exclamation!!!

have you ever had the pleasure of finding the blog of someone you know (through linking through many other blogs via the stalking you resolved not to do in 2008), only to be a little bit taken aback at the use of the exclamation point at the end of every sentence? i have had this experience many, many times. i know most people throw caution to the wind when writing blogs and that they tend to write as if they're speaking (rather than what they're really doing, which is, actually, writing). i suppose i tend to take these entries a little more literally than necessary. i might read them as if each exclamation is exactly that - an exclamation.

let me try to do it, so you can see what it's like. i will describe my morning thus far (it's probably going to bore you, so just keep in mind it's for educational purposes).

this morning i tried to wake up at 7:30! but i hit the snooze button a few (or more) times and ended up getting out of bed at 8:30! then, i got dressed and went to the gym! the parking lot was so full! i had to trek through the icy parking lot! it was freezing cold outside, too! then, i went in and my shoes were squeaking on the floor of the aerobics room! i did body combat, which is like kickboxing! we did jumping kicks and some crazy move that reminded me of something cheerleaders would do! it might have been a little too hard for me this morning! but i did still stay for the pump class! i took it a little bit easy because i didn't want to throw up! after the gym, i went to my favorite convenience store and bought a huge diet pepsi! and now i'm blogging about exclamation points!!!

it! drives! me! crazy!!!!! not only does it make me want to tear someone's hair out, i felt that, while i was writing it, my thoughts were all over the place. i couldn't form a practical paragraph, i couldn't finish one thought before exclaiming another. there is no flow. reminds me of how a kid talks. a very little kid. one who's still in diapers.

now, you decide.