How I almost missed out on my own Tragic LoveMarch 20th, 2007 @ 7:01 am
When I was in high school everybody was really into Girbaud jeans. Do you remember those jeans? They had the little white tag thing on the crotch and were so cool. And also very expensive. So of course, I never owned any. I felt like the only kid in high school that didn’t have a pair of Girbauds.
When I was in college, nobody was wearing Girbauds anymore. By the time I was grown up and married, really nobody was wearing them. But now, Girbauds were much cheaper and you could buy them at Costco. Finally I was able to get my own pair of Girbauds. Only like 5 years too late.
It seems like I’m always just a little behind the cool kids. That’s just how I roll.
Things have not changed for me in my old age. I’m still a day late and a dollar short.
Back in November Frema introduced a weekly segment to her already wonderful blog ala my own King Friday and the Wednesday Advice Smackdown. But Frema’s was going to be just a little different.
You see, Frema wasn’t your average 14 year old. While I
was still playing with dolls and crushing on boys, Frema was writing her own soap opera in spiral notebooks. Did you catch that? She was writing her own soap opera.
Because Frema loves us and is so brave, she decided to type up her over 60 pages of story (errors and all) and share them with us in weekly installments. She called it Tragic Love Friday and it’s pure Heaven.
It’s about a group of teenagers. But not just any teenager. No, these teenagers drink, sleep around, heck, some may/may not even wind up in State Prison. (I don’t want to give anything away.) She was even so great as to post who would be cast to star in it:
While Frema was posting her story every week, I felt like I was too busy to follow along. I was mean and selfish. And because of this I missed out on the wonderful and highly addictive story. I also missed out on the discussions via her comments section.
Besides the awesome plot, Frema added her own (present day) comments throughout the posts. I admit to being moved to tears while reading them. Tears from laughing so hard. Dude, that crap is funny. I am not lying when I say that I spent the better part of this last weekend reading all of the Tragic Love Friday archives. My eyes were burning from laughing, crying and looking at my laptop screen.
It was worth it.
Tragic Love Friday was wrapped up a few weeks ago. I was sad to see it end. But guess what, 14 year old Frema wrote a sequel. Which she’ll begin to post this week.
Did you hear me? 14 year old Frema not only wrote her own soap opera, she wrote a sequel. And again, she is sharing it with us. We heart you 14 year old Frema.
Why am I telling you about this? Because I love you, dear internet. And I don’t want you to be wearing your Girbauds long after they have gone out of style. I want you to be one of the cool kids while it’s still hip.
So jump on the band wagon, visit Frema’s Tragic Love Friday archives, get caught up, play along in the comments section, and wait for the unveiling of the sequel.
I promise you won’t be disappointed.
I promise.
Blog addiction
Frema
said,
March 20, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Holy cow. A whole post dedicated to Tragic Love Friday. You are the best!
If Love, Betrayal, and a Baby ever gets picked up for a Lifetime movie, I’ll have to pay you commission. A whole post!
Hilary
said,
March 20, 2007 at 3:57 pm
That was awesome and so well put together. I remember Girbauds. I don’t think I ever owned a pair. Didn’t Slater wear them on Saved By the Bell some?
If anyone is reading this little comment LISTEN TO ISABEL! She’s telling the truth. It’s so good. TLF rocks! Lil’ Frema rocks. Grown Frema snarking on Lil’ Frema and her characters is even better. Participating in the comments section is so much fun! Join in. You won’t regret it. And it’ll give you yet another reason to look forward to Fridays.
CPA Mom
said,
March 20, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Girl, I was following TLF from the very beginning. If I had known you were missing out, I would have told you. I cannot tell you how addicted I am to that story. Frema rocks! I may have to link to your summary in case anyone else is missing out!
Operation Pink Herring
said,
March 20, 2007 at 5:13 pm
I didn’t use follow Frema’s blog, but I am catching up quickly on TLF. It’s so freaking funny. Also, I am pretty sure that One Tree Hill ripped off a few of her plot lines last season. Um, not that I watch One Tree Hill or anything.
I am so glad there will be a sequel, I would die of a broken heart (I’m really getting into the soap speak) if it were over so soon. I think I’m already halfway through.
Rachel
said,
March 20, 2007 at 5:41 pm
Honestly, I cannot believe you were not reading TLF!!! I am, however, glad that you did find out what you’ve been missing! I heart Frema and TLF!!!
Fraulein N
said,
March 20, 2007 at 6:10 pm
I heart both 14-year-old Frema and Modern Internets Frema. I wrote some kind of melodrama when I was in junior high, but later threw it away in a fit of shame. Frema is a brave, brave girl. Can’t wait for the sequel!
Lindsey
said,
March 20, 2007 at 7:18 pm
I agree, TLF is the bomb diggity. Are people still saying “bomb diggity?” Anyway, Frema rocks my world. What a lovely tribute post for our dear friend.
Liza
said,
March 20, 2007 at 8:02 pm
OK, I’m clearly the day late and dollar short girl, standing around in my Costco
GirbaudsGuess jeans. (I am old enough that the supertrendy jeans from my high school days were Guess, with the little ankle zippers, modeled by waiflike Anna Nicole.)Although sometime in the last few months I became a huge Frema fan, I … well … skipped the TLF posts.
But all of you really can’t be wrong, and now that I understand what I was skipping (somehow I missed that these were written by young Frema), I’ll go back and catch up sometime after tomorrow.
Carrisa
said,
March 20, 2007 at 8:36 pm
You know… Finola Huges just is not a believable Jenna. I mean she’s like 50. And then there’s Topher who is like 25…. but I don’t care. I still loved me some TLF.
Molly
said,
March 20, 2007 at 10:13 pm
Three cheers for Tragic Love Friday! An addiction indeed.
Look at it this way, you missed out on the comments discussions, but you didn’t have to wait a week in between entries!
I am dying for Part Two!
meritt
said,
March 21, 2007 at 1:59 pm
This brought back memories of the soap opera I was writing back then as well; mine was about a girl named Tori (short for Victoria) and if I remember right she was a teenaged Mom. I also wrote one about 5 kids whose parents had died and had to live on their own. I even drew illustrations.
Ahhh, high school.
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said,
March 21, 2007 at 3:13 pm
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Katie
said,
March 22, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Girbauds started being famous when I was in 5th or 6th grade. I remember trying a pair of green size 0’s on when I was in 6th grade. But trying them on was as far as I ever got, lol.
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August 27, 2007 at 3:40 pm
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