LOL (Laughing Or Lying)? :)

Are people lying or are they actually laughing whenever they type "lol" or "lmao"? In most cases "lol" can be used to fill in an awkward silence or to respond to something completely stupid. In those cases, is it safe to think that the "lol" is valid?
I know this from personal use. When the conversation becomes awkward or silent a LOL is the best thing I can come up with. I don't mean it, but it works. I guess it tells the person to pick up the dead conversation.
LOL also has a sarcastic and rude tone to it. When you say a joke or something with a bit of humor, the LOL makes you question if the person found it funny or is just being careful with your feelings.
So basically I want to petition a new word or symbol for laughter. Any suggestions?

RING around the poser...

When the first person came up with the name "earring" they did it because of the obvious look of the piercing, a ring, or loop, in and and around the ear. That I don't have a problem with, the problem comes when the jewelry stops being a ring, and starts to take form of other items such as a stud or a chandelier style piece of metal. When this happens can an earring still be called a ring? I don't think so. If the jewelry doesn't loop in any way, the jewelry should get a different name, one that tells you what its doing.

For example, the studs should stop having the name "earrings" and get the name "earballs" and the chandeliers type should get the name "eardanglers". That way it avoids confusion among us normal folks, or at least lets us know with greater detail what exactly you're wearing.

This petition to change the name of "earrings" doesn't just end at the ears, it goes for everything else that could be pierced, such as nipples, tongues, and genitalia to name a few.

This entry is dedicated to someone special. She was the inspiration for this lame entry.

How "High School Musical" got it wrong.

This morning as I was watching the morning news, I happened to change it to one of those shows that mixes news and talk shows formats into one watchable and sometimes good show, if you don't know what I mean I apologize, and they happened to have the cast of "High School Musical". They were promoting their upcoming movie and showing some of the little ones some of the dance moves they do in the film.

Well I had never really seen it and was happy that way, but that movie sparked my interest in why this was such a big deal. So i watched it. Turns out they have no idea what high school is.

The movie, which is composed of people who no longer go to high school, early 20s to be more specific, are followed by a huge fan base of people who aren't anywhere near high school, preteens and earlier to be specific.

This thing is a joke to what high school really is and what really happens in high school. I don't blame them, they do have to sell it to people who haven't experienced high school in its full spectacle of backstabbing, depressing loneliness and exaggerated drama. The actors in the show aren't even real or try to act real. They act as if they are happy every second they breath, like they don't understand what emotions are, other than "happy". The characters seem to not know what sex is and what drugs are for, something that is quite obvious in real high school.

I understand that the show is produced by the kid friendly giant they call Disney and they do have a reputation to maintain, but I truly think that if they are going to let the wee ones know the high school experience, the show should have a little more depth and realism. I do agree on one thing, we sometimes do break into song and dance.

So if you feel the same way comment me, if you don't comment me anyways.

So that's whats on my mind today.