Deep Thoughts....with Janelle Simpson

Ok so lately i've had some things on my mind that i've just had to put up for discussion. So here it goes;
1. Emoticons, good or bad?- While I can be mildly irritated by excessive use of emoticons, I really think that they're great tools, who doesn't enjoy a little smiley face at the end of a message? They work great for flirting through text! And i can't help but love the animated faces on gmail and face book chat, but when someone does some weird sideways face that you have to tilt you head at and stare for 2 minutes to figure out what emotions they're trying to get at, its just not worth it. So here's my concise opinion (that no one asked for) When texting and flirting its ok to send a smily face at the end of a message, it makes the person recieving th text smile, however when messaging or texting only use animated or emoticons that are easily understood, no one wants to spend time trying to figure your face out.

2.Text and messaging abreviations- ok so when your friend says something funny but not laugh out laough out loud funny, but not snicker funny, what do you text? And does it make a difference how many times you type/text hahaha? does that tell the other person the intensity of the laughter? Also whats the deal with brb and ttyl? I use them but would it really be that hard to just say o i have to go do something, or say good bye? Would anyone really be upset if you didn't use an abbrevitation? And when did we get so lazy?
let me know what you think.

3.And lastly this one is my personal pet peeve, because i have alot of close guy friends, but what is up with adult males calling their girl-friends bud and kiddo? I'm neither your drinking/ sports game buddy, neither am I your 5 year old niece! I'm cool with nick names and being called by my actual name, but I AM A WOMAN! Don't call me little girls nicknames, it bugs me. but what can you do.
Thats all for today, thanks for reading! :)