TEXT MESSAGE LINGO.....I DON'T GET IT!

Okay....anyone who knows me knows that I am on my phone pretty much 90% of the time.  I do prefer to text instead of talking on the phone.  (Yes...I'm one of THOSE people!) But of course the younger generation has their own way of communicating these days with abbreviations.  

I see some of them on Facebook or with my younger friends and nieces when we text message.  First I think to myself what does that mean...then I have to "Google it" so I know what the heck they are talking about.  Then I reply back like they think I knew what they were saying in the first place.  HA HA HA HA!!!!

But here is a list of ones that I didn't know about but found funny:

Coo = Cool ( When I think of that word I think of a bird "cooing")
Gerd = Oh my God (What happened to OMG?)
HMU = Hit me up (Makes sense to me)
WBU = What about you
KK = OK (What too lazy to type an O?)
KMSL = Killing myself laughing
LOLZ = Laughing out loud (Another version)
TBH = To be honest (I just was wondering what this meant today)
W/E = Whatever
BISLY = But I still love you
O RLY = Oh really
MEGO = My eyes glaze over (There were times I could have used this one!)
MTFBWY = May the force be with you (People actually use this?????)
TTT = To the top 
YMMV = Your mileage may vary (Okay.....is this what childhood predators use in chat rooms?)

So there you have it....hopefully this helps you having more knowledge about abbreviated texts and if you are embarrassed to ask.  And if there is anything else that you are questioning here is a link http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/internetglossary/tp/The-Top-Text-Message-Acronyms-of-2011.htm it will help you alot.

Well until next time....

SEE ME, HEAR ME AND SPEAK

Am I blind?
I don't think so
I see what you see but
I see things differently

Does that make me wrong?
NO
Does that make you wrong?
NO
We just see things differently

Am I deaf?
I don't think so
I hear what you hear but
I just hear different words

Does that make me wrong?
NO
Does that make you wrong?
NO
We just heard thing differently

Am I mute?
I don't think so
I speak what's on my mind
And you speak yours

Does that make me wrong?
NO
Does that make you wrong?
NO
We just express ourselves differently

We are different
The world is made up of different people
Different views
Different minds
Different words

Embrace all
Hear, see and speak

Hear me, see me and speak

Stephenie Birmingham~ 2013

Well until next time....

FROST ICE BAR - BOSTON

So look at what we have coming to the Boston area....an ice bar.  Now I've heard of ice bars before and thought it was a nifty concept.  The first time I have ever heard about this was when Norweigan Cruise Lines debuted their newest cruise ship called Epic in 2010.  I remember thinking wow...what a neat thing...your drink will NEVER get warm!

Now on a cruise ship it might be a novelty...but in Boston where we tend to have some pretty harsh winters?  This may be something tourists may want to do which this is good in the summer...but Boston does not have a lot of tourists in the winter.  But here are some of the features of this new location:

• General admission:  $18.99
• Alcoholic drinks:  $ 11.00  (with no garnishes)
• Non-alcoholic drinks: $ 6.00
• Insulated capes and gloves provided
• Amazing ice sculptures and furniture

When you first walk in you will be in a room where the temperature is 38 degrees.  This then prepares you when you actually enter the bar at a temperature of 21 degrees.  Brrrrrrrr!!!!  

So this is neat but the there are two negative things...in my opinion which are:

• Groups are taken in every 15 minutes and can only say 45 minutes
• NOOOOOOO FOOOOOOOD!!!!!

Okay I can understand the time limit of you having to be in there since it is so cold.  I mean honestly I would not be able to stay the 45 minutes.  But there is no food!  You know how many foodies there are out there?  Well this is NOT the place for you if you want to eat.  But I can also understand that because everything would probably freeze.  

The bar is located in Faneuil Hall Marketplace...and for the foodies, there is plenty of food around that area so you will be just fine.  Would I go here....probably just for the experience but I would be curious to see how this bar does during the winter months here.

Well until next time....

I'M NOT DOING THE SAFETY BOUNCE ON THE T!

Watch this video.....I have nothing else to say.

Well until next time....