Good Grief!

Alarmed by Sassy J’s dating typeface trauma, Geeky B writes:

So those of us who are naturally paranoid and distrusting of html email have our plain text musings automatically written off as boring? Wait, don’t answer that.

Geeky B raises an interesting point. His caution is wise; after all, transmitting a virus or other nastiness would surely make a bad impression. Does caution = dullsville? Can Geeky B date outside of the non-geek community? Will he be able to survive without the help of animated .gifs?

I think so. Just because an inappropriate and distracting font causes raised eyebrows doesn’t mean that a plain font is equally bothersome. Content is still more important than typeface, pictures, and stationery*. So go forth, Geeky B, and woo ‘em with words!

*A man once courted me by e-mailing animated Hello Kitty pictures. Though I loved seeing Hello Kitty skip across the screen, it was his wit and smart writing that won the day.