Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Mission Monitor Board Today I (Verb)...Round Four

It's only been open 4 days so the whole town was there. But hey, don't you hang out at Hipster Trade?

Depends on which source we wanna follow:

Merriam Webster says "a person who follows the latest styles, fashions, etc. : a hip person"

Kinda funny that the term "hip" has been resurrected now to mean "cool" again. I used to hate when Snapper Carr would use that word, because I don't find him "hip" at all.

Urban Dictionary says a mouthful! "Hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20's and 30's that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter."

And a more reliable source, Dictionary.com, goes "a person, especially during the 1950s, characterized by a particularly strong sense of alienation from most established social activities and relationships.".

So hipster can be taken to mean someone who follows the latest cool trends, and can also mean someone who eschews the mainstream in favor of more "unique" subcultures. But what happens when those subcultures become mainstream, I don't know. And now my head hurts.

...am wondering why my house smells like burnt canola oil.

(actually, I know why.)

...reaffirmed my hatred of Old English poetry. (Why did I sign up for that poetry class?!)

... got fed up with Chinese food. Bah! Of course, my ancestors are all Chinese, but still...

Perhaps you could send some of that Chinese food my way, Ibby? I haven't had good Chinese food in months here.

Be glad to, BraJa, assuming it survives transit much of it is homemade in fact, and the homemade ones I don't mind at all.

It would be very much appreciated!

...finished that pesky Old English essay at 3 A.M.

... thought about what Chinese food to (hypothetically) send to BraJa. Radish cake? Kikiam? Birthday noodles? Pork Siomai?

...played 3 straight hours of ping pong.

...finished making my website for the Old English poetry project! (Here's the link if you guys want to check it out!):

http://vikrantn.com/

*ignore my awkward smile on the welcome page

^ Cool specs, BraJa.
^ Cool smile, too.

Thanks, LT! It was the only recent picture I could find in the last minute, as it was my FB profile picture!

...realized I just don't think I can eat any more cake.

... envied matlock's tasty cake.



Cool, BraJa! Thanks for sharing.

...went into a local comic shop. They had already cleared the bookcases ahead of Wednesday comic day.

This is the first time I've seen this, which is a reason I was never too aware of Wednesday being the new day for a long time.

I guess they used to do it after closing time, as I can;t imagine I've never been in at that time before. Having said that, when I was in last week on the Wednesday, they didn't have the comic I went in for, even though it was out!

... read comics on the train home.

...was on the verge of a panic attack.

... totally did not get enough sleep

...got fed up with my city and ordered comics online.

...wondered if there's not a decent comic shop in Atlanta???

... honed my juggling skills. Four projects with tight deadlines, woot woot!

The back issue selection isn't very good.

...felt depressed after getting a test back.

I know how you feel. I used to worry about test scores all the time back in the day.