April 18th, 2007
A certain lady friend of mine named Julia Gulia did a post a few months ago on the subject of fauxnups. What is a “fauxnup” you ask? The fauxnup stage of life is that awkward 20-something period between being a teenager and an adult. We’re sort of living on our own, but really just kids at heart. Julia’s definition lists it as such:
Fauxnup (n.): a “fake” grown-up. One thrust into adult life while still clinging to the artifacts of a more frivolous lifestyle. She provided a 10 point list which you can find here. I came up with a few additional fauxnup distinctions, a top 8 list if you will. Here they are:
8. You buy “art” for your apartment but it really consists of prints that you got at the frame store down the street. You refuse to frame your “art” and instead use the same thumb tack that you used in 7th grade to put up 90210 and Teen Bop posters.
7. You have a PDA device which makes you feel cool and “businessy” but you really use it to search for bars on the weekends and to check your Myspace and Facebook profile remotely.
6. You live on your own but your bed is in your living room.
5. You have a 401K plan but you’re not really sure what that is except that you get less money each week.
4. You host “dinner parties” but everyone really sits around your coffee table on the floor.
3. You have a book shelf filled with important businessy books. Next to the books you also have a bag of ping pong balls.
(Ya never know when a last minute beirut tournament could come up)
2. You have one of those water coolers in your house in college and handle all of the bill payment, bottle handling etc. You use the empty bottles as chairs/drums and dress up the cooler as your room mate.
1. I work at a large publication/catalogue business but still lose it when people say “back-end analysis” or “catalogue spread”
Isn’t being a fauxnup fun? Please feel free to add additional fauxnup distinctions as applied to your own life 
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