If the week is dragging on for you, I’ve got a bit of good news. It’s Wednesday, and that means two things – firstly, it’s all downhill to Friday from here, and secondly, it’s time for Open Post! Come have a chat about whatever is on your mind and catch up on what’s been happening around Mamamia HQ…
Office life
According to the Chinese zodiac, it’s the Year of the Dragon. Well, I’ve renamed 2012 The Year of the Cupcake, because being at the office this week has been like being stuck at a sponge cake bake-off at the local country club. MM’s Managing Editor Lana brought in all the leftover treats from her son’s birthday – date slice, rocky road and a bright blue birthday cake (the cake was great, the colour not so much). And then Tuesday saw the arrival of some stunning Mamamia cupcakes which were devoured pretty quickly. Check out all the baked treats – and lots more! – in our gallery of what’s been happening around the office this week…
Social media site of the week
With all the social networking sites floating around – Facebook, Twitter, Linked in, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Google+, to name just a few – you might not remember MySpace. It faded way into the background when Facebook came along, with as many as 10 million users jumping ship from one site to the other within a single month. Well, MySpace is making a comeback. This from the SMH:
MySpace claims that it now has “an average of 40,000 new registrations daily” and says it has added more than a million new users since launching its new MySpace Music Player in December.The site also touts its library of 42 million songs as the world’s largest collection of free music, signifying that services like Spotify — not Facebook or Google+ — may be its real competition.
“The numbers tell an amazing story of strong momentum and dramatic change for Myspace,” company CEO Tim Vanderhook said in a statement. “And the one million-plus new user accounts we’ve seen in the last 30 days validates our approach.”
Would you use MySpace as an alternative to the ever-changing, increasingly confusing Facebook? Or maybe you’re like me and suffering from complete social media overload, constantly trying to remember all your passwords for different things… thoughts?
Spunky Goanna Legs
What’s your pet name for your significant other? Babe? Sweetheart? Honey-munchkin-pants? The Telegraph has done a survey on the nicknames that lovers use, and you might be surprised at some of the things people are calling each other:
Spunky Goanna Legs, Anaconda Pants and the Minister of War and Finance, take a bow. You make up the honour guard of Australia’s unusual nicknames for lovers.
By contrast, those of you calling to “Babes” could find 20 per cent of any given crowd replying “Yes?” It’s Australia’s most common pet name for lovers.
More than 2500 people responded to our call to tell us their lover’s nickname. Women were slightly more likely than men to call their partner Babes, while men were much more likely to call their lover the 9th and 10th most popular responses – Chook and Pumpkin.
Others perhaps showed a strain in relations, Harvey Norman (No Interest for Years!) and Life At The Turn Of The Century among them.
I can’t even begin to imagine what the story would be behind “Spunky Goanna Legs”, although I’d probably appreciate that more than “Harvey Norman”… is your name for your partner in the list of most popular names (which also include bub, honey, bunny, pookie, princess) or is it more original? And if you don’t have a partner, what would you call your future significant other?
Top Comments
just a qestion, i am spending the weekend in Sydey , staying in George st .Would really appreciate any suggestions from sydney siders as to wher to go for a good , affordable blow dry ?
Wink Hair on Hunter St is very good & about $55
If you go to Chinatown or Pitt St you can get cheaper blowdrys (around $30) from Japanese or Chinese salons but I cant vouch for the quality
The gallery is very beautiful-you are all very stylish!
OMM this week is a boy *sigh*. Its ridiculous because we only had a brief fling in October but it felt SO right and i was SO sure that he was feeling the same that i let go and trusted. When i expressed how I felt (like i really like you, feel butterflies around you, love being with you etc) he would say the same too. But then we went on a date to a fancy restaurant (that i organised) and afterwards he freaked out, said he wasn't ready for a relationship, had bad experiences with ex gfs and was 'scared' of girls. Still he said he didnt want anything to change but if I wanted to just be friends then he was really happy with that. So I was upset because I was just sooo into him and angry because I felt so foolish opening myself up to him and him acting like he wanted to be with me when he obvz didnt.
Anyway I thought I am happy if we can stay friends because I just felt this amazing connection with him & wanted him in my life. Anyway now its February so 4 months later and he now doesn't contact me anymore. After someone wrote nonsense on his facebook wall in spanish (from a fake account i think), he blocked me which I was so offended with because its like he assumed I would do that, does he really think so little of me? He didnt even ask me if I did it! Plus I dont speak Spanish?? I just feel so foolish, like this pathetic girl who keeps trying to contact him (I text maybe once every 2 weeks). It hurts how he was so into me and fascinated with me and now it feels like he thinks im this crazy woman he needs to block on facebook. It hurts that I cant stop thinking about him and really want him in my life and he probably doesnt even think of me! Also there is nothing I can do or say ! If I tried to express this he'd probably think I was crazy and want to avoid me more! I am so depressed today because it feels like something is wrong with me/I am not enough and that I am 'crazy' and have to be avoided when I've been nothing but kind and amazing to him :(