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

[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.

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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