A true bonafide text conversation last night:
Her: You going to #wineparty?
Me: No.
Me: You?
Her: Nope
Me: Didn't think so...
Her: I found my soul at that party.
Her: That was its purpose.
Me: Yep. Me, too!
Her: I almost wanna tell Kit
It's been awhile since I've been on #wineparty. But I must take a moment to thank our hostess for introducing me to a wonderful woman, with whom I have fallen deeply in love, and she with me. Consider this our #wineparty confession...
Showing posts with label TFLN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TFLN. Show all posts
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Are we really that lazy?
(I'll warn you. This is a shower post. It was brilliant. Let's see where it stands now.)
Alternative subject: Really? How hard is it to type?
I don't like it when I'm reading something and it makes me think.
Well, to be clear, I don't like it when I'm reading something and it makes me have to think about what the author is saying.
Wait. Still not right.
I don't like it when I am reading something and I have to have the urban dictionary or a glossary or a texting acronym book to figure out WHAT the author is LITERALLY writing.
I don't mind thinking ABOUT what the author is writing about, but I'd like to easily understand what that is by reading words I understand rather than try and decode their missives.
I deliberately chose NOT to become a decoder for the CIA.
(Well, no, I didn't choose that. Suggesting I "chose" it presumes that I had an opportunity to do so, and we'll never know about that... BUT, I'm sure if I CHOSE to be a CIA decoder, they would have made me an offer. Right? Right.)
I was reading a blog last night, and the blogger wrote about how she and her DH went and did something. Now I don't know about you, but I don't know that many women who walk around with a designated hitter. Because that's where MY mind goes to when I see the words "DH".
Now, last night, I admit, I wasn't that confused. It wasn't the first time that I'd seen "DH" or other derivations "XDH, DGF, XDGF", etc. But it is still a new enough term for me that it interrupts my reading experience as I try to understand what it is that she wrote.
So this morning, as I'm lathering up, I am wondering just how hard it is to type the words "dear husband". Is it really so hard?
Now I do have some understanding that we live in a world that limits our characters - texts, tweets, and at one time FB, and so we have to find ways to abbreviate. And I know that abbreviations are NOT a new thing. I can imagine, for example, (i.e., eg:) that the first folks who saw "etc" had to take a moment to think "Oh, etcetera!"
Now, I admit that I feel when I write something like this that I must have become a curmudgeon when I wasn't looking. I had to look twice in the mirror after I stepped out of the shower to confirm I am not a curmudgeon. (I don't think I look like one?)
I am sophisticated enough to understand LOL, LMAO, etc.
But I do find myself sometimes reading TFLN and having to reference the urban dictionary to understand it. I still enjoy it. But I feel old when I don't get it right away.
Part of the problem is that I am a skilled typer. It takes me LONGER to reduce and abbreviate and think about the abbreviation than it does for me to type the full expression. I have been typing for 75% of my life and began typing on a real typewriter. I type faster than the average bear. (Okay, well, that image probably doesn't help you understand how fast I type... since I don't think Yogi really does have the dexterity to type very quickly or very well)
And I am tech-savvy. I have owned Blackberries, Palm Pilots, and iPhones. I can type on those keyboards fairly quickly, too.
I have had friends get frustrated in chatting with me online because they feel like they can't get a word in edge-wise. By the time they finish writing "Yes, I did" I've moved on three or four more topics. And then I don't know what their "Yes, I did" referred to, and I've really messed up the conversation.
No wonder they abbreviate.
Alternative subject: Really? How hard is it to type?
I don't like it when I'm reading something and it makes me think.
Well, to be clear, I don't like it when I'm reading something and it makes me have to think about what the author is saying.
Wait. Still not right.
I don't like it when I am reading something and I have to have the urban dictionary or a glossary or a texting acronym book to figure out WHAT the author is LITERALLY writing.
I don't mind thinking ABOUT what the author is writing about, but I'd like to easily understand what that is by reading words I understand rather than try and decode their missives.
I deliberately chose NOT to become a decoder for the CIA.
(Well, no, I didn't choose that. Suggesting I "chose" it presumes that I had an opportunity to do so, and we'll never know about that... BUT, I'm sure if I CHOSE to be a CIA decoder, they would have made me an offer. Right? Right.)
I was reading a blog last night, and the blogger wrote about how she and her DH went and did something. Now I don't know about you, but I don't know that many women who walk around with a designated hitter. Because that's where MY mind goes to when I see the words "DH".
Now, last night, I admit, I wasn't that confused. It wasn't the first time that I'd seen "DH" or other derivations "XDH, DGF, XDGF", etc. But it is still a new enough term for me that it interrupts my reading experience as I try to understand what it is that she wrote.
So this morning, as I'm lathering up, I am wondering just how hard it is to type the words "dear husband". Is it really so hard?
Now I do have some understanding that we live in a world that limits our characters - texts, tweets, and at one time FB, and so we have to find ways to abbreviate. And I know that abbreviations are NOT a new thing. I can imagine, for example, (i.e., eg:) that the first folks who saw "etc" had to take a moment to think "Oh, etcetera!"
Now, I admit that I feel when I write something like this that I must have become a curmudgeon when I wasn't looking. I had to look twice in the mirror after I stepped out of the shower to confirm I am not a curmudgeon. (I don't think I look like one?)
I am sophisticated enough to understand LOL, LMAO, etc.
But I do find myself sometimes reading TFLN and having to reference the urban dictionary to understand it. I still enjoy it. But I feel old when I don't get it right away.
Part of the problem is that I am a skilled typer. It takes me LONGER to reduce and abbreviate and think about the abbreviation than it does for me to type the full expression. I have been typing for 75% of my life and began typing on a real typewriter. I type faster than the average bear. (Okay, well, that image probably doesn't help you understand how fast I type... since I don't think Yogi really does have the dexterity to type very quickly or very well)
And I am tech-savvy. I have owned Blackberries, Palm Pilots, and iPhones. I can type on those keyboards fairly quickly, too.
I have had friends get frustrated in chatting with me online because they feel like they can't get a word in edge-wise. By the time they finish writing "Yes, I did" I've moved on three or four more topics. And then I don't know what their "Yes, I did" referred to, and I've really messed up the conversation.
No wonder they abbreviate.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
So, who am I?
Believe me, I have thought about saying, I am the Borg. I have assimilated and the purpose of this blog is to assimilate you.
But that isn't true.
Or is it?
As I made the epic decision to try to do another blog (this is not my first anonymous blog, but hopefully it will be the one I stick with and the one that goes viral), I made this list in my head of all the things about me I needed to tell you. And I dramatically decided at the end, I would end it with "I am you." But I'm not.
Or I hope I'm not.
It's fun to find like-minded folks, and I hope to attract a lot of like-minded folks. But I doubt that there is someone who is as unique as me and who likes EVERYTHING that I do. I could be wrong.
I'm probably wrong.
But the reality is if you become a fan of this blog you will like a portion of the things I like and not necessarily all. My challenge will be to still keep you interested even when I'm talking about a subject you really don't care about.
So who am I?
Okay. Before I give you the list, I'll have to admit a bit of my neuroses. First, I wrote a list that I will qualify and say is not comprehensive. Then, afraid that the order in which I wrote things might suggest a priority in how I identify myself, I took the list that I had written as a stream of consciousness and then used an Excel formula for random numbers to order the list. #3 on the list is Geek.
Some of this list may make sense to no-one but me. But each one is worthy of its own post. If you want to know more, find the post.
1. I have a geographically diverse background
2. I live under a rock.
3. I am a geek.
4. I am currently single.
5. Zen is Borg and I love the Dalai Lama
6. I like country music.
7. I am a mystery / legal thriller fan.
8. I watch way too much television.
9. I love deeply.
10. I am active in my church.
11. I have a diverse working background.
12. I am a soccer coach.
13. I am a wee bit narsissitic - at least to the extent you need to be to write a blog.
14. I live alone.
15. I am a dyke.
16. I live in a small town.
17. I live in a poor part of town.
18. I watch a lot of Hulu.
19. I am an iPhone, Facebook and PC user, but I have owned a Mac, too.
20. I love the Superbowl for the commercials.
21. I have/am ADD.
22. I enjoy Texts From Last Night, Idiot Runner, The Bloggess, FlyLady, George Takei and advice columnists.
23. I love to line dance.
24. I am neither politically correct or incorrect. I just am. I do not belong to a political party, either. I am registered as an independent.
This is by no means comprehensive, but gives you a brief introduction. Interested? Read on. Tell your friends. Leave me comments. Adore me. Assimillate.
Resistance is futile.
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If you like this, stick around and read other entries. Hit a few on the right that are favorites, or go to the home page of the blog, and read from beginning to end. Take a moment to send me some feedback. Thanks for coming. Please come back soon.
But that isn't true.
Or is it?
As I made the epic decision to try to do another blog (this is not my first anonymous blog, but hopefully it will be the one I stick with and the one that goes viral), I made this list in my head of all the things about me I needed to tell you. And I dramatically decided at the end, I would end it with "I am you." But I'm not.
Or I hope I'm not.
It's fun to find like-minded folks, and I hope to attract a lot of like-minded folks. But I doubt that there is someone who is as unique as me and who likes EVERYTHING that I do. I could be wrong.
I'm probably wrong.
But the reality is if you become a fan of this blog you will like a portion of the things I like and not necessarily all. My challenge will be to still keep you interested even when I'm talking about a subject you really don't care about.
So who am I?
Okay. Before I give you the list, I'll have to admit a bit of my neuroses. First, I wrote a list that I will qualify and say is not comprehensive. Then, afraid that the order in which I wrote things might suggest a priority in how I identify myself, I took the list that I had written as a stream of consciousness and then used an Excel formula for random numbers to order the list. #3 on the list is Geek.
Some of this list may make sense to no-one but me. But each one is worthy of its own post. If you want to know more, find the post.
1. I have a geographically diverse background
2. I live under a rock.
3. I am a geek.
4. I am currently single.
5. Zen is Borg and I love the Dalai Lama
6. I like country music.
7. I am a mystery / legal thriller fan.
8. I watch way too much television.
9. I love deeply.
10. I am active in my church.
11. I have a diverse working background.
12. I am a soccer coach.
13. I am a wee bit narsissitic - at least to the extent you need to be to write a blog.
14. I live alone.
15. I am a dyke.
16. I live in a small town.
17. I live in a poor part of town.
18. I watch a lot of Hulu.
19. I am an iPhone, Facebook and PC user, but I have owned a Mac, too.
20. I love the Superbowl for the commercials.
21. I have/am ADD.
22. I enjoy Texts From Last Night, Idiot Runner, The Bloggess, FlyLady, George Takei and advice columnists.
23. I love to line dance.
24. I am neither politically correct or incorrect. I just am. I do not belong to a political party, either. I am registered as an independent.
This is by no means comprehensive, but gives you a brief introduction. Interested? Read on. Tell your friends. Leave me comments. Adore me. Assimillate.
Resistance is futile.
-----------------------------
If you like this, stick around and read other entries. Hit a few on the right that are favorites, or go to the home page of the blog, and read from beginning to end. Take a moment to send me some feedback. Thanks for coming. Please come back soon.
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