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In which we mark the return of Urban Ennui.

[11:56] Kiki: omg, i’m gonna kill someone today
[11:56] Kiki: all my co-workers are getting giddy over how FUNNY bonnie tyler is … for the umpteenth time … and another co-worker thinks ‘corgi’ is pronounced corky
[11:57] Kiki: *emo face*
[11:57] Em Em: who the hell is bonnie tyler?
[11:57] Kiki: total eclipse of the heart
[11:58] Em Em: funny?
[11:58] Kiki: whenever that song comes on the playlist, which is like once every other day, everyone starts laughing and talking about how “awesome” it is
[11:59] Em Em: hmm
[11:59] Em Em: that must be from that movie with the wedding singer
[11:59] Kiki: “HAHAHAHAHAHA … isn’t it so awesome … oh, YEAH … blah blah”
[11:59] Kiki: i just wanna be like, dude, stfu or ADMIT you love that song, straight up, you hipster DOUCHE
[11:59] Em Em: actually it makes me laugh too cause [_____] told me about some guy singing it at karaoke with a wicked bahstan accent
[12:00] Kiki: but we remember the original, we are ALLOWED to laugh at it
[12:00] Em Em: how old are these people?
[12:00] Kiki: 20s
[12:00] Em Em: is there one that is not the original?
[12:00] Kiki: i’m sure there are hipster covers. it’s the original that they respond to.
[12:01] Em Em: and anyway it IS awesome
[12:01] Em Em: i don’t even get it
[12:01] Em Em: thank god there are no hipsters in this place
[12:01] Kiki: then my 50yo boss chimes in “i feel like i should have a black microphone!!!” … as opposed to a pink microphone?
[12:02] Em Em: black microphone … wha?
[12:02] Kiki: right?
[12:02] Kiki: i don’t even know what that means
[12:02] Em Em: idiotsville
[12:02] Kiki: and then one of the hipsters is like “yeah, RIGHT?”
[12:02] Kiki: ?!?!?!?!?!?!
[12:02] Em Em: dude
[12:03] Em Em: just hearing about it makes me tired
[12:03] Kiki: *facedesk*
[12:03] Em Em: it needs to be an SNL skit though
[12:04] Em Em: the skit will be called “hipster non sequiturs”
[12:05] Em Em: and you’ve just written it right there
[12:05] Em Em: “bonnie tyler!” “hilarious!”
[12:05] Em Em: “freaking awesome!” “dude!”
[12:05] Kiki: don’t make me laugh! i’m full of righteous rage right now
[12:05] Em Em: “black microphone!” “i know, RITE???”
[12:05] Kiki: hehe
[12:05] Kiki: damn you!
[12:06] Em Em: that’s what i’m here for!
[12:06] Em Em: to annoyingly defuse your righteous rage

…

[12:28] Em Em: oops sorry
[12:28] Em Em: [____] was babbling
[12:28] Em Em: she’s gone til tuesday though!
[12:28] Em Em: par-taaaay!

…

[12:51] Kiki: a lot of people are taking a long weekend this weekend it seems
[12:51] Em Em: not the hipsters though!
[12:53] Kiki: one of the hipsters, yeah
[12:53] Kiki: he’s going to a bonnie tyler appreciation conference
[12:55] Em Em: you just made that up, right?
[12:56] Kiki: hehe
[12:56] Kiki: yeah
[12:57] Kiki: but it would be rad
[12:57] Em Em: just checking!
[12:57] Em Em: who knows what goes on out there!
[12:57] Kiki: it is the wild west
[12:58] Kiki: dude, bonnie tyler is welsh!
[12:58] Kiki: also, born gaynor! who changes their name from gaynor to bonnie!?!
[12:59] Em Em: gaynor tyler?
[13:00] Kiki: gaynor hopkins
[13:00] Kiki: also: http://youtu.be/7f_HsjpSVaI
[13:00] Em Em: omg she sang that too?
[13:00] Em Em: remember that from when they’re playing chicken with the tractors in footloose??
[13:01] Em Em: ah, the shimmy
[13:02] Kiki: best. scene. evar.
[13:02] Em Em: rite???
[13:03] Kiki: srsly, so hot
[13:03] Em Em: that whole movie was hot
[13:03] Kiki: i’m playing this song on repeat for the rest of the day
[13:03] Kiki: can i admit something to you i’ve never told anyone?
[13:03] Kiki: like EVER
[13:04] Em Em: yes pleez!
[13:04] Em Em: oui!!!
[13:04] Kiki: i was totally into the stupid penn brother not kevin bacon
[13:04] Em Em: dude
[13:04] Em Em: i KNEW you were going to say that!
[13:04] Kiki: i’m so ashamed!
[13:05] Em Em: was it cause he was so cute when kevin was teaching him how to dance on the bleachers?
[13:05] Kiki: yeah, i think
[13:05] Kiki: omG, we need to have a virtual watching that movie together!
[13:05] Kiki: like we could both be on ichat or something
[13:06] Em Em: totes!!
[13:06] Em Em: i can’t believe i remember it so well
[13:06] Kiki: omG, yes yes yes
[13:06] Em Em: i don’t remember ANYTHING
[13:06] Em Em: this is what’s sucking up my brainpower
[13:06] Kiki: you were imprinted like a duck
[13:06] Em Em: ha!
[13:06] Em Em: totally
[13:06] Kiki: ok, we need to set a date
[13:07] Kiki: and figure out HTH you’re going to watch it what with your new no-netflix thing
[13:07] Em Em: i’ll have to un-freeze my netflix account
[13:07] Em Em: it’s only temporary!
[13:07] Kiki: so worth it though
[13:07] Kiki: it’s gonna be epic!
[13:08] Em Em: or maybe we should save it up for when i visit!
[13:08] Kiki: or BOTH
[13:08] Em Em: YES
[13:08] Em Em: hehe
[13:08] Kiki: this makes me happy
[13:08] Kiki: i’m glad something good could come from all this
[13:09] Em Em: can i jinx for something i was in the process of typing?
[13:09] Kiki: hehe
[13:09] Kiki: sure
[13:10] Kiki: when you write my eulogy, please include something about the jinxes
[13:10] Kiki: then shed one tear
[13:10] Kiki: but just one
[13:10] Em Em: sure, i’ll add it in to what i’ve got so far

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