2013 Blogging Resolutions
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Stop the excessive usage of exclamation points in others' comment sections. Sometimes I'm really happy about something you blogged about and oftentimes I'm excited for you as well. But my all-too-common use of exclamation points must make you think that I'm either shouting all the time (!!!) or way too excited about your cute new shoes or the terrible book that we both just read. Truly, I'm not frightening, just carried away with the Shift + 1 combination.
Find a word other than 'love' to use. I love my family and friends. But I'm pretty sure that 'love' is the wrong feeling to express for a pair of socks. Or living room set up. Use your words Rooth. Or the thesaurus function on Merriam Webster.
Take a new profile picture. One that's a better representation of what I look like - aka more awkward.
Try to be clever (and funny). Let's admit it, my blog would be much more entertaining that way. And I bet I'd have more fun writing it. I need to take inspiration and lessons from folks like Ciara - lordy lordy that woman can write and make me laugh till I cry.
I LOVE this!!! I need help with exclamation marks too!!! hehe.
ReplyDelete!!!! but it's fun !!!
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is Jade, and I too am addicted to the Shift + 1. And emoticons. Seriously. I write them in and edit the majority of them out before I send emails and post comments so I look less psycho than I really am.
ReplyDeleteAlso, thank you for introducing us to Ciara - I'm always on the lookout for genuine hilarity. :) <-This was put in, edited out, and put back in because I'm also indecisive.
I have to agree with using "love" too often, about everything. Dear Thesaurus needs to be installed on my brain ;)
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could do posts on "what is love", comparing and contrasting the love for a friend, the love for a sock and that mental-illness-St. Valentine's Day type love. (Try to do that without sounding psycho. Haha!) It's a confusing word...one of those words two people can use and think they mean the same thing, but don't. It can be a dangerous word in that way.
ReplyDeleteTry to be clever? Too late, you just are. No need to try. And don't lose the exclamation points, we'll see it as a sign we've failed as bloggers.
I have that really bad with the over usage of exclamation points!!! Lol
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But I love your exclamation points!
ReplyDeletehaha you are clever and funny already!
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Aww, I have the same problem with #1 and #2 too! See?!!!!! Lol. And I agree with Jessica. You are clever and funny already. :)
ReplyDeletesounds good!!!!!!!! can't see what you come up with!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha to the comment above!
ReplyDeleteI like your first resolution. I started doing this about a year ago, but I was always concerned that my tone would sound too serious and blah. Sometimes, I get carried away with the !!!!!, but for the most part I think I've got it under control. You'll do fine with this, I'm sure of it.
Ha, ha I am so guilty of the first two points! I love everything!!!! ;) And I am also desperately in need of a new profile picture but don't like to have my picture taken...And you ARE smart and funny!
ReplyDeleteSo many types of love, so little time. I was called on it once. A blog I frequent--the author said once, "I always wait for your 'love' or smiley face." It was a sad day.
ReplyDeleteThankfully, I've yet to be mocked for my excitement!!!
And look at you, already clever and witty. So, I guess that means you can already mark one off! Woot!
You have such witty and great readers. I'm enjoying reading the comments on this post almost as much as your proclamations... and that's a lot. I could stand to jump on the bandwagon with these resolutions! Support in numbers, right? Trouble is, I don't know if I can stop LOVING things!!!
ReplyDeleteI need to stop using smileys. I can't help it :P
ReplyDeleteI've decided that your resolutions would be mine too! Ooops...broke it already...sigh...but seriously, I should do the stuff you mentioned too.
ReplyDeletehope u could make all the resolutions!! me too totally!!
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I use exclamation points way too often too! I love them! :)
ReplyDeleteOk, for the record...I think you already are clever and funny.
ReplyDeleteYou read my mind all the time. It's weird that you do that.
I need to chill out with the exclamation points myself. You know I love them....and I'm trying really, really hard right now not to shift 1.
I say "love" too way too much. What word can we use? Can I steal your word? Because I really do "like" that sweater...but "I really like that sweater" sounds weird typed out.
guilty!!!! i definitely have over-usage problems myself (definitely/love/absolutely/exclamation points). i would have to top my list with simply taking the time to edit my posts and my comments (big time). i honestly do not have as terrible grammar skills as it would appear. i just type fast and i can't seem to see my mistakes until i hit publish : / oh, and you crack me up daily, so i can't get on board with the last one.
ReplyDeleteThat photo is awesome! And I hear you on the profile photo ... mine is lame but I feel like anything new I'd take would be equally awkward.
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I use exclamation points all the time in comments. I should work on that and be more creative too instead of saying "I love this, I love this, I love this".
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant! I always admire your wittiness. I may have to follow some of your resolutions..like using more words other than 'love'. :)
ReplyDeleteHA!!!!!!! These really made me laugh!!!! I LOVE them!!!!! (joke, I kid.) Well. I really do love them, and they really do make me laugh.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, I'm not doing resolutions this year (no real reason), but I think maybe I should pay attention to these ones. Love and !'s are my go-to tools in the world of blogging. =) <-- Oh and those.
ReplyDeleteI actually think your posts are funny and it would be hilarious to have an awkward photo. I can't put one of myself up because I always look like a serial killer and I'm not, also I try to remain mostly anonymous for job hunting.
ReplyDeleteI have to say I totally try to edit out my excessive punctuation but I don't usually succeed.
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ReplyDeleteLOL, these resolutions are awesome. I think they would probably all apply to me as well....
(Note I consciously avoided exclamation marks or "love" in this comment.)
Ronnie xo
Okay, okay. Now I gotta make some blogging resolutions. I've noticed that I also use the exclamation mark excessively. Not just in blog comments, which are rather informal, but in professional emails as well. I once wrote back a reply saying yes to a lunch invite. I had four sentences total. Each sentence ended with an exclamation mark.
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