Strange Conversations: Part One Hundred and Sixty
Posted 29 June 2009 in Strange Conversations by Catriona
Yet another Gmail chat conversation:
ME: Okay. Cool.
NICK: Awesome roarsome.
ME: No.
NICK: No?
ME: No.
NICK: Not a good catchphrase?
ME: No.
NICK: Okay then.
And with that, I have to announce a blogging hiatus. I’m flying interstate tomorrow for a job interview, and then spending a couple of days with my parents. In time-honoured fashion, I have, of course, caught a revolting cold two days out from the interview, so my plan of blogging in advance has been cancelled.
I will be back in time to live-blog this week’s Torchwood episode, but unless something outstandingly unprecedented occurs between now and then, I won’t be blogging in the interim.
Au revoir!
Share your thoughts [10]
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Wendy wrote at Jun 29, 05:57 am
GOOD LUCK WITH THE JOB INTERVIEW! (that’s me shouting down the bruce highway so you can hear me)
Interstate?
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Catriona wrote at Jun 29, 06:07 am
Thanks!
Yes, the job’s in Sydney. But I don’t like to give details because I’m insanely superstitious (Nick says I’m the most superstitious atheist he’s ever met) and I worry that talking about it will jinx it.
Not that that makes any sense, but, you know, I’m heading into a job interview while a head cold and I’ve managed to get my hands on some symptom suppressants with good old-fashioned pseudo-ephedrine in them, so nothing I’m saying right now makes any sense.
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Wendy wrote at Jun 29, 06:34 am
no that makes absolutely sense and I would be exactly the same.
I might add though that I think “awesome roarsome” could have some catchphrase potential. I’m going to test it out.
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Catriona wrote at Jun 29, 06:43 am
Well, I’ll give you my permission (for what that’s worth) to claim you came up with it on your own. I don’t want to encourage him!
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Matthew Smith wrote at Jun 29, 06:48 am
Hey rock-out Catriona (or whatever you like to do in job interviews). Hope you do awesomely roarsomely.
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Wendy wrote at Jun 29, 07:22 am
See it’s already tested now and doing very well. (i laughed out loud a lot.)
I think Nick can revel in the catchphrase glory…i wouldn’t want to take credit for someone else’s big salad (see Seinfeld is useful in any situation!)
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Kirsty wrote at Jun 29, 07:55 am
Best of luck, or should that be break a leg? for the job interview.
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Tim wrote at Jun 29, 08:43 am
> I will be back in time to live-blog this week’s Torchwood episode,
OMG Catriona’s going back in time!
Also, good luck! :)
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richard wrote at Jun 30, 12:23 am
Hope the interview and the pseudo-ephedrine are a good catchphrase success.
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Nayantara wrote at Jun 30, 07:55 am
Best of luck with the interview.
And I intend testing out ‘awesome roarsome’ on my students next semester. I think it could work as part of a revised assignment marking guide, ie ‘poor’, ‘adequate’, ‘good’, ‘excellent’, ‘awesome roarsome’.