When it comes down to experience writing electronically, I am in short supply. I have never once blogged or read a blog in my life, to date. I generally do not use things such as facebook or twitter and tend not to IM. I use e-mail almost exclusively for business purposes. This is probably due to my not having a modern phone capable of these things or internet access where I currently reside, much to my displeasure. Generally, when I write electronically, I tend to be much more formal than if I were to write on paper. It has always struck me as weird to write short texts or emails in any other manner and the misspelling/abbreviations used nowadays I just can not seem to get myself to use, though I enjoy the brevity of the message, however easy it is to flub up information that way. The only times I've ever done something like that would be on forums where I posted casually, and this has only ever been a few times.

To be honest, I've no clue as to why I write formally, both on paper and electronically. Usually, it seems that writing electronically causes less formality and more liberties. I often wonder why it is I write that way, but I can't seem to pinpoint a reason, but I do know that when I write electronically, I tend to look down my nose at the screen. Maybe it is some sort of arrogance or a feeling of superiority, but I doubt either one is true, since I am lacking in both. Perhaps the feelings are due to thinking that most electronic writings are less formal, less spell checked, less grammatically sound, etc. that by not writing in such a manner, I am putting myself ahead of the norm instead of behind it, where I usually believe myself.

Usually, I only ever write for grades or for classwork. Homework, in-class essays, notes, papers. The first three almost always tends to be on paper while the latter is typed. The exception to the first group would be for classes such as this. Writing for myself almost always tends to be on paper, usually just short lists, reminders, plans and the like. Avoiding writing is something I've done very well in the past, and now that I am writing more, it almost feels like I ramble on and off topic, making points and comments as I think of them. Would that be considered as prose? That word seems to almost have a negative connotation to it, or a slight one already. Maybe my writing is not technically prose, but it is probably close, since I always fall far short of word limits. Even now, I'm short by a small chunk. Usually, when I write on paper, I look back at what I've previously written and seen what I could do to extend the sentence, but when typing I rarely look back except for proofreading for mistakes. The last four words.