Blog Cliches

With all the blogs I waste hours of my life reading read, it's hard not to pick up some of the language that the ladies use. (Seriously, 99% of the blogs I read are written by chicks. It is what it is.) While I do my best to maintain my own language, it's only natural to be influenced. And, honestly, I'm pretty darn good at mimicry. If I was actually a good actress, I'd be better than darn good, but I do what I can. ;-)

So, let's see some of these oft-used blog cliches that I happen to really like, which we will inevitably be snickering at in less than 12 months with the arrival of even cooler (ie more ridiculous) terms...

- Evah. As in, "It was the best day evah!" I suppose these are all examples of just fun conversational writing, which I'm not necessarily knocking. I've read a couple of scathing, over-indulgent blog posts shooting down much of what I truly love about reading and writing blogs. I want to hear the person's voice. If they're spelling correctly (or mis-spelling for the sake of silliness, as in "evah"), I'm happy. Heck, I even love one blogger who is notorious for accepting and self-deprecating her misspellings, which I respect. I'm not reading your blog expecting a professional journal, but if it's filled with these cliches, I think you're trying too hard. I know, you want to (not "wanna") be the best blogger evah, but I've officially tuned you out now. :-\ I hope my readers don't do that!

- Wop wop. In case you don't know, this is supposed to be the trombone sound that's played when a bummer happens. This is another creative visualization that I actually appreciate. Anytime there's a musical enhancement without having to throw in a YouTube clip, I'm all over it! And much more interesting would life be if, say, you burn the roast, take the lid off, look, then turn to some unseen camera with a "wop wop" sound in the background? A lot more, I'd say.

- Lurve. Yes, readers over the age of 40 or 50 (particularly male), I am aware that "lurve" is from Annie Hall (a movie which I'd like Santa to deliver, if he reads this...). I've been told this on more than one occasion. Believe me, I love...lurve...classic film, and I consider it to be on that list. However, why do I doubt that a majority of the bloggers that use the term are aware of the usage history? I guess it doesn't matter where it starts; it's fun to use! As Woody Allen says, sometimes it's necessary to come up with a new word when "love" just isn't strong enough...

- Wait for it. Hee hee. I enjoy this one. It's so silly. You're obviously not waiting, because you're continuing to read. The next line will tell you exactly what you should be excited enough to "wait for". Example: "We went to...wait for it...Vermont." You can SEE the word in your peripheral! Hee hee. On the aforementioned nasty blog that slammed some of these phrases, it compared "wait for it" to stage directions in a play. So true! Oh, which reminds me - "Exit, stage right" needs to catch on.

- Periods to articulate terribly important pauses. I do this all. The. Time. And, strangely, I like doing it. Obviously "The." isn't a sentence, nor is "Time." And "I do this" is incomplete, as well. Yep, the grammatical inconsistencies (or downright errors) are palpable. But who cares? It's fun, it breaks up the entry and adds a bit of flourish. 

- Awesomesauce. This is my current favorite. What's better than awesomesauce? We'll see what the future holds, shall we?