Photo for one

OK, call me an old lady, but there is something that’s been a phenomenon for some time, which I DO NOT understand. My younger sister, Holly Jr. does it often, so do all her friends and nearly every teenager in the country. I’m sure you know someone who’s done it or seen it done on MySpace, Facebook, even WordPress. And maybe you, reading this blog right now, have done it. Well, if that’s the case, I mean no offense, surely. I just don’t get it.

It’s the take-a-one-handed-picture-of-myself-either-backed-in-a-corner-or-in-front-of-a-mirror craze. See, now you know what I’m talking about. Everywhere you look there’s a photo of someone either doing the duck face (just learned what this means, and I would suggest checking out this site if you’re interested in knowing) or smiling seductively at, well, I guess, themselves.

I wonder why this is such a craze. I’m going to of course blame it on the social networking hubbub. After all, you’re nothing without a fabulous profile pic. But why is it so important to plaster you’re own page with your own photo taken by yourself? Is it that everyone’s friends are virtual now and there’s no one around to take a pic for them? Or they embarrassed to ask someone else to snap the picture while they sit there trying to look all sexy, positioning themselves in a way that shows a nice shot of their face and cleavage?

Like I said before, I do not get it.

To me, pictures are something that are supposed to occur naturally, of friends having fun or family enjoying one another. A spontaneous capture of that time and place to keep as a memento for years and years to come. Now it seems they’re more of a mating call than a preservation of happy times.

OK, maybe I’m jealous. When I say I don’t photograph well, I’m not just saying it like the 5 billion other people who say the same thing. I REALLY don’t photograph well. My boyfriend loves me and he’ll be the first to admit that. So no matter the angle I could never have a seductive photo of my own.

I will admit though, I did do the mirror thing the one time. So maybe I’m a hypocrite or maybe not. I think this is more artistic. Happy photo taking.

Listy, List, List, List

So, I was thinking today of having some list fun. Awwww….remember my lists of past…It’s like a meme to myself. Anyway, these are just some random thoughts broken up into different groups of four. Yay!!!!

Talents/skills I wish I had

1. Organizational

2. Mathematical

3. Ability to sing

4. Extreme kick-boxing

Things I never want to catch myself doing

1. Grabbing a shopping cart on my way into the liquor store

2. Saying the words “my bad”

3. Starting a sentence with “I”m good but I’ve been constipated for a week”

4. Wearing a fanny pack

Things I wonder about

1. Who do the people going to the adult book store by my house think they’re fooling by parking behind the high fence? I mean you can see the lot from three different angles. And isn’t it crazy awkward to be making a left-hand turn in the middle of backed-up traffic?

2. What goes on inside the adult book store by my house?

3. Why are there are 10,000 different types of air fresheners available, yet no one has found a cure for cancer yet?

4. Why do people still buy hummers?

Words I wish were used more

1. Laborious

2. Percolate

3. Fastidious

4. Tremendous

And there you have it. If I think of anymore, I’ll be sure to let you know.