SarahLena mentioned on Twitter that some days she gets so sick of things being overdramatized on social media. That reminded me of a tip I’m not sure I’ve shared with you: when I’m being bothered by someone Pumping Up The Drama, or Manipulating For Attention, I use the Captain Kirk voice to read whatever they’ve written. You are familiar with William Shatner’s Star Trek acting style? And, more importantly, with the way he spoofs his own acting style, which is something that makes me love him with teary-eyed love? Anyway, that’s the style I use when I read people’s Overblown Drama, and it really helps. Just put Drama Pauses in wherever (they’re funnier if they’re at unnatural breaking points), speak as if acting woodenly, and look intently at the corner where the wall meets the ceiling.
This is utter genius!
I love this bit: “makes me love him with teary-eyed love.”
Soooo happy to know that I am not the only one with Shatner Love. My husband calls it my Unfortunate Canadian Problem.
This made me obscenely happy.
My rule of thumb is to turn to your significant other and try to explain what the drama is. As the words leave your mouth, you’ll realize how incredibly stupid it all is.
But I may have to now share with my significant other in the style of William Shatner.
I always do something like this (booming voice with weird pauses) when I’m mocking my husband. He doesn’t really talk like that but it’s very annoying to him and extremely funny for me to give him that personality.
YES.
BRILLIANT idea. Wow. Makes me immediately feel much better about some stuff I’ve read lately.
Brilliant indeed!
This is sage advice.
And I’m NOT sitting here trying to figure out how many people are currently reading my stuff to themselves as Capt. Kirk. Because a, it would be incredibly self-centered to think you wrote this with me in mind, and b, that people are actually reading my over-blown drama and pleas for attention.
Although if they do happen to read, I really hope they’re Kirking me right up.
Whoa, I think you and SarahLena made the Internet safe for me again. THANK YOU.
If on Facebook, I usually just click the “hide this post button”. Your idea is way more entertaining than mine.
One of fb friends posted ‘just keep kicking me when i’m down, life’ the other day and in a moment of weakness I caved and asked what happened. Encouraging terrible behaviour, what is WRONG with me.
Oh I am SO using this (mentally) when being confronted (yet again) with co-worker’s ridiculous drama about everything. Thank you!
Bahahaha, this is awesome!
This was so helpful in this VERY SECOND, tears came to my eyes. I am now taking a break to Kirk it up about my in-laws.
Oh, and btw, Domestikook, I also have an Unfortunate Canadian Problem.
HAHAHA!
We, too, invoke The Kirk to express dramaz. The Kirk Out is synonymous with a freak out.
As in, “Don’t Kirk Out, it’s going to be fine,” or, “If my kids don’t stop it, I’m gonna KIRK THE FUCK OUT.”
i’m actually HOPING for a drama today now! just so that i can Kirkerize it :)
I love it and I will make sure to use this during any dramatic readings of internet stuff to anyone who happens to be around me while I’m reading it!