Language note: Emmett has taken to saying "jacked up" as euphemism for "Fucked up." This was not current during my youth, and I thought "effed up" had taken a commanding lead.

Please verify with anecdotes your observation of this trend, or deny it utterly, or display indifference.

It was "F'd up" in my day (the gay-but-not-that-sort-of-gay 90s). "Jacked up" meant, well, "hyped" or "amped."

Rats leaving the sinking ship?

things that are awkward - having a coworker tell you that they think you should date another coworker.

uhhhhhhhhh.

adding to my list of things that should never happen.

"Jacked up" meant, well, "hyped" or "amped."

In my day, "jacked up" meant the rear end of your car was way higher than the front end.

adding to my list of things that should never happen.

Come over here and sit next to me, dear.

oh sure, now be nice. you won't even take my calls.

adding to my list of things that should never happen.

I was trying to explain this to former officemate. He thought I was being weird. But then, he met his wife when she worked here.

I have a matchmaking friend. She's finally learned to NOT try with me. You can tell she has to work really hard to restrain herself, though. It's funny.

Question time:

The DOCUMENT FROM HELL needs to be published on the web. The main body is nearly 2MB, the appendicies 5MB. I'm thinking I want to break the pieces up by chapter and offer them as individual PDFs. But I'm not sure anyone would want to download what would be 20 separate files.

So... 20 files? 20 files + 2 files (for main + append)? 1 big honking file?

What a great read, Allyson. Can't wait to walk into a bookstore and buy it to read the rest.

In my day, "jacked up" meant the rear end of your car was way higher than the front end.

The meaning remains similar here, but that's because we're a little redneck, and like our trucks on rilly rilly big-ass makes-the-cab-look-like-a-Tonka wheels.