Golden Oldie

I have noticed recently that my vernacular, and that of my generation, is passing. I mean, I consider myself a pretty current person when it comes to technology. I can't afford all the newest stuff, but I know what an iPhone is and why people like it. I bought a Blackberry years ago just because I wanted to be in on this whole texting thing. I belong to too many social networking sites. I hate not knowing how things work, so my initial response to new technology is to play with it and read the manual and mess around.

And yet, I still say things like "I'm going to tape Bones tonight," instead of DVR or "TiVo it." Every time I say that, M. asks me what tape I'm going to use and I get all scowly. My age is showing, I guesss. Which in itself is a reference to the faux pas of one's slip showing, also a relatively ancient reference.

I was in San Francisco recently and was dismayed to see that Rasputin Records name has been changed to the less alliterally pretty 'Rasputin CD DVD.' Ugh! Gross! I immediately thought, "I refuse to call it by that name." And in that moment, I became my mother. The woman we still giggle at when she calls Taco Bell "Pup n Taco" (in 1984 Taco Bell bought up all the Pup n Taco's in Socal). Hahaha, we would think, she is stuck in the 70s and can't call it by it's new name! Time, she is a cruel mistress. (p.s. I love you mom- happy birthday!)

So basically I'm going to be one of those people that sounds totally out of touch. Like those people who still use the word "mimiograph." Hell, who even uses the word "xerox" in place of "copy" anymore? I remember them days! M's dad once told me that his grandmother used to refer to cars as "the machines" and he had always been amused by that. That will be me!

In similar news, I was sadden to learn of the invetion of this:
That's right people, gummi vitamins for ADULTS. What the eff is wrong with people? I mean, do we need to start public shaming? Can't you just suck it up and take a vitamin with water?

Sigh...I swear I am one foot into Shady Pines.