I've been trying to articulate my life less and less in terms of status updates, which should be aided by this Facebreak. I will say I think FB is good practice for being a politician or celeb though, because it got me into the habit of automatically condensing my thoughts into sound bites. I've spaced out for stretches of time and walked 2 blocks past my intended destination or straight into a mailbox as I tried to come up with the best and funniest way to briefly say what I'm thinking. For example:
"Today isn't going so smoothly right now. It would be really nice if people remembered how these things play out, so that I don't have to do the same amount of work and explaining every time we go through it."
usually turned into something like:
"Everyone sucks at life."
Other times I do this without even trying, I'm pretty sure I've had entire conversations where I just spouted one-liners. Like
(phone rings)
me - (picks up phone) O holla!
translation: Hello.
kt - Hey what are you doing?
me - I do what I want!
translation: I'm currently being told to do something and ignoring it completely.
kt - Sounds about right, so what's going on today?
me - I'm doing advertising.
translation: I'm checking FB or talking on the phone when I should be doing advertising.
kt - Of course you are. Do you want to grab dinner tonight?
me - I love fatkid snacks!
translation: Yes, let's. After I inhale some mozzarella sticks I'm going to order a bacon cheeseburger with extra cheese...and extra bacon.
kt - Cool, I'll meet you at your office around 6:30.
me - O snap, oh no you d'in't, that's the jam!
translation: I can't wait, really looking forward to it.
(click)
Maybe now I'll have an easier time remastering language in its extended form. Probs not though.
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