Every time I log into Facebook, I shudder. I am thrown right back into my daunting past: the days of florescent pink Juicy Couture sweat suits, Uggs, side pony tails, and braces. There, I am forever 12 years old. When I made my Facebook, I didn’t have a “professional” email address to use. In search of one, I must have dug up my “Make Sure to Burn” file. And what was lying inside? My AIM username.
AIM Username: dramachic29
Level of Embarrassment: palm in face
Now, we will nit-pick my thought process in crafting this unique username to be my online persona.
Drama: I liked acting. I’m terrified to actually perform on stage, but in the shower, not to brag, I OWN “Defying Gravity.” I also am the middle child, so doesn’t that naturally make me dramatic?
Chic: Well I wanted to use ‘chick,’ but that seemed too childish. I figured if I got rid of the ‘k’ I’d seem cool and people would be like, “Wow she’s so awesome and chill that she doesn’t even need to fully complete a word, yet we still know what she means.”
29: My birthday! I’m not that narcissistic, am I?
In middle school, I had one chance to make a cool name for myself. And I went with dramachic29. I really thought it was a step up from the email my mom set up for me in elementary school: Blanket1000.
I did a poll among some of my friends in hopes of finding out I wasn’t alone. And I succeeded. Their names are equally cringe worthy:
Peaceloveriding
– She wants peace
– She wants love
– And rides (I assume horses)
– Level of Embarrassment: Shaking of the head
Hoopster6666
– She played basketball for 1 year
– Needed the extra 6 because…you know… like the devil?
– Level of Embarrassment: A long “reaaaaaally?”
Sfabball729
– Another bball superstar
– Level of Embarrassment: A moment of silence
Doggiedogdukie
– Failed to realize the connection that dukie is another term for shit…. so naïve
– She wants everyone to know she has a fervent passion for dogs
– Level of Embarrassment: Has to walk 10 feet behind group of friends for the day
Nicksta823
– She was trying out a new nickname
– People called her that for a day
– Level of Embarrassment: Actually I think Nicksta is kind of catchy. She can least sit with us.
From this poll I have come to a conclusion: all girls between the ages of 10-13 have the same thought process. We all think that adding an “xoxo” or spelling “girl” as “gurl” makes us seem cute, flirty, and fun! But really, we all need to ask ourselves, “Why?” We are better than this! We don’t need to sell ourselves short. Why should I let dramachic29 define me as a person? I am not that person.
You think we would have moved on from this trend. The Twitter handle game takes it to a whole new level… But that’s a whole other topic of conversation.
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