i'm beginning to find my trademark smilies a little irritating. egads! shocking, i know. it's the end of an era. but really. i should be able to find a better way to lessen the effect of my biting wit, right? i mean, as i scan the front page, i notice practically every entry ends with a symbolic (pathetic) symbol of half-assed rebellion and attempt at lightening tone. sigh. the pain of purely textual communication. no easy and tasteful way to insert facial expressions and such. (i could begin using dialogue tags. that could be fun. maybe. fun or tedious.)