#likeavirgin

I know that I'm  #latetotheparty but the #hashtagcommunication is sorta
 #likeapuzzle to me.
Actually, this is the first time I have ever used the # sign to communicate. 
Yup.
#hashtagvirgin
But I can't decide--
Do I love it or hate it? 
On one hand it's fun to figure out what sort of sarcasm or angle people bring to different situations by deciphering the non-spaced sentences that often reveal deep dark secrets:
#fmlidroppedmyphonebutitscoolatleastimnotaddictedtothebachelorette
#ohwaitiam
{do you use punctuation like ( ' )? I don't think so...#yupvirgin}


But on the other hand, it's totally silly! I mean, do I really need another way of communicating the obvious??
#maybe
In my quest to decide if I love this or hate it, I thought I would look up a little history of this fine form of communication and this is what I found:
The history of the #hashtag
Or, if you're a visual learner,
this is informative AND entertaining:

My take-away:
"No conference or speech is complete without a hashtag these days, binding together the ad-hoc community of observers and their pithy comments and memorable quotes."

#hmm

I already think in terms of a Facebook status and/or a blog post, so maybe I'll embrace the #hashtagcommunication for a while and express what happened to me 

last night at Film at the Rocks:

#yup2differentshoes

#iminpublic

#awesome

#idontreallyknowhowthishappened

#thatsalittlescary

#keepinitrealiguess

#xoxo!