Silly Girls In Dresses

So, ever since getting hired by (music venue which will remain anonymous) to try and make it cooler, I’ve tried revamping my own awesome-ness as well as the venue’s. Cause, y’know, I’ve got to be the image to sell the image. (I’m being slightly sarcastic if you can’t tell).One thing I’ve tried to do to make myself “hipper” and “indie-er” is read blogs (and start one, I suppose). Blogs are the new cool thing: they get you little known info faster than ever, and they deliver you pre-packaged, trendy opinions along with all the valuable info. So, in the blink of an eye, you can know what’s going on and have an opinion about it as well.Clearly, all your (their) opinions about the subtle trends in hipster world don’t mean anything unless you talk about it with other people and verify that you have the same opinion they do. This has led to a complete transformation in the way I communicate with some of my friends. I thought that instant message had de-humanized most of my relationships, but now I realize it can get so much worse. Blogs have de-humanized my instant messages (dehumanized my IMs? Wha?!) Here’s a typical conversation:

me (12:58am): yo, http://jezebel.com/gossip/live-nude-rape%21/big-brother-africas-resident-rapist-still-the-favorite-to-win-the-100-grand-318435.php
my friend(1:02am): yea well no wonder cause http://jezebel.com/gossip/i-work-retail/working-at-american-apparel-is-all-its-coked-up-to-be-316322.php
me (1:07am): well, its cause men are all http://board.crewcial.org/topic/221507/&r =149 and don’t get that http://futuryst.blogspot.com/2006/10/if-women-ruled-world.html and just think about getting laid.
my friend(1:10am): yea. But I still want http://mustreadfiles.blogspot.com/2007/
11/10-ways-to-build-a-good-relationship.html.
me (1:13am): yea. Feminism sucks. Lets get some www.benandjerrys.com.

It’s not only me, and it’s not only blogs. The New York Times says it all: if you’re not speaking some form abbreviated form of language by now, U R 2 Old (JK).