Padding
I don't like to pad things out. To those who will laugh at me and point out the fact that my blog posts are generally quite long - I did notice the length quite some time ago, thank you very much. Part of it is because they're written like informal essays and part of it is because I like waffling in my introductions. However, the main points I make are generally quite succinct and waffle-free. Why? Because I like my points to be understood and recognised for what they are. Evidently, this isn't a very good writing style when trying to comfort people and...oh darn it, it's happened again. The few readers of my blog (hello there) may be wondering what the hell's up with my writing today: it's disjointed and not as snarky as it usually is. Without revealing any more about myself, it's because I'm bloody miserable and annoyed right now due to family troubles. I'm bloody annoyed for a couple of reasons, which end up forming a story which I'll...