the rules

i hate the rules of typography. the new rules.

actually, i'm just bitter because i found out that a) i follow old school, typist rules and therefore am old and outdated; b) i have horrible punctation (okay - i already knew that!); c) i overuse and misuse ellipses and hyphens; d) i'm not sure if typography is a career for me.

i'm trying to "find myself" in london. to discover my true career path. i thought typography was going to light the way. instead, it's slamming a door in my abilities and showing me that two spaces after a period (or full-stop, as they call it here) is just WRONG.

well, bugger off. i like two spaces after my periods.

except -- i noticed that blogger always removes my "extra" space and all the pretty white space between sentences is gone. sometimes i go in and force an extra space. but, i realize now that i need to get over it and just follow "the rules." ouch - i feel like an old lady who has to get used to seeing kids with baggy pants and pierced tongues.

pop quiz: which one of these is formatted correctly?

a) P A Baines
b) P.A.Baines
c) P. A. Baines
d) none of the above
e) a + b