery craze!
Oh... and Thursday's Inspirational Art Film...? Let's just say I've seen these two boys in plenty of icons lately, and I think you'll be... inspired.
And once again, thank you all for your kind thoughts, words, and gifts. I love you all! GROUP HUG!
First and foremost, I wanted to thank all my well-wishers. Among them (in no order other than alphabetical):
Thank you to everyone who took the time to post your Happy Birthdays. It helped make June 23rd one of the best ever. If I missed someone, please comment and I'll be sure to flagellate myself thoroughly! A special thank-you goes to sassy_cissa for her gift. It was well used! [Hey, Remember The 'Fancy' New Job I Got? Funny Story, That...]
( BEHOLD!! Gabe's Idiocy at Work! )
[American Accent Meme]
Not that this was a surprise, and I think I've done this before, but...
( Read more... )
it's the same result every time. I do tend to get a bit twangy if I'm tired or sleepy. Other than that, however...
[More Gabe-Words™]
Normally, I keep an eye out for words I think we should use more, as well as words that I think we could never use again, especially in writing (barring things like historical fiction or deliberate attempts at démodé-as-neoteric, as in the case of Stephenson's The Diamond Age, or even Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy (which took me awhile to realize the setting was a bit more modern than what I had originally thought!!))*. But this time, I thought I'd try something different. These words and phrases are 'old' American slang terms. Not terribly old, mind you. We're not talking Colonial-era America or Civil-War era. But you know... 40s, 50s.
So... shall we?
The first two are actually slogans from the 40s that I think are apt today, even if the intent of the phrases are a bit different. Of course they are war-related, being the 40s and all.
( Don't you know there's a war going on? )
So if you have some slang terms (past or present) that you particularly liked, even if it's just stuff you and your mates gobbed on about (and no one else knew what you were talking about), drop a comment and fill us in! Maybe you'll start the next interwubbery craze!
Oh... and Thursday's Inspirational Art Film...? Let's just say I've seen these two boys in plenty of icons lately, and I think you'll be... inspired.
And once again, thank you all for your kind thoughts, words, and gifts. I love you all! GROUP HUG!