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What the heck happened? 2007 is almost over already? Before we (in the U.S.) get smothered by the rising tide of an election year, I thought it might be fun to look back at some of the defining moments and trends of 2007.
Lolcats
Lolmacros (or image macros) have been around for a while now, at least since 2005. But the lolcat subculture exploded with the advent of the extremely popular I Can Has Cheezburger? At first I thought it was a good thing that we as a culture found something "productive" to do with an absolute surfeit of cat photos on the interwebs. Now I have discovered that people are taking photos to make lolcats. It's a chicken or egg situation, with the only certainty being that we will never run out of cat photos.
Whatladder sums up the appeal in a great article on the phenom from earlier this year:
I think part of what is going on here is that lolcats show the dual nature of cats - on the one hand, they are about the cats’ inherent cuteness and appeal, on the other, their inherent nature their desire for comfort, for prey and for world domination. Sometimes, all of these traits are illustrated in one lolcat picture, which...is what makes them so effective and funny.
iPhone
iScream, you scream, we all screamed for an iPhone. Well, okay, not everyone. And some people screamed in a not-so-happy way when the price dropped 200 bones early on. Anecdotally, people I know have seemed happy with it, and when they break they get a new one snappy quick.
They Tried to Make Me Go to Rehab? NO, NO, NO.
Celebrity rehab. It's the new Botox or something. I don't wish to make light of people struggling with addiction, but it almost seems like the new street cred, or in some cases, summer camp for quasi-adults. Reports of romantic hook ups, drug smuggling, and breakouts abounded in 2007, and that was just Lindsay Lohan.
Rehab Winehouse/Britney mashup from February.
Skinny Jeans
I think any trend where you need loads of advice on how to do it "right" is a red flag! Some people look great in them. I look great in them, if by "great" you mean, "I could sure go for some sausage right now. Yummers."
Al from "See Hear Speak No Evil" got the old bait-and-switch, poor thing:
I didn’t expect the purchased jeans to be of the ’skinny’ type. The sign at Old Navy did not indicate that they were constructed in this manner. What rubbish! I can get them on and do them up but they are WAY to tight (at least for me) and I’m not sure how well they’ll stretch. And if I wear them, the ass crack will show whenever I sit down. I’m not sure that this is exactly what I want.
Boy have I been there. Well, at least one person can pull them off:
Source: Flynetpictures.com
But she would look good with a pack of wild marmots ravaging her head and a skirt made out of an old tire. So I am inclined to think she doesn't count.
Celebs in Jail
In addition to it being a booming year for rehabilitation provisioners, it was also a booming year for...er, taxpayers, who footed the bill so kertrillionaires could serve twenty-eight minutes in jail. Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Michele Rodriguez, and Keifer Sutherland are just a few. The sad thing is that these are all DUI cases! If I was exuding money like these people, I would probably just call a cab. As I am not, I am a big fan of the bus. Now I am picturing Paris Hilton on the bus. Hee.
Rihanna's "Umbrella" ELLA ELLA! EH EH EH!
"Umbrella" was one of the ubiquitous smash hits of the year. Now Rihanna has her own line of umbrellas. Genius! I am going to write a song about love and milk. The Dairy Board will pay me millions, I tells ya. Plus, a lifetime supply of string cheese. I can dream!
Behold my milk moustache/
Behold my milk moustache/
Stache! Stache! Meow! Meow!
I will have to work on this.
Blog Polls?
1. Yes?
2. No?
3. ENOUGH ALREADY.
Youtubeification of Life.
Youtube is officially taking over the universe and becoming one of the "indispensible" internet tools, along with other sites like Wikipedia. Not only is it a great internet jukebox, platform for people's personal opinions, and instant how-to (I learned how to do reverse
