Brerah

TM'ing, a few thoughts

For those of you who know or don't know, TM'ing is a little something we like to call text messaging. For those who have never heard of text messaging, its an easy way to send a quick few lines without having a full conversation. For those of us who would consider ourselves seasoned veterans, it's an easy way to go through life, without ever having a full conversation, or really any conversation at all. (p.s. this is not okay)

You see, I was talking with my friend Matt yesterday and he was telling me that he is finished TM'ing. The Drink and I converted him from Sprint to Cingular just a week or so ago, and he says that he just can't afford to send TMs anymore. Much to my dismay. I pay for 300 text messages a month, and for the most part, i use them all. Matt suggested to me that text messages are yet another way that we isolate ourselves from those around us, and live in own little secluded bubble. (kind of reminds me of the way that many people do at church services with their eyes closed, you know, just them&God....) I know that for me, its easy to say witty, funny, pleasing things over a series of text messages, but when it comes to real conversation sometimes, I kind of feel like I am a dud. I stumble through my words, having to connect my thoughts with audible sentences, worrying through pauses in the conversation. Maybe its not quite as great as I have thought it to be, maybe multiple hundreds of these a month is too many, maybe I shouldn't get so excited when she ends her text message with :).....

posted by corbs @ 2:10 PM