i got it...i got it...i don't got it

Now that I have succeeded in my quest to make sure that the first word of this blog isn't "I" it is important to note that I am practically incapable of writing a sentence that doesn't include the word. We're two sentences in and I've used it four times. When I first noticed the difficulty I have in avoiding myself in writing it was a disturbing and upsetting shock to feel awakened to some gigantic new subconscious world that was previously hidden from my sight. Even in the analysis of this characteristic which I try desperately to approach from a disconnected point of view I can't avoid being rabidly self-involved. That was a joke. But to be fair I must say that though I paint a glib view of my apparent obsession with me, this phenomenon is probably just a function of the style in which I normally write. I've been leading you astray so disregard the fact that all but one sentence of this paragraph depends solely upon my existence.

Honestly, email isn't conducive to writing in the third person. "I just wanted to let you know," "I'm the Inside Sales Manager for your area," "I checked on it for you and..." These phrases are mostly unnecessary to the communication of any substantial point, but they're such fluffy filler and flow so easily. For me my personal involvement in a written idea is analogous to the random interjection of the word "like" in everyday speech. A bad habit that is at worst an annoyance to me alone and nobody else in the world would notice if I didn't bring it up. Not all personal involvement is the bad habit, just the filler. At the core I realize it's a manifestation of my desire to explain every nuance in order that people would understand what I'm talking about and "get it."

Anyway, I don't have any conclusions to draw from this. This post was intended to be on a different topic (getting it) but turned into a notice about how I notice that I write "I" too much because I'm slightly obsessive compulsive about analysing and criticizing myself. WTF? (say the letters. it's funnier IMHO...) (i don't like internet/text message lingo. really.)

Ok, the famous line applies. You're stupider for having read this.

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