Words, words, words

(Just a few.)

Yesterday, I think I used the word wicked six different times.

As in, That storm last night was wicked awesome.

I also find myself using shut up more and more as an exclamation (not a command).

As in, shut up, seriously? can I marry you and move to London?

To top it all off, I am continuously (continually?) referring to people in my head as chickadee. I haven’t vocalized it in oral or written communication yet, but I’m certain I will soon. Almost did yesterday:

Calvin: lol, ok

have a good evening

me: thanks. Sleep well [chickadee]

I refrained, but it was there in my mind. I just didn’t transmit it through my fingers to the interwebs. So today I thought before I add it to the list of endearments I use with certain people who are my friends (usually dear and every so often hun), I’d better test it.

me: if I called you chickadee would it make you uncomfortable in any way?

Michael: If it was in person I'd think it was weird

 me: haha, that's fair

 since I haven't seen you since January and we only communicate via gchat, what about that?

Michael: I would just think it was silly

me: if I called you chickadee would it make you uncomfortable in any way?

Matt: umm

 i'd be curious for the reasoning behind the name

 but not uncomfortable, per se

So I think I’m safe with that one. We’ll see what happens. (And just so you know, I don’t only want to use it with boys. They just happened to be the only people gchat-available to take the poll.)

Not sure where chickadee came from, fairly certain shut up is because I’m friends with Miss Melis (though we lived together for a year and a half, you’d think I’d have picked it up then), and wicked is totally Boston.

I like knowing where my words originate.