ohnohideitszeecertainlyerzJune 5 2008, 11:38:05 UTC
You've come a long way since our initial befriendment when I first introduced myself!
This case study of yours, Pointless Messages: Small Talk Endures, gives new meaning to "ohnohideitszee." Because after reading this certain people will want to run and hide when they see you approaching!
I normally don't text message and rarely give out my cell phone number because it is a waste of time once its novelty wore off. But I tell you, I'd gladly give you my cell number knowing I would never receive useless chat like, ru shaved!
Not only are you a pretty good photog and artist, you're an excellent word smith. And that, to me, is an absolute turn on!
Let me know when you start writing Edtorials and Op/Eds! You're gonna put Andy Rooney to shame!
That's a pretty good essay. It's true that the new communication wave has given birth to a generation of text messaging wizards, people who would rather text than actually talk face to face. I never understood the fascination with texting, and I don't think I ever will. I think this generation will also suffer when it comes to real communication skills. There is more that one can get from a face to face conversation than can ever be wrought from a text message or a computer screen. Props to you.
See, that wasn't actually my point. Texting makes complete sense sometimes, like when you are going to have a quick exchange with someone like "are you working tonight" "yes" "ok, nevermind" or "no" "cool, there's a show blah blah" especially if you know the person can't answer the phone, or won't be sure when you will be able to get the information and don't want to bother with leaving voice messages. What I can't stand is when people use texting to just be like "hey. what's up?" because this is vague. I think texting can be very efficient (fuck txt tlk, though even if it takes less time it's definitely causing the loss of brain cells) but people misuse texting to have long drawn out conversations.
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This case study of yours, Pointless Messages: Small Talk Endures, gives new meaning to "ohnohideitszee." Because after reading this certain people will want to run and hide when they see you approaching!
I normally don't text message and rarely give out my cell phone number because it is a waste of time once its novelty wore off. But I tell you, I'd gladly give you my cell number knowing I would never receive useless chat like, ru shaved!
Not only are you a pretty good photog and artist, you're an excellent word smith. And that, to me, is an absolute turn on!
Let me know when you start writing Edtorials and Op/Eds! You're gonna put Andy Rooney to shame!
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