I don't get it

So I am pretty much obsessed with everything internet. First it was just email. Then came Facebook and MySpace. Now there is blogging. I think I probably spend about two hours a day on the internet. How sad is that? My 15 year old cousin is one of my friends on MySpace and Facebook, and I don't get how these crazy kids type today.


First of all, all the abbreviations drive me nuts. I don't get half of them. C U l8tr. LoL. What is wrong with just saying something like haha? Doesn't it convey the same message? I have noticed now that she types that way to me. I am worried about youth. How are they going to get jobs if they can't type a real sentence. Man I am starting to feel really old.
The second thing is all the cutsey hearts and symbols they type into things. How do they have time to figure these things out? I remember when I was her age, (well okay we didn't have a computer, but that's besides the point) I didn't have time to figure this type of stuff out. I had trouble enough just trying to figure out how to use messenger.
Lastly, what is it with typing in all caps, or even alternating letters. Do YoU kNoW hOw LoNg ThIs TaKeS? (That took me about 30 seconds). Why is it necessary?
This is my rant about kids these days. Why can't they be as perfect as me? I hate that I am starting to sound like my mother when I was in high school. UGH!