musings | texting vs. notes

when i was younger, specifically when i was a youth, we wrote notes to each other in class. and not only did we write them, we folded them into complex shapes and wrote cryptic messages on them like "FYEO" and "WBASAP." truly - note writing was a whole...production! it passed the time, and made us feel wiley beneath the teacher's watchful eye (they'll never know what we're doing...they'll never be able to unfold this contraption or decode "FYEO").

so i thought...since i make writing paper and envelopes for one person to write notes to another...wouldn't it be cute to have stationery with all those acronyms on them? except when i went looking for them online all i could find was today's acronyms for text messaging. sites that cater to parents wanting to understand their child's world. and it occurred to me that of course girls don't do note writing nowadays. i mean, i don't know the rules of cellphones in high school but why would you write a note when you could just text your girlfriend? and apparently, although there are only a small handful, these acronyms below are the last vestige of days gone by.

tell me which ones you remember, which ones you like best and which you think would look great on envelopes and writing paper!

FYEO
for your eyes only

AFK
away from the keyboard (this one isn't vintage, i just thought it would be ironic)

ASAP
as soon as possible

CNP
continue in the next post (again, irony - because post is one of those that became a tech word but is also a pun for the mail/post)

CWYL
chat with you later

DQMOT
don’t quote me on this

DTC
darn the (this) computer (not irony...just straight up honesty!)

F2F
face to face

GTTU
good talking to you

IRMFI
i reply merely for information

KIT
keep in touch

LAK
love and kisses

MWBRL
more will be revealed later

SWAK
sealed with a kiss

TMI
too much information

TOY
thinking of you

TTYL
talk to you later

TWMA
till we meet again

WBS
write back soon

suggestions:

TTFN
ta ta for now!

LYLAS
love ya like a sister