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(Photoshopping courtesy of Patrick M)
O.G. commenter Becca here! In April 2008, when I started commenting on Videogum, folks knew the value of a hard day’s commentin’ and did it for the love of the blog… or some such nonsense. We weren’t yet called monsters and you didn’t have to have an account to chime in. There was no such thing as Facebook Connect or Justin Bieber. There wasn’t even a Monster’s Ball! It was a simpler time. I sent my first tip the same month (an Aciphex [Get it? Ass Effects!] commercial), and though it didn’t get posted, I stuck around because you know what? Some kids don’t even Have Videogum So Be Grateful AND CLEAN YOUR PLATE!
Outside of commenting on Videogum, but still inside of the internet, I’ve written and have been featured on (gasp!) a few other blogs (Gawker.tv, The Awl’s Splitsider, whose forthcoming humor writing section I’ll be editing, The Hairpin, Jezebel, Blogger Blog of Note) and tweet a bunch of gibberish on Twitter. Before you guys think I’m a shameless, opportunistic traitor of the highest order (I totally am), please know that my loyalty to Videogum remains steadfast; I’ve faithfully sent in tips and made videos in hopes of absolving myself of just such treachery. And I’m sure guest blogging today will do fine in place of a blood oath. If there are any shaman or druids among us, please advise in the comments.
I’m 24, have a gray hair, and live in Chicago where all of our mayoral candidates are horrible (seriously, one grown up candidate called another a grown up candidate a crack head during a debate for grown up constituents), so there’ll probably be a mass exodus soon. Or just a one person exodus. Anybody’s guess who that’ll be.
If you’re still on the fence about today, here’s a trick I read about in How To Be Here To Make Friends and Influence Monsters.
It took me a long time to learn all of those dance moves, so if this thing goes south, I’m prepared to record myself doing them (thanks for the tip, Becca).
And I realize the dance in the video doesn’t work as intended, so let’s rewrite history and get to today’s guest blogging! (tl;dr)
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Today is going to be super fun, I just know it!
You got this on lock, Becca.
Becca, you had me at the bird of paradise dance! I mean, who could reject that majestic plumage?
I’ll give this dance a try.
Huge pic whoa.
TWSS?????
Aw. You guys have been so cute this week.
But they are NOT cuter than any other Videogum power couples. Maybe EQUAL TO. But not GREATER THAN.
Wanted: person to form Videogum power couple.
Duties include: acting cute
Re: above–I was totally kidding. Jesus. I think they’re adorable.
Also, Duncan, that was not a response to you, although it totally looks like that now. Ugh. I’m going to take a nap.
Duncan, what the hell? Over me already? I’ll show you!
Why did you hit that poor innocent beardless man?
I once wanted to create a power couple, but have sensed learned that being the wild single girl of Videogum is not a bad thing.
Now, if you’ll excuse me…
Chicago! Woo wooooo! Freakishly warm in Chicago today….but cloudy…
CHI TOWN STAND UP!!!
Seriously, Becca, You’re Finna Knockit out the Box
(OSKAR AND BECCA WE SHOULD SEE YOU AT A MEETUP SOON Y/Y *Gunsh
When is the next one? I was busy for the last one (I think…I also hadn’t been on videogum in a while….).
I had to debate what coat to wear this morning.
Did you choose one of the Buffy options?
That’s Chicago for you…we fake cloudy but feel great. I’m so happy for the weather today I could cry.
SO happy! Kids at school are already running around in shorts and sandals and forgetting that the entire campus is one enormous puddle. It’s really cute, you should try it.
It’s so awesome! So glad this is the day I have to spend INSIDE WRITING A PAPER! Good job, life!
I also meet all of the requirements that you posted about yourself in re: city or residence, number and presence of gray hairs, and age. so wait… you’re not me, are you? if not, then awesome! keep up the good work (posts)!! if so, i did a really good job of posting this in my sleep this morning.
UM SO HOW COME I NEVER MET ALL THESE CHICAGO MONSTERS
videogum pizza party: chicago edition! laaa
um yes!! let’s legitimately do that
yes! a chicago monsters meet up! there was one a long time ago, and i couldn’t go, but let’s set up another one please.
I agree. When and where?
Dance Dance Beccalution
:: Swoon ::
I am surprised that dressing like a waking nightmare and dancing halfheartedly didn’t work out better for that bird.
It works out okay for me.
Clearly, Mans has never dated a member of Mummenschanz, lol
those a-holes really messed me up when they were on the muppet show.
Just in case:
Better safe than sorry, I always say.
She’s really going for that smiling fish face!
Either that or she’s choking on a small singularity. Someone give her the Heisenberg!
I am very excited about this, and have been ever since I realized that your avatar comes from Daria. But that’s probably just because this is a picture of me:
I know, I know…it makes me look…animated.
you’re a redhead?!?
Knew she had no soul
Ian:
Not by birth but by choice…what does it MEAN??
This seemed really funny to me at 2am
This seems really funny to me at 9:06 am.
There is guest blogging now?! The things you miss when you get a real job.
Hiyeyeyeye Becca!
You guys, this one time becca described this racist Fred parody as an ‘ouroboros of wtfery’ (IT’S IN THE BLOG ANNALS (BLANNALS); LOOK IT UP) and it was seriously so funny that even though i remember nothing else about that day of my life, i remember that and still laugh about it sometimes. There’s like a cd in my car with that written on it.
So ANYWAY today’s prolly going to be great, and we’re all going to end up in the BEST OF section of the Blannals.
SHIA and SHIA!
Well, Becca. Having a chance to review your CV, I see that you are eminently qualified to be a guest blogger on Videogum. I await the chance to post a snarky and hastily-written comment that’s riddled with spelling errors in the very near future.
Becca, I never really watched Daria and I always assumed that your avatar was Connie from King of the Hill. WOOPS. Forgive me, the picture is so small!
It’s ok. We all look alike!
I have prepared a few questions:
As a proto-monster, what do you think about the growing videogum online community? Did you have any indication that an actual community was forming, even back then?
As a promising young woman with a gift for blogging, are you in fact preparing for your future based on web distributed writing? If so, in what way and is it different than print?
Will you be my friend?
looking forward to today, the Becca avatar pic is more classic than scrambled eggs
I request, nay I demand, that we have a montage of all of the commenters in outlandish comments at the end of the day!
1. Congrats, Becca! I’ve noticed you around these here parts for forever, and I know you’ll do great.
2. Anybody got that’s bird’s number? I’m totally seduced.
WILL THERE STILL BE TOP CHEF RECAPS? Please say there will be Top Chef recaps.
Becca, solidarity, you are going to kick ass in the name of LAWNDALE HIGH.
There will definitely be something approaching a Top Chef recap.
Seeing as Becca showed me “Bach to Bach” by Nichols and May she can do no wrong.
Good luck on today’s journey dear Becca!
I see how this works. You spend all this time BEGGING me to PLEASE comment on your lowly little blog to see that I don’t even get a paragraph in it? For shame Becca, for shame!
Iz u relly a skwirel???
CAROLINE!!!!
You guys are in the presence of a Videogum LEGEND!!
That was a defining moment… I think Da Cake Eatur was the first “then-troll” who eventually won us over with the “relly a sqkwerrell” comment.
Not gonna name a couple other no-longer-trolls [SELF INCLUDED], but it’s always nice when they end up becoming our FB friends, have their own fan pages, and DS3M tries to trick me into thinking he’s [redacted] at the Austin VG meetup and I lose my shit and get all star-struck. Then I was like, Oh, it’s JUST YOU DS3M (KIDDING you know ily vry mch)
You’re great, Becca. I’ve always been a fan… so here’s my request: can you have another Buffy open thread? I forgot to comment on Gabe’s yesterday. Jay kay, today is going to be awesome.
You should know that I’ll be commenting extra hard today (or trying to) in honor of our shared OG-ness, Becca, even though in my decrepitude I have become more of a “just reads” monster this past year and a half or so.
Shit just got real.
Yay Becca! I’m considering your guest-blogging an early birthday present for me. So, also, yay me!
Your twitter is hilarious Becca; congrats on all the other blog writtin’ too!