You know those things that just make you stop, stare, and after a few moments you find that the only thing you can say after seeing, hearing, feeling whatever it is is 'dude'? Well, I logged out of my 'Rae' account and into my 'Lil Bit' account and looked at some of the stats. I cannot believe some of the things I see when I look into my viewing history. I know probably more than half of those stats are people who randomly find this blog while looking for a way to kill some time, but still. Russia, Germany, Poland... dude, seriously? More than three views for any one post is awesome to me and I look into the history and see something like 4-7 pageviews and I'm like 'Woohoo! there's actually people out there besides Mel who reads this stuff? Seriously?' I just had to put that out there. Also, the referring sites? one of them was topblogstories. I didn't even know something like that existed, must less that it would point to me. I mean, really, most of the stuff I have here is just what a normal person goes through or has floating around in their head. Nothing really deep, except every now and then I might share something I found cool or meaningful. Dude, I really am rambling now aren't I?
Something else that makes me go 'dude' is a couple hundred feet of slick plastic laid out on a kinda steep hill, lathered with baby oil, and drenched in water with a whole youth group slipn' and sliden' down it every which way. Oh yeah, fun times for my youth group. I wasn't so sure about our new youth pastor, but one thing I will say about him and his wife: they have brought a bit more life to our stuffy youth ministry. For that, I gotta give em some sort of credit. Not too many people can take a dead room of sulky teenagers and put some energy back into them.
More musing on the word 'dude'. Has anyone noticed how often it is used in America with meanings vastly different than its actual meaning? I mean, I've always thought it was first used to refer to guys who surfed, you know, surfer dudes. But we've come to use it differently than that. It's more of a... filler word or... something I can't quite think of but I'm sure someone else will. Like, 'dude, you just got owned,' or 'dude, that looked like it hurt,' or just plain, 'dude' in the face of something that defies all other words. Its a word used a lot like 'wow' or 'oh'. We use 'man' in much the same way, but we use it for its actual meaning more than we use 'dude' for its actual meaning. Dude, the English language is strange. One has to have a lot of respect for foreigners who can speak English as well as the next guy, 'cuase English is pretty confusing if you aren't raised in it.
What, you didn't seriously think I was the only one who reads your blog?!?? It's way too good for me to be the only viewer, durrrr :) Before you know it, you'll have publishing offers from companies who have been secretly reading this! :D Then you'll be famous!! :DDD And I'll be able to say I was the first to read it before anyone else :))) And I'm glad your new youth pastor is working out! Like you said, it's harder than most people think to find a person willing to work with hormonal, moody teenagers all day. To the whole 'dude' thing - I think it's best described as a word conveying shock or surprise, but you got me thinking - where did that word first come from anyway? I mean, it's not like people in Bible times said it. Or in the 1600s. Or even the 1930s. Who was the first person to ever use that word, and what was the reaction of the people around them? "What did you just say..dood?? What in heaven do you mean by that?!" Haha funny things to think about that not too many people ponder :) See, this is why your blog is read by more people than just me! *Snaps fingers in front of your face* Wake up, you're an amazing, funny, interesting writer!! Of course I'm not going to be your only viewer!! :))) That being said, it wouldn't hurt to advertise it on facebook or your email so that even more people can see it! (hint, hint, ;)
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