The World Needs More Love At First Sight

That Time We Found Lego Boyfriend A Mate

So it's been a while, dear reader (as usual).  Christmas has come and gone.

O Christmas tree...

And New Year...

And the first week of work...

And with January blues firmly setting in, I think it is about time The Blog makes a comeback to spread some happiness and sarcasm about the place.

Or it might just be a good chance for some of you to have a good-natured chortle at my various antics.

Whatevs.

As we all know, The Great Abandonment has begun (namely because I don't shut up about it).  However, I was lucky enough to see The Boyfriend a few times over the course of the last 2 months.  The Battlestar came into port for a brief period of time and, despite my friends sniggering over my 'boaty calls', it has been lovely to see The Boyfriend for real.

Err...I mean...oh bollocks.

Not that Lego Boyfriend hasn't been a big comfort to me!

Oh Lord, what have I done?!

ANYWAY.

Because I realised how much I had neglected Lego Boyfriend in the wake of real man flesh becoming, if not readily, at least somewhat, available.

Yes, yes - we get it!

I decided to treat Lego Boyfriend to a special little plastic something of his own.

...Keep it clean, dear readers!

Whilst I was off gallivanting with The Boyfriend, poor old Lego Boyfriend was tucked safe in a little pouch in my handbag hardly seeing the light of day.

Poor little tyke.

In an attempt to cheer him up, I got him his own little playmate.

Lego Boyfriend meet.....

Lego Girlfriend!

Complete with big suitcase and a can of whoop ass.

And it was love at first sight.

Lego Boyfriend effectively became the heart eyes emoji upon setting his plastic little eyes on her.

What can I say? Call me the Lego fairy godmother.

So. Many. Legos.

Now. I would love to say that Lego Boyfriend and Girlfriend lived happily ever after, clasping their little yellow hands (claws?) and running (shuffling) off into the sunset (a lamp on my desk).  But sadly, shortly after their love struck first meeting, it was decided that Lego Girlfriend should be allowed to travel the world with The Boyfriend (since AJ is far too big to squeeze in The Boyfriend's suitcase).

Especially not with this bint already stowing away.

So Lego Girlfriend and Boyfriend have been separated (geographically only - obviously!) and now I'm stuck with this face permanently:

Calm down - you'll see her in March.

So Lego Girlfriend has gone on her adventures to Central America with The Boyfriend:

Doing her bit to help ensure safe passage across the Atlantic.  Can't say she doesn't pull her weight.

Lego Boyfriend and I will sit at home and look forward to the updates we receive from our respective other (arguably better) halves. But at least we'll have each other for company.

And now The Boyfriend doesn't need to get his jealous pouty face on every time Lego Boyfriend pops up on Instagram.

Although I have already had to have The Chat with Lego Girlfriend about Proper and Appropriate Behaviour.

I think you all know what I'm talking about.

When two young plastic lego figurines get together, the sparks fly, hormones are racing, the skirts are a little above the knee...it's inevitable really.

Queen Elsa knows what's up (kind of a party pooper though - I love a good wedding)

Ah, young, delusional love.

I'm off to buy myself a hat!

&&Fin.

Men Always Want To Be A Woman's First Love - Women Like To Be A Man's Last Romance

That Time The Twittersphere Wrote A Better Love Story Than Twilight

What The Buzz: #My5WordRomanceNovel

Apologies for the lack of posting, dear readers, but I have been shamelessly busy and have made it home to my bed no more than 2 nights in the last 8 days (ooh er mrs) and therefore The Blog has been rather sadly neglected.

My apologies for this.

But I shall be making it up to you shortly by explaining what was occurring to cause my absence from my beloved work station in another non-What The Buzz blog post. (Watch this space!)

But in the meantime, the Twittersphere got all romantic (well, as romantic as the Twittersphere gets anyway) and had the hashtag #My5WordRomanceNovel.

('Novel' might have been pushing it, but you get the idea.)

Some of the entries were quite poetic:

And then the clouds poured.#My5WordRomanceNovel

— Sukriti Singh (@singh_sukriti) 28 March 2016

#My5WordRomanceNovel He would've loved you more

— Caroline (@twilightxgalaxy) 28 March 2016

We will challenge eternity together #My5WordRomanceNovel

— Edwin Hayward (@uk_domain_names) 28 March 2016

Somewhere between hope and expectation #My5WordRomanceNovel

— Seonaidh Meems (@FiTeyaAL) 28 March 2016

...And yet others were perhaps more what we expect from modern romance stories these days:

#My5WordRomanceNovel I prefer your sister tbf

— Casella (@ShredMoseby) 28 March 2016

"The pizza delivery is here" #My5WordRomanceNovel

— Jessica Saldana (@jess_sal98) 28 March 2016

Let's match and never talk #My5WordRomanceNovel

— Sean (@SeanPStanley) 28 March 2016

However, I think we can all agree on this one:

#My5WordRomanceNovel Anything is better than Twilight.

— Puppy (@PuppyAbbott) 28 March 2016

A substantial number of the Tweets involved food but then the way to my heart is through my stomach so I shouldn't be that surprised I suppose!

In any event, hope you enjoyed this hashtag as much as I did and I hope all of your love stories are longer than 5 words.

&& Fin.

PS. Sorry for the short post - will make it up to you all in the next entry which will include delights such as meeting the boyfriend's family for the first time, learning exactly what a 'Gine' is and general kerfuffles in social etiquette which seem to somehow only happen when I am trying to make a good impression.

Words Are Memes That Can Be Pronounced

That Time We Talked About The Latest Online Plague Trend

What The Buzz: #DontBeLike

First things first, I have to say thank you to all you lovely readers - we reached 2,500 views this week! Thank you, thank you to everyone who has read The Blog and hopefully cracked a smile at the various antics detailed within.

You all rock.

And this week we will be looking at the stick figures that took over Facey B.

'Be Like Bill'

...Or else.

This is Bill.

(Oh, God, now I'm doing it too.)

This is the meme that appeared and then spread like wildfire through facebook and twitter.  Whilst the meme was initially fairly harmless, it soon became a subject of ridicule (as every fad does eventually...does anyone remember how stupid the ice bucket challenge was?! Or makeup-less selfies? Yep...saving the planet there guys.  Good work.)

This meme did not stay popular for long. 

Err...that escalated really quickly.

This was a perfect example of how quickly a really simple idea can spread when embraced by enough people. And how, despite becoming a subject for mockery just as quickly, it was still EVERYWHERE.

How many of these memes have you seen in the past week? pic.twitter.com/IGTXIPsQR1

— What's Trending (@WhatsTrending) January 24, 2016

#prettymuch #stickfigureoverkill #belike #dontbelike pic.twitter.com/Bt2k9CPcEW

— catalina shoate (@shoatezoo) January 25, 2016

According to several credible news sites, the idea behind Be Like Bill was to call out annoying social media habits.

...yeah.

The irony is actually tangible.

Be Like Bill actually started in late 2015 but it has recently become a viral hit following the creation of several meme generators that allow people to put their own names/scenarios in the frame.  And of course generated the anti-Bill meme; Don't Be Like Bill. 

This will, undoubtedly, go the way of other social media fads but, for the meantime, the Interwebz has something new to hate/ridicule and that should satiate her for now.

I had to have a go myself (obviously) and the first few were so random that I realised people must be spending a significant amount of time re-generating their personal memes until they got one that was #relatable or at least somewhat appropriate.

If you want to have a go yourself the link is here.

And I totally won't judge you.

...until you post it on facebook.  And then you should really worry when I get around to doing my next friendship cull.

&&Fin.

I'm An Instant Star. Just Add Water And Stir.

That Time We Discussed The Inevitable

What The Buzz: #DavidBowie

As you are already no doubt aware, David Bowie has sadly passed away after a battle with cancer.

The Twittersphere and Facey-B alike exploded with the news with messages of sadness and heartfelt remembrances.

Personally? I can only claim to be a casual fan of the late, great Bowie.  I have an appreciation of his music, certainly, but my main source of love for the man comes, undoubtedly, from his performance as Jareth the Goblin King in 1986's Labyrinth. 

(I also particularly love Life on Mars (the song and TV show) but that is a somewhat loose connection.)

The Best Thing to happen in 1986. WITHOUT QUESTION.

David Bowie was a true icon and has given us so much to enjoy including 25 studio albums, an incredible 51 music videos and has sold over 140 million albums worldwide which is certainly a fitting tribute to the longevity of Bowie's popularity.

But for me, he will always be that strangely alluring, magical, cruel to be kind magician that captured my imagination when I was a young girl.  I remember watching this movie and, even knowing that there were puppets and muppets and all sorts of other creations involved, thinking that Jareth was the real magic of the film.

Even inspiring an amateur cosplay attempt by me and the Sister. 

The wold has lost a wonderfully creative spirit and my thoughts go to his family and friends who knew him in a way that the online world tries to lay claim to but will never understand. 

And, finally, the most fitting tribute I could think of.  Take it away lads:

&&Fin.

Kids Believe In Santa; Adults Believe In Childhood

That Time We Apologised For Some Christmas Themed Stuff

What The Buzz: #DearSantaSorryFor

As is only appropriate, the Twittersphere has been awash with Christmas joy and yuletide woe.

In between fights over the Miss Universe pageant in which, somehow, Steve Harvey managed to get away with his huge error by tweeting an apology and all the contestants got flack for their behaviour following the monumental cock up orchestrated by the inimitable Steve Harvey.

(Just as an aside, I have nothing against Steve Harvey and have spent many hours laughing at his antics on Family Fortunes - the innuendos that man produces with his eyebrows alone are hysterical.)

In any event, I felt it was time to do something suitably festive and so the hashtag this week is #DearSantaSorryFor.

Which could only end in hilarity obviously.

Here are some of my favourites:

#DearSantaSorryFor my bad jokes...However, here's one of my better ones! pic.twitter.com/txlPxgrBqa

— Hacker T Dog (@CBBC_Hacker) December 22, 2015

(Dad jokes ftw!)

#DearSantaSorryFor NOTHING. I REGRET NOTHING. Bring on the coal. I don't even care. pic.twitter.com/6yd6WAnq24

— Lily Bailey (@LilyBaileyUK) December 22, 2015

#DearSantaSorryFor opening a present early.. I craved tea & our old kettle blew up!!😁..this is actually true ☕️ 🇬🇧👍🎄 pic.twitter.com/rHwratfgQO

— Si Cranstoun (@SiCranstoun) December 23, 2015

(The most British Brit to ever have Britted.)

#DearSantaSorryFor 2015. Yes...all of it.

— The Orctioneer (@Quirkative) December 22, 2015

#DearSantaSorryFor "That - uhh...thing..." pic.twitter.com/9264aRQOcp

— TrivWorks (@TrivWorks) December 22, 2015

(Someone gets it at least!)

And here's mine:

#DearSantaSorryFor making non-alcoholic mulled wine.  Sacrilege!

&&Fin.