Like.

Has anybody noticed how much the word "like" is so over used?
Its annoyingly ridiculous. Annoying because I over use this word all the time as well. Even though I know how silly it sounds. Example: "Hey mom! Today at class we sat like a lot and then the teacher talked about this like really graphic story. I was like grossed out. Now I have all this homework to do on the graphic story and I like really don't want to do it. Who would want to write about like graphic stories?? Like why does this historical stuff have to be so graphic??" Oh goodness. Ridiculous huh? (that was just a crazy example I've never actually carried on a conversation like (aaaahhhh!!!!!) such as that one).
The other day I was mindlessly flipping through a random magazine and one of the stories caught my eye. I began to read it and this is how one of the sentences went, "...and Emma was like "I'm back!" What? Now we're using "like" in publication instead of the word said or replied or exclaimed. I couldn't believe it.
Hopefully this post of the newest thing I've noticed doesn't make it so that it bothers you too. This was just meant as a writing topic for me :)