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WRT the WWW

i have been reading a heap of blogs lately. mostly high school students, some students i know, many i don't. i read them to keep up, keep in tune, etc. etc. but they mostly break my heart. i don't know why... much of what they write is the same stuff i dealt with in high school. maybe it is just that i know the pain behind all the acting cool. i know the real struggle for acceptance and love they are wrestling with. i know abouty seeking out those things in draw them only deeper into a void that can not be filled by "man".

i remember too well.

i think the ones that cause the most heartache are the ones of students i know. past and present.

i suppose i could not read them, save myself the angst. but somehow i think it is good for me. the heaviness in my heart is something that i need from time to time. i need the pain. i need the emptiness. i know that sounds morbid...

but i makes me feel alive.

it reminds me of the restoration and redemption that i found in Jesus.

anyway... that little rant was not the intention of my blog. in this little blog journey i've been on lately i have seen more smileys and shorthand that i don't get. so i did a little search for a legend of all the sqwigglies and dwiggles and dots. i know it is a big list, but still, if you know of more let me know of some. :)

:-) - Humor
:-) (-: - Masking theatrical comments
:-T - Keeping a straight face (tight-lipped)
:-D - Said with a smile
:-> - Alternate happy face
:-) :-) :-) - Loud guffaw
:*) - Clowning around
:-? - Licking lips
%-} - Silly
:/) - Not funny
:-" - Pursing lips
:-r - Bleahhh (sticking tongue out)
:-f - Smirks
:-| - Disgusted
:-J - Tongue-in-cheek comments
:-! - Foot in mouth
:-$ - Put your money where your mouth is
:-D - Talks too much
:-I - Chewing on bone
%&$%& - You know what that means...
:-P - Shouting
:-y - Shouting
:-o - Shouting
:-( - Unhappy
:-c - Real unhappy
(:-& - Anger
(:^( - Broken nose
(:<) - Blabber mouth
?-( - Black eye
%-) - Broken glasses
:-b - Tongue stuck out
:-p - Left-handed tongue stuck out
>--->---(@ - A rose
||*( - Handshake offered
||*) - Handshake accepted
:-x - Kiss kiss
o= - A burning candle to start a flame
~= - Flaming message
-= - A doused candle to end a flame
|-<> - Kissy face
[] - Hug
(-_-) - Secret smile
'-) - Wink
;-) - Say no more; nudge, nudge
:-* - Oops! (Covering mouth with hand)
:-# - Censored
:-8 - Talking out both sides of your mouth
>:> - Leer
:-X - Not saying a word
(:-... - Heart-breaking message...
:-o - "Oh, noooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
#:-o - Same as previous
...---... - S.O.S.
:-< - Forlorn
|-( - Late night messages
(:-$ - Ill
(:-( - Sad
%- - Hung over
:~/ - All mixed up
#-) - Another all-night partier
:-'| - With a cold
%+{ - Loser in a fight
( ) - You're kidding!
<:-O - Eeek!
:-C - Unbelieving (jaw dropped)
:-(*) - About to vomit

E-mail Shorthand
AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFK - Away From Keyboard
BAK - Back At Keyboard
BBL - Be Back Later
BRB - Be Right Back
BTW - By the way
C4N - Ciao For Now
CRS - Can't Remember "Stuff"
CU - See You
CUL(8R) - See You Later
CWOT - Complete Waste Of Time
CYA - See Ya
DIY - Do It Yourself
EOD - End Of Discussion
EZ - Easy
F2F - Face To Face
FOAF - Friend Of A Friend
FOCL - Falling Off Chair Laughing
FWIW - For What It's Worth
GAL - Get A Life
GFETE - Grinning From Ear To Ear
GMTA - Great minds think alike
GR&D - Grinning, Running & Ducking
GTG - Got To Go
IMO - In My Opinion
IYKWIM - If You Know What I Mean
JIC - Just In Case
J/K - Just kidding
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
L8TR - Later
LD - Later dude
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LTNS - Long Time No See
MorF - Male or Female, or person who asks that question
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OTTOMH - Off the top of my head
OIC - Oh I See
OTF - On The Floor
OLL - Online Love
PLS - Please
PU - That Stinks!
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROTF - Rolling On The Floor
RTFM - Read The Frickin' Manual
RUOK - Are You OK?
SOL - Smiling Out Loud (or Sh*t Out of Luck)
TAFN - That's All For Now
TEOTWAWKI - The End Of The World As We Know It
THX - Thanks
TLK2UL8R - Talk to you later
TSWC - Tell Someone Who Cares
TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now
TTYL(8R) - Talk To You Later
Txs - Thanks
w/b - Welcome Back
w/o - Without
WRT - With Regard To
WTG - Way To Go
WU? - What's Up?
WWW - World Wide Web
ZZZ - Sleeping


n8 -nate

posted by nathan sean @ Friday, August 19, 2005