maybe its the people I work with, but I always feel like an outsider...............

[vernacular_life]

Things that it seems that everyone likes but me:

-Vera Bradley bags
-Pirates (of the Carribean, on a t-shirt, as a bling encrusted bauble, etc)
-Dancing with the Stars
-Iced Coffee
-Diet Coke
-Tweedy Bird/Mickey Mouse stuff
-Asparagus


I wanted to talk about the new Spoon album, an episode of Iron Chef America that I watched last night (battle Garbanzo Bean!!), my new tea maker, the fact that Jones Sodas are now going non-HFCS, and my favorite work messangerbag (a reused diaper bag).......  no one could relate....


we did find common ground on beer and quesadillas, though...

Comments

[ee-chick.livejournal.com]

What's wrong with asparagus?

I hear you - I'm the most unhip early 30s chick that I know, and yet conversation topics can be limited with my (almost universally older, male) categories.

I didn't know that about Jones Sodas. Thanks!

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

heh..nothing's wrong with asparagus - I just dont like it and 2 women spent about 15 minutes going on and on and on about it

I've yet to find Cane Sugar Jones' around here, but haven't looked super hard, either.......just Target about a month ago

[angelgirl8.livejournal.com]

i'll tolerate asparagus. the rest? nope.

but i live on chickpeas. what episode is it? the link is the skip hop one again!

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

here's the link/schedule for iron chef:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ia/episode/0,1976,FOOD_16696_47182,00.html

[snowzilla.livejournal.com]

I hate asparagus. Yuck. Although iced coffee was like crack to me when I was pregnant...decaf of course, so I wouldn't get beat down by other pregnant ladies horrified by my cravings.

I think Vera Bradley bags are really, really ugly. OMG, that felt so good to admit. Really ugly.

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Let it out! Share what you feel is too ugly for the masses!!

Hey, I was addicted to Coke Slurpees/Icee's when I was pg, and it was a struggle to limit mine to a small once a week..

[onelargecat.livejournal.com]

That is cool about the Jones sodas. Have you ever submitted a photo for a label? I haven't, but I've thought about it.

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

I've never submitted a photo, but a friend of mine successfully did who was photographing all of the living Pearl Harbor survivors....I think it was 3 or 4 old vets who still kept in touch...this was YEARS ago when no one had ever heard of Jones!

[bundlebee.livejournal.com]

Do you co-workers actually discuss Tweedy Bird/Mickey Mouse stuff? Was someone wearing said hideous t-shirt? Bizarre.

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

one was talking about getting a Tweety bird spare tire cover for her CRV. WTF?!

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

The skip hops last forever! Mine fits a laptop perfectly, but doesn't leave that much room for my lunch. If I leave the laptop, its got space for a weeks worth of gym clothes!

AND love how easily you can toss it in the wash and freshen them up!

[jamiethetiger.livejournal.com]

Hee. Yeah. I work in such a stufffy industry. Whenever I let the conversation go into things that my husband does, I get some serious sideway glances.

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

oddly Ive got one or two Star Wars obsessed coworkers who'd think Lance was the coolest thing on earth :)

[jamiethetiger.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry :(

[jamiethetiger.livejournal.com]

I meant :-P