Comments on: On Growing Up… http://www.megolomaniac.com/2009/04/17/on-growing-up/ Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cory http://www.megolomaniac.com/2009/04/17/on-growing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Cory Fri, 01 May 2009 23:09:27 +0000 http://www.megolomaniac.com/?p=698#comment-258 Dudette, "grown up" is a relative term. I'm 28, I do the robot in my office to relieve stress, I prank call my coworkers and I am somehow "management" at a major research hospital. Just be you, and let the rest of the "adults" worry about adult things. Dudette, “grown up” is a relative term. I’m 28, I do the robot in my office to relieve stress, I prank call my coworkers and I am somehow “management” at a major research hospital. Just be you, and let the rest of the “adults” worry about adult things.

]]> By: mego http://www.megolomaniac.com/2009/04/17/on-growing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-253 mego Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:23:23 +0000 http://www.megolomaniac.com/?p=698#comment-253 Em - I used to refer to the people who cut my hair as "hairdressers" (which is a ridiculous term for its own reasons) until I started getting my hair cut by a guy. Then the word "hairdresser" just sounded... outdated. So I asked Daniel what term he used and was introduced to the pretentious-sounding "stylist." Believe me, I wouldn't have used it otherwise. Political-correctness and pretentiousness are not my strong suits. I still say "stewardess" instead of "flight attendant" and used to say I was a "busboy" at a restaurant because I couldn't bring myself to use my proper title of "busperson." Em – I used to refer to the people who cut my hair as “hairdressers” (which is a ridiculous term for its own reasons) until I started getting my hair cut by a guy. Then the word “hairdresser” just sounded… outdated. So I asked Daniel what term he used and was introduced to the pretentious-sounding “stylist.”

Believe me, I wouldn’t have used it otherwise. Political-correctness and pretentiousness are not my strong suits. I still say “stewardess” instead of “flight attendant” and used to say I was a “busboy” at a restaurant because I couldn’t bring myself to use my proper title of “busperson.”

]]> By: Liesl http://www.megolomaniac.com/2009/04/17/on-growing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Liesl Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:20:31 +0000 http://www.megolomaniac.com/?p=698#comment-251 Eat LESS crap. Buy FEWER things you don't need. Use "fewer" when you can count the specific items; crap, in this instance, refers to the more general, and generally non-quantifiable, "unhealthy foodstuffs," not literal CRAP (though coprophagia would indeed be a serious developmental issue, were it the case). Fewer is for things you can actually count. This might help (and I can't remember where I first heard it): "10 items or less" at the grocery store is grammatically incorrect. Because you can specifically count the seven, eight, nine or ten (or 13 when 5 of them are the same can of soup and you hope that counts as one item) items, there can be more or FEWER, but not "less." Also, I've not asked my parents for money since I graduated from college (not true, I had a few breakdowns a couple semesters ago before my own tuition money came in, and tuition itself was due), but besides the occasional gift from Gramma, I live entirely off of money I myself have earned/procured. This fact makes me feel adult. It's a nice feeling, especially when there were $200 <a HREF="http://sfoutsidelands.com/" rel="nofollow">music festival</A> tickets that I really, REALLY wanted, and I bought. Not that I have $200 dollars at my disposal, but because I have a job (for now), and loans are a beautiful thing. Eat LESS crap. Buy FEWER things you don’t need. Use “fewer” when you can count the specific items; crap, in this instance, refers to the more general, and generally non-quantifiable, “unhealthy foodstuffs,” not literal CRAP (though coprophagia would indeed be a serious developmental issue, were it the case). Fewer is for things you can actually count.

This might help (and I can’t remember where I first heard it): “10 items or less” at the grocery store is grammatically incorrect. Because you can specifically count the seven, eight, nine or ten (or 13 when 5 of them are the same can of soup and you hope that counts as one item) items, there can be more or FEWER, but not “less.”

Also, I’ve not asked my parents for money since I graduated from college (not true, I had a few breakdowns a couple semesters ago before my own tuition money came in, and tuition itself was due), but besides the occasional gift from Gramma, I live entirely off of money I myself have earned/procured. This fact makes me feel adult. It’s a nice feeling, especially when there were $200 music festival tickets that I really, REALLY wanted, and I bought. Not that I have $200 dollars at my disposal, but because I have a job (for now), and loans are a beautiful thing.

]]> By: Emily http://www.megolomaniac.com/2009/04/17/on-growing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Emily Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:51:35 +0000 http://www.megolomaniac.com/?p=698#comment-250 Note to self: finally get free credit check. Meg, you are totally an adult. You have a <i>stylist</i>. Note to self: finally get free credit check.

Meg, you are totally an adult. You have a stylist.

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