There are many bad trends that started…trending in 2011. Here are ten I think we’ve seen ENOUGH of:
1.) Google+
Google came out with a Facebook knock off that none of us know whether to embrace or ignore. I’m voting ignore…my brain cannot learn another social media platform.
2.) Woot and Squee.
And other words that are ONLY typed online, but never actually said in real life. Unless, you happen to be publishing a book or receiving Oprah’s favorite things.
3.) Football
Oh my boring. I don’t care who’s playing and I don’t care who’s winning or losing. The trend of tweeting and Facebook updating your love or hate for your football teams while I happen to be online definitely needs to go OUT.
4.) Zombies
What happened in 2011 that made Zombies the THING to talk about? I don’t know if there was a show or a book I missed…some kind of memo that went out, but Zombies are not real. Neither are vampires. There is no apocalypse. It was a music video called Thriller and 1983 wants it back.
5.) Leg Warmers
They went out for a reason ladies. Leg warmers don’t keep your legs warm…pants do. Let’s just keep wearing pants shall we?
6.) DIY Birthday Parties and Crafts
Duuuude…I cannot make this stuff no matter HOW easy you make it look. Just post your pretty products and let me buy them the old school way. Your tutorials and printables are not working for me.
7.) Tequila Shots At 9am
Okay this is a personal one that I just really need to tone down.
8.) Owls
Owls are super cute and have been all the rage in 2011. You can find them on bags, mugs, blankets, websites…they’re everywhere. But have you ever really LOOKED at one of these creepy ass birds? Whoooo do you think you’re kidding? Get those things outta here.
9.) Children Who Cry
I really saw this peak around March of 2011 and I’d like to see it taper off here in 2012. Any day now. Seriously. Like right now. STOP IT!
10.) Life Affirmations
Yeah yeah yeah…gag me.
Now it’s your turn!
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The Prompts:
1.) Tell us about something you punched.
2.) “Top Trends of 2011 That I Want To Forget” (inspired by A Closet Writer).
3.) Your life is being turned into a movie…who will play your cast of characters?
4.) Your significant others family is coming over in two hours..think about what’s in your kitchen. Now QUICK…what’s for dinner!?!
5.) Okay okay I have to ask…what are your New Year’s Resolutions for 2012 and/or how did 2011′s resolutions turn out?
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I’m over owls and Google+. I don’t get it. Don’t understand the rage and hype.
Oh I am all for the end of the crying child! OMG it’s so like 2 years ago!
And now I’ll be returning to the store and getting rid of those leg warmers that made me look like a zombie anyway!
Oh and those tequila shots…don’t do shots….get sipping tequila, that way you can enjoy it all day long, not just at 9am…no really it’s the new thing for 2012!
with you on most. the crying kid thing needs to stop, because taping them all on my iphone is causing me to use up a lot of space. and that’s never good.
I’m totally one of those annoying people who tweets when my team is playing. I don’t do it on FB though. THOSE people annoy me. I tweet using my team’s hashtags so that I can engage with others who are also watching. (Ironically my husband doesn’t give a shit about football and is usually in the kitchen cooking while I’m watching the game.) So, it’s either tweet OR scream the most foul-mouthed obscenities at the television for two hours. And I can’t do that because my lovely voice is way too delicate and precious. Oh, and then there’s that whole kid thing….
As for the DIY Birthday Parties and Crafts, yea I envy those people too. And by envy I mean despise with a passionate fury. I will say that I did make 30 Angry Birds birthday party invitations for my son this year (haye, I never said I wasn’t a hypocrite–if you assumed that it’s your own fault) BUT I was forced to do it! For whatever reason that damn franchise markets DOG toys, but not invitations. Geniuses.
Pretty sure my #Bachelor tweets annoy 90% of the universe that’s not watching that show…so we’re even. ;)
If you’re not gonna drink that tequila, can you send it to me? I’m sure interstate shipping of alcohol doesn’t apply if the bottle is open, so be sure to open all of your containers before you put them in your vehicle.
Owls are so Harry Potter. I say we embrace wombats.
Hee! Well done, woman!
Wow, I beg to differ with you on several of these. First off, football is far from boring if you understand the game.
Secondly, I love my leg warmers. They do help keep my legs warmer, especially in subzero weather! i don’t care if they are out of style–they are very practical and I am a freeze baby so any added layers of warmth are welcome!
Third, owls? You actually don’t like owls? They are wise and cute! I even saved the great video of an owl flying right for the camera that I got in my email from one of my blogging buddies, obviously it wasn’t from you.
I do agree with you about Google + and the vampire/zombie thing. I don’t get that.
Well I suppose you can keep owls, leg warmers, and football on your 2012 trend list…but they’re going off mine. If football were volleyball then I’d totally understand that one!
And why do we think owls are wise? Are they really smart creatures or is that fact solely pulled from Winnie the Pooh?
Actually, Owl from Winnie-the-Pooh was an idiot. He ACTED like he was all knowledgeable but he screwed things up most of the time ;)
I’m totally with you on the crying child. Can we add whining? Seriously, my nearly 8yo has hopped on that bandwagon like he’s a fan at a Justin Bieber concert.
Ok, that didn’t make sense, but I’m so over the Bieber too.
But owls? I love owls. Their heads turn completely in a circle. I would SO love to do that to my kids “SEE????? I told you I had eyes in the back of my head…and I an do ths, too)
My 5 yo is adorbs in her leg warmers. But she’s 5.
If your head could spin in a full circle I’m afraid I’d have to add you to this list.
Totally have to agree with you on the Google+, thing! Gah. Oh, and the zombies… but you have to add vampires along with them.
Gladly!!
Google + was the most pointless trend ever!
I’m with you on most everything but the football. I LOVE football! I just got a pink version of my favorite team’s jersey for Christmas… I <3 it!
I just got a Groupon for 60% off tickets to a lingerie football game. I’ll send it your way! ;)
“It was a music video called Thriller and 1983 wants it back.” Thanks for the early morning laughs! I agree with them all!
I don’t think the Zombie thing is going away – not if new rapture dates keep being “calculated”. Sigh.
Soooo…does the rapture actually predict a zombie apocalypse? Is that where this comes from? That people are going to come back from the dead or something?
I think so – we’re all meant to be judged, the living and the dead – so I guess that means lots of Zombies?? Religion is weird.
I, personally, would like to be left behind after the Rapture, mainly because it will mean less line-ups at Ikea.
My fantasy football team is called the UNO Hoos with an owl as a mascot…so there! Lol!
I have to say, the drawings of the Owls are actually really cute…but if you study a REAL owls face = not so cute.
I’m with you on the tequila and the crying children. Not so much on the football. Since you’re a West Coastie, I guess your appreciation for the Green Bay Packers – America’s Team – has not yet developed. The Packers are like a fine wine and, well, me. Aged and delicious. Happy 2012!
All Washed Up
Haha…I’ll take your word for it! The Green Bay Packers DO sound familiar…
Great list. I am a violator of tweeting football. But I completely agree with the zombies. What is the deal with decaying bodies being sexy. ick.
I feel the same way about skeletons on clothing. They became really popular on kids clothing…even add little hair bows to skeletons on girls clothing. I just look at them like “Ewww it’s a DEAD person on your SHIRT!” How is everyone looking past this??
You seriously need to watch Seasons 1 & first part of 2 of The Walking Dead. So good. :)
That said, yes, Google + needs to go away. I have no circles and refuse to start any now.
WOO HOO!! Another Walking Dead fan!! I agree! Kat needs to watch both seasons. Then she’ll “get” the Zombie trend! :)
Never heard of it…and it sounds spooky. I enjoy sleeping at night.
I’m not into Zombies but I did witness a Thriller Flash Mob in October. Hey, maybe Flash Mobs should be on your list! Haven’t they run their course?
Gotta confess to loving DIY and I probably whine too much…thanks for the point about owls – I thought I was going nuts just seeing them everywhere. Great list! Got me chuckling first thing!
Don’t get me wrong I LOVE the DIYS, I just can’t DO them. I’d rather pay someone like yourself to just do it for me.
WOW I must really be behind the times because I didn’t realize some of these were trendy. Or maybe I’m just not a trendy person. I do agree with the foot ball stuff. If you’re that happy pick up the freaking phone and call someone!
Agreed. I want nothing to do with any of those things. Except for owls. My mom has a thing for owls. But since it is my mom, and she has collected them for…say…50 years, they certainly should not be trendy or cool. Wrong.
G+ is like StalkerVille, full of weirdos looking to add awesome women. Ahem.
I thought zombies are the new vampires. Oh, so last year?
Football – yawn.
Life affirmations – I only love them if they contain the F word. Squee!
I am adding you to my Google + STAT!
Okay, you just blew my post out of the water on trends. You are too funny!!
I really need to tone down those 9am tequila shots too. The leg warmers though…not sure I’m ready to give those babies up yet.
OMG, yes to #6! Yes, yes, yes!
I tried Google + for a few months. Didn’t like it. Deleted my account. Don’t miss it. AT ALL.
And I never really got the vampire/zombie craze, either. Maybe it was just to prepare us for the end of the world according to the Mayans?
And I never thought I’d say this after 1985, but I’m actually OK with legwarmers – as long as they’re worn layered under boots like over-the-knee socks.
Ahh yes…I’m definitely okay with the long sock look under a boot. As long as they’re not worn by themselves with stretch pants for a workout then I think they’re okay.
Amen, sister! Especially on number 3. I really don’t give a rat’s ass that your team lost or won or fired their coach!
I agree with most of those…except zombies. Oh, I love me some zombies!!
*squee* Ha ha, sorry, couldn’t resist ;)
Hilarious! Especially, ESPECIALLY the “woot” and “squee”!
Thing I’m Totally Down With: The crying-children thing.
Thing I’m Not Totally Down With: The no-more-tequila-shots-at-9-am thing. I won’t stop. You’ll have to pry the Cabo Wabo bottle from my cold, dead hand.
Happy New Year. :)
I agree with all of these – especially football. The only one I question is the 9 a.m. tequila. If the mood strikes, I’m going for it ;)
I beg your pardon, but I covet my girls’ leg warmers. They’re so cute and colorful and fun (I draw the line at being an adult wearing ones from Little MisMatched, though, STOP IT!). I wear them when they are not home and then I put on a leotard and a headband and I AM Pat Benatar. Tequila shots before 9? GET OUT OF MY DAMN KITCHEN, IT’S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS WHAT I DO AT 7:42. Who made that dumb ass no liquor before noon rule anyway? He/she must have never met Jose Cuervo.
Oh babies are SOOOO exempt from that rule! Anything that shows off those little chubby legs is okay in my book!
I attempted Google+ thanks to a few friends who were trying a Facebook strike. It didn’t work so well though. And if you’re not into the tequila, you can send it my way. You know, it’s 5 oclock somewhere…..and I needed it just last week when it seemed as if Christmas Break was never going to end.
Oh yes, Google+ = total fail. And though I was for a time pretty interested in the impending Zombie Apocalypse, I can now safely say that I’m over them. Also, while I have occasionally been known to “woot”, I have never, ever “Squee”ed in my life.
The commercials for google+ scare me and make me think it’s not going anywhere. SIGH.
Crying children- yes, let’s banish them.
Though, I secretly would love to rock some neon layered legwarmers. Under my snuggie.
Leg warmers, who purpously puts on a pair of cankles?
Oh I so laughed at that comment!
YES, to ALL!
Didn’t think I could like more than I already do… but now, well… ;)
Do I get a waiver if I actually DO say “woot” in real life? I’m with you on the squeeing, though.
Crying children, thank GOODNESS mine are past this. Mostly. That’s so 2005 around here.
Aimee I’d be interested if we can’t get you to start adding a “hoo” to the end of your “woo” and just lose that t? Does this sound like something you can work on?
Oh, I use that one, too! In fact, the “woot” was added to my vocabulary for the express purpose of creating some variety from the “woo hoo.” My husband uses “wahoo,” but it never felt quite right. Being the geek that I am, woot, seemed to come naturally. Must use what fits one’s personality!
At least I take comfort in the fact that I have never (until now) typed the word “pwned.” That’s just stupid.
Now, if you’ll excuse me…I must knit some legwarmers with adorable little owls with buttons for eyes (which will surely protect me during the imminent zombie apocalypse) after whining about my football team’s losing season on Google+. Damn, I wish I had some tequila…
1, 4, 5, 8, and 9… Sweet Jesus yes! Please make them all go away. Crafts? I would really like the paint chip/sample thing to die. I just think it is so weird. You are stealing people. They don’t put those out there for your craft projects.
But football… Hell no. But then I’m from Texas and football is like a religion here. Also woot and squeee? I actually do say these things in real life. Especially the squeee, or at least something like that. Maybe we could do YAY this year. I really like YAY!
What is this paint chip sample you speak of? I don’t know what it is, but if it’s stealing than I want no part of it! Never mind the fact that almost none of the images I used in this post don’t belong to me. This isn’t about ME.
You Texans and your football…there’s no stopping you. I will admit I’m a huge fan of the Dallas Cheerleaders and their reality tv show though. I should try out.
I mean like all of these types of projects, http://pinterest.com/pin/40532465366024907/
You should totally try out for the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. That would make a great series of posts.
Ha! That’s so true…totally stealing. But super cute.
I can see my confessionals now “Boy practice was really tough today, but I feel like I nailed my routine!”
leg warmers with leggings as pants are even worse. You are cold! Just own it.3
YES all these trends need to trend on right out the door! I can’t wrap my mind around Google+ and I keep hitting the equal sign every time I try to hit the plus sign. UGH. That alone is reason to stop this silly Facebook-wannabe. And zombies? I’d love them if they could eat up all the damn owls that Target seems to think everyone is dying for. While we’re at it, let’s add “FTW” to the list. Why do people say that?
YES! I have never in my life yelled “For the WIN!” Has anyone? Other than Paula Abdul when she starred on American Idol?
I agree with all of them except for the owls. T2 is into owls… from mythology (Athena’s wise bird is an owl) and from Harry Potter **Spoiler Alert** poor Hedwig. In fact while search for names for our new greyhounds we have settled on Hedwig and Crookshanks. DH is not thrilled but he has no say in this choice this time. He’s names 3 of the last 4 dogs. The only thing I do not like about real owls is that they regergitate the bones of the small animals they eat. Gross.
You have new Greyhounds!?! I am SO jealous!!!
Adoption pending. We meet them on the 14th! I cannot wait!
Yay! What organization are you adopting through? We fostered greyhounds through a place called RoyalHounds.org. I’m always peeking in at the new dogs they have coming in. :)
We’re using Greyt Expectations and the dogs will be coming up from Daytona through GPA Daytona. I’m peeking to see if we can pick out the ones coming up. We’ve been told we may actually have littermates to pick from… actually I think the dogs will pick us, just like Cassie did.
So asking if I can send my crying kids to your house is probably not a question you’d answer yes to? Damn.
I don’t get zombies either . . .
I’m guilty of at least three things on this list. Damn. Just damn.
I hear you about the leg Warmers! My teen wears them. What’s this about owls?????
I don’t know – big muscular men in tight pants? (fanning self)
Tequilla shots instead of espresso shots? Count me in!
We can throw a few back while we burn a pile of leg warmers.
And I’d like to add “whining” to the list. I prefer mine coming out of a bottle, not a child. Less whining, more wine!
Uh-oh, might I be divulging a trend of my own?
Next time we’re in an elevator together 100 times in a weekend I am going to not only say WOOT about 2 dozen times {at least} I am also going to tweet about how I’m in an elevator with you and that I love Auburn football {you know, in the same tweet, because logic and such}.
I do wish people would stop with the nice birthday parties. I can’t handle the pressure and even when I claim I am not going to fall for it I end up cutting out small shapes and hot gluing them to sticks to stick in the cupcakes WITH OUT FAIL.
THANK YOU for finally saying what I think everyone is really thinking about G+! Woot! (Sorry, had to.) I was over it before it began.
And if you find a cure to the screaming kid thing please let me know. Just sell it–I don’t wanna know how you did it.
Never got into Google +. As for the Zombies they need to go! Great list!
Woot! What a squee-worthy list! :)
But…but… I actually say “woot” and “squee” out loud. Seriously, I do.
I am totally with you on the crying kids though, that stuff has to go.
High Five on the Google Plus thing. I don’t get it so it has to go away.
I am such a geek for owls! I’ve loved them for years and don’t think I’ll stop! =)
Life affirmations and owls cracked me up! So true for 2011!!
I think I just fell in love with you. That is all.
Here here! Down with made up words and crying kids. And would someone pleas invent some purchaseable (sp) Angry Birds party favors! If I’ve got to make another set of pigs and birds out of fondant, the least someone can do is sell me the rest of the party!
Yes…all of those. And I’d like to add Uggs boots with shorts and/or short skirts. Just stop, stop it now…
All the uber creative DIY crap is driving me buts too! Glad to see I’m not the only one.
And the hotting and hollering that used to take place on Oprah always had me reaching for the mute button. Holy headache!!
I always wondered if I would react the way her audience members did on that show. Maybe you just get wrapped up in the delight and heck, everyone else is doing it!
Or not.
I couldn’t agree more with most of these overrated trends. I’m married to a programmer who wants to make love to Google+… meanwhile I just yawn on the rare occasion I check it out.
I’m doing “something new” every day…
*gulp*
And Google+ isn’t on the list. Thanks for confirming my “quit before I try it” mentality on that one :)
As usual, you crack me up! I’m not completely anti-football–I just wish the season only lasted a month. I mean, why should a football game be an excuse to not complete essential household duties for a full five months or so (when your spouse loves both college and NFL)?
Then I really had to laugh because, while I normally write with a lot of self-deprecating humor, today was totally a life-affirming post for all the moms out there. Sorry ! :)
9 am shots are on my list too
You have lemon slice before 9AM? So healthy!
Great list!! What does it say about me that I don’t know what Squee means? Sadly, I occasionally fall into the woot trap, however.
Squee is like the noise girls make when they’re really excited and do that high pitched scream to one another. Like I what I would do if I met you in the grocery store, “It’s YOU, we’re really MEETING! SQUEEE!!!!” See that?
Tequila comes from the agave plant. Vegetables are plants, therefore drinking tequila at 9 a.m. is the same as drinking V8.
Admit it: You love my logic.
I agree with you on the leg warmers but I have fallen in love with leggings. Glad those were not on the list.
Leggings are amazing! Definitely sticking with them through 2012. :)
I’m glad someone finally said it.
You’re my hero.
Bahahahahahahh! And yes, when something is hilarious to me, I add the “B” sound in real life, not just for typing!
The whole owl thing remind me of, “put a bird on it” and if you don’t know about that, then google “portlandia” the show.
Zombies are too real! And you need to Netflix “Walking Dead”. Nuff said.
Danielle, I didn’t see your comment before I posted my own right below it. And I am SO looking forward to new Portlandia! Eddie Vedder, oh my!
Now wait just a minute here, missy! While I can agree with (most of) what you’ve said – and even guiltily admit to perpetuating #s 2 and 8, I have to draw the line at the whole Zombie thing! Truth is, the zombie fascination has been around since the original Romero movies, but I think the public’s recent mega-embracing of them has to do with the book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as well as the AMC Series The Walking Dead, based on the graphic novel series of the same name, which is actually quite good.
Vampires? Heck yeah. Better than the living, especially Eric the Viking from True Blood!
OK, so I haven’t read all the other comments, but Kainoa obviously wants the barrette out of his hair. Surely he will stop crying for good then. ;-) Excellent list! Especially Google+.
I truly appreciate this post.Much thanks again. Will read on…