{"id":2155,"date":"2010-03-07T14:12:34","date_gmt":"2010-03-07T19:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeasprayer.wordpress.com\/?p=2155"},"modified":"2010-03-07T14:12:34","modified_gmt":"2010-03-07T19:12:34","slug":"im-not-trendy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/im-not-trendy\/","title":{"rendered":"I'm not trendy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I got this as a prom gown hand-me-down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I had a dream that I was in a candy store, and I was incredibly popular and\u00a0exquisitely\u00a0hip, and then I ate a enormous marshmallow.
\nWhen I woke up, my pillow was gone.<\/span><\/p>\n

It all stems from a deprived childhood. Even if I wanted to be trendy, and I tried, I’d fail, miserably. Middle school and high school found me so often in thrift stores, it was downright scandalous. In an era of Benetton, and Jordache, it was social suicide. Oh sure, I tried to hide it. I went to Gabrielle Brothers, where clothing goes to die. I’d pick through the cast-offs to\u00a0scavenge\u00a0some name brands, so the girls in gym class wouldn’t give me the “stink eye,” or worse. But, inside I knew it was the shred of facade keeping me from being found out as a trendy fashion horse phony. Only hand-me-downs from a few rich kids could throw them off the scent once in a while. A saving grace perhaps.<\/p>\n

No, I couldn’t cope with continual failure, so, I gave that up. Art Majors have a bit of an advantage here. You won’t find that I’m cutting edge. I’m not hip. Tragically or otherwise. Quirky doesn’t cut as hip. But at a mad hatter’s tea party, I’d fit right in.<\/p>\n

The Oscars are on tonight, and it’s very important to be cool, hip, fashionable, and cutting edge. But not to be the fool. The pre-Oscar\u00a0hoopla\u00a0begins days in advance on television now. Oprah pimped herself to promote the\u00a0nominees\u00a0last night on a special show. HYPE HYPE HYPE<\/p>\n

It all emphasizes how off beat I am, and maybe I’m not alone. Or…perhaps I am.<\/p>\n

I realize people won’t read this blog because I know the latest on Justin Beiber, or because I’m in-like-flin with Glen Beck, (ugh) or because I just got the iPhone S, and I’m a ball of awesome coolness, because I have a app for that.<\/p>\n

It might take a while to know what things are about here at this site. Maybe, it’ll be a while, before people can separate the goofiness, from the incised gaze at deeper being; or apprehend how those two realms can, and do intertwine.<\/p>\n

Blogs-to be widely read-are supposed to be on the latest news, and on top of everything. They are to be authored by incredibly hip people on their way up in the world.<\/p>\n

I apologize about that.<\/p>\n

As a consolation, I can still guarantee there are lots of surprises and lateral, creative thinking around here. I hope that helps to soothe the pain.<\/p>\n

Thanks for loving me, anyway. Or humoring me.<\/p>\n

peace out, yo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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