Why BLARG?

You may be asking yourself, what is a "BLARG!" and why would anyone use it in the title of a blog?

To answer this question, let us first turn to one of the internet's most useful tools, UrbanDictionary.com. According to anonymous and presumably stoned contributors over there, a "blarg" is a "unique word" that "means anything you want it to, or is used to show disinterest or boredom." It is also a "sigh of complete angst/depression" and "has no concrete or absolute meaning. Its meaning is derived all from how you say it and in what mood you say it."

So why choose a word with no real meaning to title my blog? The answer lies with Liz Lemon.

Liz Lemon is the fictional lead character of NBC's hit show 30 Rock. Written and portrayed by Tina Fey, Liz Lemon is constantly pushing herself to extremes, stretching herself thin, and bending backwards for others, all to support the success of her writing career. Sound like anyone we know?? Like me, Liz sometimes finds herself faced with missteps, upsets, and hilarious disasters in her professional life that lead her to utter that most appropriate phrase I am so confidently relying on: "BLARG!"

Enjoy this plot-changing BLARG! from season 4, when Liz finds GE CEO Don Geiss dead on a couch. Prior to his death, Geiss had made certain promises to Liz's boss that would propel Liz's career and earnings to unfathomable amounts (for a comedy writer). In the instant she finds the deceased CEO, the brief glimmer of hope she had was thrust out the window, a feeling I find myself relating to each time I find "the perfect job for me," but then never hear back from after submitting a painfully crafted cover letter.

 WHAT? Was that a "BLERG" she uttered??? Not a "BLARG!"?

BLARG!!

Too late, I'm not changing my blog name now. Job BLARG! Blog is too fun to say! Job Blerg Blog doesn't have the internal alliteration that keeps me snickering every time I say it out loud. Anyways, just because something doesn't work out the way you plan doesn't mean you have to trash it completely.

So now you know why I BLARG. Later on I'll tell you why I blog!