Hallelujah and saints be praised!

[blamebrampton]

It is a long weekend, and I have no work work to do. At last, I can get stuck in and clean the house, beta fics, write and read (and [Poll #1411482][Poll #1411482]

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[aldehyde.livejournal.com]

brammers, can you teach me how not to use emoticons so much? i feel as if my statements on the interwebz will be misunderstood unless i have some kind of smiley face attached to them :( <-- SEE! gaaaaaaaah.

craft writers leave out steps because they believe them to be obvious, while readers do not

sounds like one of my mum's recipes! heh ;)

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't get me started on food writers!

Dear aldehyde,
Emoticons, like typos, are perfectly acceptable in fast and informal media such as LJ, Twitter and personal email. However, you may want to consider mixing them up with a few more complex phrases to introduce variety and interest in your writing. Consider the odd inclusion from the following selection:
*sigh*
HA!
Oh, for fuck's sake
WOE!
... obviously this is irony ...
I love you
HEE!
This brings me joy
You are clearly a lunatic
I am so confused

Bemusement does not begin to cover it
I AM SUFFUSED WITH GLEE!!

I have not covered all emoticon situations, but hope that this basic list will serve as a start to your experiments in lengthier postings. Good luck!

Miss Brammers

[adores-draco.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to use these:

Oh, for fuck's sake
I am so confused *sigh*
... obviously this is irony ...
You are clearly a lunatic
This brings me joy
I AM SUFFUSED WITH GLEE!!
HEE!

Yup, it works! HA!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

HA! I bet you're good with craft instructions, too ;-) (emoticon for effect)

[adores-draco.livejournal.com]

:)) Sorry, couldn't resist.

Ummm, no. Not really. When I was at school I knit a pretty wool hat. My friend made her little sister a slipover with the same amount of stitches... So I made a huge - but pretty - wool hat. It was so big that I just gave it to charity. I hope some bigheaded (hee!) person liked it.