So much to say, so few words available to really drive my point home. My place is not great, and my mindset has been mutilated by disappointment, confusion and complete lack of faith in my fellow man. Yes MAN. I don't hate you yet, but you guys sure make it hard on a girl. I'm gonna do a list...because they are effective and people like 'em. Especially me.
Things to never do if you have one ounce of respect for the intended target:
1. Break dates via text messaging.
2. Deliver bad news via text messaging.
3. Deliver good news via text messaging.
4. Make dates via text messaging.
5. Text message more than 15 times in a day, without making a phone call to that same person.
6. xoxo in a text message, if you haven't spoken to that person in more than a week.
7. Break up with someone by refusing to answer a text message.
8. Abbreviate or bastardize the english language using text-speak.
9. Communicate soley with anyone via text messaging.
PICK UP THE DAMN PHONE!!!
For all you boys out there...texting can be fun, and flirty. There's no doubt about that. And used as an extension of good communication, can help keep people connected in a very cool way. But, used in any of the ways outlined above, and your relationship is doomed to fail. This is not rocket science, my friends. Human contact must occur in order to keep the tingle alive. Live it, breathe it, and for your own sake and the sake of your significant other - don't text it!
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Not sure when the shift occurred where texting became the main form of communication in a relationship. Just doesn't make sense to me. And conveying any sort of significant type of relationship information via a text is grounds for castration in my book. Or at the very least, his phone shoved up his rectum.
I think it's all about the inward nature of human-kind these days. Everbody is seeking instant gratification and a general distance from the regular world. People create a comfortable bubble in which they operate on a day-to-day basis and look for ways to keep out the stuff they don't like. Why else are people downloading movies or music instead of going to a store. People shop online all the time. People stay in touch with Facebook instead of having a "normal" conversation. It's so they can be in control and only interact when they want. Gone are the days of the public square, where evreyone from all backgrounds can converse and mingle. Everyone is quick to categorize there likes and dislikes and then create a world where only like-minded individuals can co-exist. Texting is especially bad because people mistake it for conversation. Texting is good for certain situations, but not a substitute for the sound of a human voice. Same goes for email. There is no emotion and often feelings and intentions are misinterpreted. Rational thought, the use of art, and superior communication skills are what set us apart from other species. But now our rational thought and scientific minds are ruining our communication skills. I totally agree that texting is killing our population's ability to use proper grammer and spelling. Oh well, I suppose that curiousity and our hunger for new technological gadgets will always win. People need to be apart of the latest fad, from a hoola-hoops and pogo-sticks to plasma TV's and iPhones. And don't get me started on twittering......
May I admire you? If only you were single and overwhelmingly attracted to me. *sigh*
Thanks for dropping by - it's nice to hear you here. For me, words are the music that everyone has within them, speaking brings it to life. This girl can't get by with less than that :)
OK. I'm guilty of 2, 8, and 9. I could go on a lengthy soliloquy (thank you spell check) defending my position...but I lack the oooomph to do so. In fact, it's why i (too lazy to fix uncapitalized "i") really don't blog anymore. My blogs were usually inspired by repressed anger and...um....stuff...(see what I mean???), and since I've been channeling that energy elsewhere (thank you gay-Asian-pre-op tranny-midget-porn!!!!!), I haven't really had the inspiration to string together any words (OK, my energy has generally been channeled towards creating music on Garageband...which, come to think of it, is a bit like the above mentioned fetish...and I just paused here to watch Conan's monologue....so I may have forgot what i was talking about...and there's that uncapitalized "i" again)....uh, soooooo.....yeah....I am a guy, and I've done insensitive things. There. I think that's what I was trying to say.
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