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#IHateMondays - Did you mean Ibarki the Japanese Prefecture?

Just one of the reasons why I love my friends AND gchat. 

Matt: oh well this morning I get here and I realize I forgot my mugso I want to die
me: i HATE that feeling
Matt: so obviously I run to twitter to say such things and I write like, hey i forgot my mug blah blah blah and then i go to write a hashtag
Matt: #ihatemondays but i’m on my iphone
me: uh huh 
Matt: so it keeps suggesting other words because it’s never heard of the word ihatemondays 
Matt: and each one keeps getting crazier and crazier small confession, I made a chart
me: of course
Matt: because it was so god damn sillly first i did “I” and it was like, “I?”and I was like no, don’t worry i know what i’m doing buddy, then “ih” and it was like “oh?” so I laughed
Matt: then i did “iha” and oddly it left that alone apparently thats maybe a wordso then “ihat” and it was like, don’t you just mean regular “Hat?”then “Ihate” it was like “irate?” but then things get really weird
I was like “ihatem”and my phone comes crazily out of the blue and sayssurely you must mean Ogaden, a territory comprising the southeastern portion of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia and I’m like “Whoa iPhone, where the hell did you pull Ogaden out of?”
Matt: then i said “ihatemo” and it suggested “Ibaraki” and then i just kept going and that’s when it gave up 
Matt: (ibarki is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region on Honshū island. The capital is Mito.)
me: HAHA

Weekend Google Recap: Do I Need Google Rehab?

 Let me preface this post by saying that having a smartphone has changed my life. A random song or topic will come up in conversation that leaves the group wondering “hmmm I wonder what the lyrics are,” or “what was that movie?” Well, thank god for the instant gratification that is a smartphone! It is worth every overpriced penny I pay for it every month! That said, one of my favorite Sunday morning activities is reviewing the weekend Google searches.

What I find, boggles my mind. Let’s review last weekends searches:

LL Cool J
Hermaphrodite
Bank identification number
24-hour diner lower east side
Ingredients in borscht
Zillow

First of all… zillow? What does that even mean? BORSCHT? When have I ever thought about borscht? Granted, some of these searches are alcohol fueled, but I’m not going to lie that some of these come up in normal conversation. What is going on my mind? Tipsy Googling is one thing, but are my normal day-to-day conversations that weird that I’m googling hermaphrodite on a regular basis? Do I need Google rehab?