Apparently, there is a rule you need to post on your blog regularly or you should shut it down. So from now on I'm going to post random nonsense on a regular basis so as to uphold this rule. Is quantity over quality valued in blog culture?
Anyway, one thing I've been thinking about writing (when life isn't getting in the way) is a post on laughter; my laughter in particular. I think we can agree that each person has a characteristic laugh; it's a unique mannerism which we can use to identify that person. This means a person's laughter is constant over time. There may be variations in their laughter, depending on how hard they are laughing, for example, but even the variations are consistent.
One thing I have noticed about myself, though, is that my laughter has changed over time. Every so often I adopt a particular style of laugh and try it on for size over a few years. For instance, in my late 20s, snorting became of my laughter. This fell away in my early 30s (thankfully). The last noticeable change in my laughter happened this past Christmas. I have adopted a "heh heh" kind of laugh and it's still going strong 4 months later.
What's with that? Why is my laugh changing? What ~is~ my characteristic laugh, or did I ever have one? What does this mean about me and my identity? So many questions. My question for anyone reading this blog: Has your laugh ever changed over time? If so, can you identify why this has happened to you?
