Smileys Anonymous
Posted in Modern Technology and tagged with Blogness, Me, Smiley on June 1, 2010A post about my move is still coming. I had intended to post it today, but I need my real camera (which is at work) to take decent pictures…phone pictures just won’t do for my fun blue room!
I have a problem.
I’m addicted to smileys (especially of the =), ;) and =P variety).
And LOLs. (which has gotten so bad that I start to think “lol”)
I need help.
I’m pretty sure that I was able to write without them at one point. I don’t think they ever slipped into a paper during my school days.
But today I can’t seem to write a text or a blog comment without them.
Help!
Photo by ~Prescott
June 1st, 2010 at 7:48 am
Whenever I’m chatting I find I use the winking ;) more than anything… and instead of LOL’s, I ROFL’s.
.-= Veronica´s last blog ..Halfway Through The Year =-.
June 1st, 2010 at 10:18 am
When I taught high school, I had students who would include text language in essays. Maybe some people can’t write without including it. :)
June 1st, 2010 at 11:03 am
You and me both, girl!
It’s a bit ridiculous sometimes. :P
Hope you are doing well!
June 1st, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Jessica: WOW. Jen did have someone write “WTF” on one of their papers so she had to let them know that she did in fact know what that stood for!
June 1st, 2010 at 4:21 pm
I think I have actually said “Lol” out loud before. That was embarrassing! I struggle with this “lol” thing too though, recently, I’ve been just writing it in all of my messages, and then going back and editing it out. I tend to use it when I’m trying to say could be taken multiple ways, and I want to make sure people take it the way I intended.
June 1st, 2010 at 4:28 pm
I try not to use the acronyms and smileys in my posts and comments, but it never works. It must be meant to be ;) (see?!)
Thanks for visiting my blog earlier! Hope to see you again soon, I’ll be back!
.-= Natalie´s last blog ..The Flower Garden =-.
June 1st, 2010 at 5:17 pm
I hear you. I don’t think it’s such a bad thing- honestly, I’m so sarcastic sometimes I NEED them so people will know I’m kidding.
:-)
Ha.
.-= LiLu´s last blog ..Dammit, the Smelly Kid is… ME! =-.
June 1st, 2010 at 7:48 pm
Hi Ronnica, Found you through WOW. Your stuff is fun! Since you’re in nonprofit (as am I), you might enjoy my posting from two weeks ago (“Reconsidering the Names of Things”). It was inspired, of all things, by the fundraising software I use! (I swear, there’s an idea lurking everywhere!)
I’m happy to know about your blog,
Katie
.-= Katie Gates´s last blog ..Seeking Balance on the Highest Court =-.
June 1st, 2010 at 9:48 pm
Me too, Ronnica! And I always tell myself, “If you’ve written your comment well do you REALLY have to tell people to laugh? (or smile or whatEV). But I don’t want to be misunderstood so these acronyms and emoticons are my default setting on FB and blog comments. Ugh. :(
.-= Robynn’s Ravings´s last blog ..He Calls Me Auntie Robynn =-.
June 2nd, 2010 at 1:36 am
I love… LOVE LOVE LOVE… smileys. They communicate humor, right? If you are trying to be humorous, and you HOPE the reader realizes the what you are trying to communicate, what better way to express it than ” :) ” ? Just gotta love a good smiley :D
.-= jennifer´s last blog ..To quote Elphaba Thropp… =-.
June 2nd, 2010 at 8:09 am
haha cute :P
this is my go-to smiley. i seem to use the tongue the most often.
.-= floreta´s last blog ..I Lost My Muse =-.
June 2nd, 2010 at 9:14 am
Jessica: I haven’t YET done that, but it’s got to be coming. Sad…
Natalie: Yeah, I haven’t succeeded, either.
LiLu: There’s the rub. I like to be sarcastic, but without tone of voice and facial expressions, sarcasm just comes off as cruel.
Katie: Thanks, and welcome!
Robynn: That’s what I think too. But then why do I still feel I need them?
June 2nd, 2010 at 11:49 am
I use smilies entirely too often as well, and I ALWAYS put a LOL or hahaha at the end of my sarcastic comments- I try not too, but I’m afraid without it the people I’m talking to will just think I’m being mean. Gotta let them know your joking somehow.
Thanks for visiting my blog today!
.-= TornadoTwos´s last blog ..I Don’t Even Know What to Say About This One =-.
June 2nd, 2010 at 9:59 pm
I’ve been thinking in twitter #hashtags lately. I find myself inserting them into emails and other places where it is totally inappropriate and probably not understood by my non-twitter friends.
.-= Carabee´s last blog ..Mom Deaf =-.
June 3rd, 2010 at 9:23 am
Carabee: I don’t use hashtags much, so I don’t have that problem. But I think it’d be funny to see one show up in a text or email!