~Off Topic Thread~

[Jeraly 4]

Well I wasn't going to say anything

Of course I am one of those typical "reply-by-using-excessive-amounts-of-smilies" people...

Which reminds me - I must dig out Moxie's "different types of VJ-er" post somewhere so I can steal it

[StillThePrettiest 3]

oh yes, that was good; please do share it

[Jeraly 4]

Will do when/if I can find it - I want to stick it on my website when I do... I don't think it is there already...

[StillThePrettiest 3]

PS G'morning, Charles

[Alex & Rachel 78]

There's nothing wrong with smilies. I think they make posts look friendlier, anyway. On the occasion that I've posted without smilies or exclamation marks (which I also use in abundance) I think I'm come across as too stern or formal and I've found I don't get many replies.

EDIT: And I just made this post with no exclamation marks or smilies. So here you go: !!!

Edited March 31, 2008 by Alex & Rachel

[Jeraly 4]

*dutifully replies to the smiley-and-!!!-infested post*

I know - it annoys me too - my mum replies to texts without !!! and I always think she is mad at me

[StillThePrettiest 3]

I definitely think! that you can! have too much of! a! good thing! with exclamation marks! but I am partial to the odd smiley myself

[redkitty 0]

Morning!! Hope you all had a lovely weekend. So very happy our clocks finally went forward yesterday! B)

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Morning redkitty! My weekend was good (despite the weather), thank you - hope yours was too

I often find myself writing an e-mail to Alex and then going back and removing half of the !s. I agonise far too much over how I sound in text form. Writing e-mails or letters to potential employers/family friends is worst. It is funny, though, how some people come across on paper - my mother texts me without using any punctuation and she even uses text-speak sometimes, even though she's super-picky about English grammar and punctuation when talking or hand-writing. Her texts come across as a rather long, confusing stream of verbal diarrhea.

[Jeraly 4]

Nah - my mum does't do that - just the lack of punctuation

I don't know if I am pleased about the clocks - great that we have lighter evenings now but had the worst night's sleep last night

[StillThePrettiest 3]

well I'm sick in bed AGAIN so nothing much is making me happy

I tell you, since I had my shots I've just been sick after sick after sick... maybe it's not related but I NEVER get sick usually so I'm extremely suspicious

of course, being run-down and stressed doesn't help much...

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Aw, I hope you feel better soon!

I certainly wouldn't rule out the possibility that the shots may have contributed in some way...

I'm currently running on four hours' worth of sleep - shall have to get to bed early tonight. I feel the lighter evenings are worth it, though.

[Jeraly 4]

Yeah - I think I have about five hours' sleep to my name I will prolly feel exhausted this afternoon then get my second wind ready to not sleep when I go to bed later

StP - sorry to hear you aren't well... at least soon enough you will have a glorious holiday!! Of course you'll prolly get bored fast before EAD but still - you have a wedding to look forward to as well!! Yippee!!

And I am STILL waiting on packet 4

[StillThePrettiest 3]

we THINK we might even have a wedding date - June 20

I can't see myself getting bored of glorious nothing-to-worry-me in a hurry though... it's not like there'll be nothing to DO, after all

how long have you been waiting for P4, Jeraly? can't be much longer...

[Jeraly 4]

Oh I know - I am going to be tidying and decorating and gardening and organising but there won't be anything to really stress about (aside from money but what's new!?)

I sent my packet 3 on 13th March and it was received at the Embassy on the 19th... I just want it to all be over now - I had a horrible sinking "OMG I still have to go to medical/interview" feeling this morning... makes me sick just thinking about it