brbs and spelling

pft... look what you get when you cross a science student with psychology101.

"why do you think nursery rhymes rhyme? rather than hey diddle diddle, the cat on the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon because it was travelling upwards at terminal velocity when it hit the gravitational stratosphere and was propelled via force of mass around the moon and back toward earth"

credit goes to finny for this one.


had an interesting conversation with sean about blog content about ten minutes ago. we discussed [whoa... DISCUSSED] how some people blogged very well, while others, not so well. it's a matter of opinion, essentially, but we both agreed that the blogs that are generally less engaging are the ones that go through the blogger's daily routine in minute detail.

the truth is, we don't need to know that you're cooking your instant noodles at this precise moment, and there is really no need to say "brb" when your pot boils over because it's not like you're talking on msn. [yes, someone said "brb" in their post, then said "back" in the next line.]

the blogs that i personally enjoy reading are the ones where the blogger can write of things other than what they wore to school or how many pimples they sprouted that day. i'm not saying you can't talk about your day at all, but "i woke up, then i brushed my teeth, shat a little, had toast, peanutbutter even though i wanted kaya but we ran out of kaya so shit right? so i had to have peanutbutter oh brb i need to go pee now" is just... a bit much.

the thing that really gets me about some blogs though, is how they don't use proper english. it's not that they can't spell, juz dat itz cooler to, lyk, have ur own way of spelin stuff, u noe? no use spelin proper or usin corect gramar coz dis iznt skul. ryte? even when i try really hard,i still can't replicate exactly that dialect that these select few seem to be able to comprehend. english is a wonderful language that comes complete with it's own spelling and phonetic system. use it. and don't add "nehh" to the end of every sentence. you're not japanese.

sorry to the people who write like this. i'm pedantic about my spelling.

maybe i'm being a tad hypocritical considering i tend to blog about what my day's been like about 80% of the time. damn, people probably think my blog is really stupid and shallow, and here i am criticizing the blogs that might be just a variation of my own. and most people know my spelling mistakes are usually of the extremely stupid kind.

so, in case i'm on your "annoying blog" list. i apologize. truly. i do.

but this opinion of mine is entirely my own problem. it's got nothing to do with how proficient people are with their language, or how they prioritize their writing. it's got to do with how i respond to it in context of my own use of the language. maybe i come off snobby, or silly. that's okay.

i probably am.