like giving props

I would like to commend Smashing Magazine for their article today on improving your writing skills. As I'm sure anyone who has ready any of my blog entries knows, I take writing and grammar very seriously so to see an article like this posted on a very popular blog makes me incredibly happy.

The article has some fantastic resources that I really wish I had known about when I was in school getting my English Degree (not that surprising, eh?). There are sections on grammar, common mistakes, general writing skills, a section on copywriting, tools, and much more!

I encourage all of you (all three of you?) to go and check out some of the resources in this article and see where it can take you!


Happy writing!

online creeping... cha or nah?

So obviously the world is changing. Besides the obvious passing of time and all natural wonders that come with it we are now experiencing the explosion of social networking. Between Facebook, Myspace (if you're 13), LinkedIn, Twitter, and other such networks you can know almost everything about somebody without ever having an actual conversation! So the question this brings to my mind is... online creeping... cha or nah? How much creeping before you become a creep? Where is the line and how many times are we going to cross it?

I think that it is not the "creeper" at fault if they obtain too much information. In all seriousness, people need to think about what they're putting out there for the world to see and realize that no matter the privacy preferences it's still pretty easy to access. So I say creep on creepers! If you don't want somebody to know something, don't put it online! From there it's a free-for-all, take what you will and give what you want.

nobody is very smart.

So new goal, FIND THE SMART PEOPLE!

I've noticed that there is a serious lack of brain power in the world. Growing up I never thought that I was all that smart. Not embarrassing, just average. I guess I can attribute that to having a smart family and smart friends. A fool among fools feels no foolery. I just made that saying up, btw, and I like it. And yes I just said btw. Anyway, so surrounded by all these smart people I felt rather average, then I started to notice the world around me. If I'm not very smart, and I'm smarter than all of these people, then the world is doomed! I know I touched on this in my grammar post, but are you serious? College graduates, "ivy leaguers", and other such personalities missing basic concepts, sounding generally idiotic! Like I said before, I don't consider myself to be all that smart, but I'm going to start asking for IQ scores and administer basic comprehension tests before having a conversation with anyone. If this is how the entire world is then it's no wonder we're destroying the habitats of everything (including ourselves) and wreaking general havoc on the planet.

I don't want everyone to be like the smart people who are so smart that they're terrified to be dumb, because that's no fun. They just end up acting condescending to make sure you know that they're smarter, and if you actually outsmart them they may just start cheating at life (or scrabble) to prove their dominance over your brain.

So, new plan. I'm finding all the smart people.