Poll! Express yourself

[amari_z]

It’s Friday afternoon, I probably have to work most of the weekend, and I am trying to work, but it’s so boring. Random curiosity prompts me to ask the following in a . . . (wait for it) Poll! (You knew that was coming.)

Although I never use emoticons in the many, many emails I write at work, even in the informal messages to people who are friends as well as fellow slaves workers, I can barely make a post or reply in LJ without using emoticons—although my regular repertoire is extremely limited. It basically consists of:

: ) and : ( and :p and ; ) and :D and *_* and :o and, occasionally ^^;.

I kind of find them essential shorthand in the absence of people being able to hear my actual tone. (Especially since I occasionally think I'm funny with the whole sarcasm/irony/dry wit thing and it can get me into trouble.) But I sometimes wonder if they just encourage me to be more lazy about expressing myself.

So that (and the whole extreme procrastination thing) brings me to:

[Poll #910014]

[ETA: Curse you typos! And you too, LJ, for not letting me edit!]

Comments

[darklyscarlett.livejournal.com]

You know, you are tempting me to do a poll myself. Or a meme. Bored, bored, bored, bored, booooored!

Fridays really suck past 3pm when I don't have an event. No one calls, no emails, no messages, and most of my counterparts in publishing and marketing have all left for the weekend. I'm killing time putting out new releases since I'm meeting Ingrid for drinks at 7 (she's taking me out for a belated gc celebration).

Mom is at my sister's for the weekend, so I'll be watching Rome, footie, doing laundry and going for a (snowy?) walk through the park.

Oh, I guess I have picture mail from Ash. Okay, will have to go upstairs to get reception. Have you seen her hair yet?

[amari-z.livejournal.com]

So bored. And the really painfully stupid part is I have things to do. Boring, difficult, complicated things to do. So, therefore, poll. Hey, it all makes sense in my head.

I haven't seen any weather report for snow.this weekend [?] I had to get up early this morning, and there was this magnificent few minutes where snow was swirling and flying around--but about 10 minutes later, zip.

I have no picture mail. : (

Also, I think I broke the internets.

[sasha-b.livejournal.com]

I use this :p all the time. *laughs*

I also use this one O.o which indicates surprise.

And don't you have a job??? :p

[amari-z.livejournal.com]

I do, I really do. *cries* I've been working on this stupid brief since 5 am this morning. Sooooo bored and it so much still is of the sucking. I need an angry face emoticon. There must be a good one. >:E Doesn't really do it, does it?

And I have picture mail! Woot! I win! From what I can see, very nice!

[amari-z.livejournal.com]

Here we go: (ò ó) A little better.

[darklyscarlett.livejournal.com]

Hmm, looks exasperated more than truly agitated. But that's cool, nonetheless. Must steal it one of these days (which looks to be soon, judging from my moods when I'm at work).

You could also use one of the ass-ets.

[amari-z.livejournal.com]

I thought about that, but they kind of scare me . . . .

[sasha-b.livejournal.com]

Honey, are you bored? *giggles*

I like this one too:

><" it's like squinted eyes. Hee!

[amari-z.livejournal.com]

That one is good. : )

I just got home (gave up), so no longer in danger of slitting wrists with letter opener out of bored. Must, must make self get up early and work tomorrow. *tries to bribe self with promises of coffee*

[sasha-b.livejournal.com]

Do you like sweet coffee? Have you tried that Cinnamon (I think) Dolce Latte at the Bucks? It's pretty good. But sweet. I'm really picky when it comes to sweet coffee.

Go answer my meme post if you're still bored. *laughs*

[amari-z.livejournal.com]

I like chocolate in my coffee, but not indiscriminate sweetness. I did try the Dolce earlier (this week? can't quite remember), and it was not really for me. Peppermint mochas on the other hand . . . .

Since I've stopped trying to force myself to work, I'm not bored anymore (funny how that goes). Er, maybe. :p

[sasha-b.livejournal.com]

OMG, you know, "indiscriminate sweetness" would be an awesome name for a story. Hee!

I don't dig on the sweet coffee. Not unless it's a frappuccino or something like that. Yuck. The cinnamon thing was okay.

***

Chicken. You know you want to. *smiles innocently*

[sasha-b.livejournal.com]

I'm going to try and get someone to take pictures with an actual camera. *laughs* Sorry if I scared you. :p

[darklyscarlett.livejournal.com]

Yay -- you look fabulous, darling! Love the pose too (though I had to giggle upon seeing your receiving department shelves in the background).

Off for drinks with Ingrid, but I'll get to your LTBS post when I get back home.

TTYS!

[sasha-b.livejournal.com]

I realized when I looked at the pic I have my eyebrows raised a la Arthur. *sigh*

I'll get some real ones taken soon.

[sasha-b.livejournal.com]

Excuse you, but that's actually backstock, thankyouverymuch. *laughs*

( X )

*snorts*

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

My answer to the first one would be "I use them rarely when I feel they're necessary but really don't think about it much."

[amari-z.livejournal.com]

That's probably as it should be.