She hadn't been a virgin and he hadn't been a God.-Regina Spektor Braille
Good evening. I know everyone knows this, but I would totally have Regina Spektor's babies. You know, if that were possible. She's gorgeous, creative, has an amazing voice, quirky, great pianist, silly, perfect. I sound like a creeper. She's definitively my number one celebrity crush. <3
My love for Regina was not the inspiration for this post. I've noticed a trend in conversations lately, the past couple of weeks in particular: texting etiquette. Everyone seems to have varying opinions as to what is acceptable when it comes to texting. Those opinions can really drive some people bonkers, myself included.
I am the 99%. Meaning I reply to texts, 99% of the time. Exceptions for not replying: 1) If I receive a text while I'm sleeping, and I check it and forget that someone texted me. 2) If I am doing something important, like saving lives. :P 3) If I just do not want to talk to you.
To me, texting is a simple and easy way to communicate. There's not much commitment to a text. I sometimes, well a lot of the time, deny phone calls and immediately text the person. For varying reasons: sometimes I really like the song I am jamming out to in my car, or I'm at work, or I just do not want to talk. Texting is the perfect form of communication for me because I avoid a lot of the foot in mouth situations I tend to find myself in.
To me, texting is a simple and easy way to communicate. There's not much commitment to a text. I sometimes, well a lot of the time, deny phone calls and immediately text the person. For varying reasons: sometimes I really like the song I am jamming out to in my car, or I'm at work, or I just do not want to talk. Texting is the perfect form of communication for me because I avoid a lot of the foot in mouth situations I tend to find myself in.
Let me get back on track. The conversation to the left is how I personally prefer my texting endeavors to go. Back and forth.
I'm a texting queen, so is the other person in this example conversation. Taking that into consideration, we have similar views on the deeper meaning of texting etiquette. For instance, neither of us have a problem texting when we are at dinner together; which I am sure other people would find pretty rude, but we are the 99%, we reply!
It seems that the non-queens-of-texting view a text as an informative notice that does not require a reply. I personally think these people are going to fizzle out ASAP.
Anyway, point being: It's kind of crazy that I posting about texting etiquette, it's also kind of crazy that so many people, including myself, even my mother, get hot and bothered on the time it takes someone to reply to a text. I am so sick of typing text. TEXT TEXT TEXT SEXT TEXT!
One more text reference: I am blaming that featured conversation for disrupting my circadian rhythm! Now I'm awake at 1:20am, have to be up at 6:30am and work and it's Monday. Monday's are typically busy, busy, busy. AND I'm working in The Villages. JOY.
That's it. I need some sleepytime. Considering the contents of this post were quite boring, I could probably just reread this entry and put myself to sleep. :P
That's it. I need some sleepytime. Considering the contents of this post were quite boring, I could probably just reread this entry and put myself to sleep. :P
TEXT me tomorrow. Maybe we can do lunch. I got a gift card to Darden restaurants for my b-day, and it's burning a hole in my wallet.
ReplyDeleteI work tomorrow! :( I'll make sure to blow up your phone anyway.
ReplyDeletehahaha, priceless. ps. you are not the texting queen, you are rarely ever on the same page as me when we text. It's confusing and bothersome. So for you, I make it a point to call you instead. :) pps. this blake kid is kinda cute.
ReplyDeleteYeah, whenever I converse with you via text I always seems to get lost in translation. :P Gosh, that was lame.
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