i've  been meaning to respond for a while now to something you said a while back about being reluctant to "shift out of visual mode" when commenting. 
 
i was very excited when i read this, because i've frequently felt guilty about the inarticulate quality of much of my commenting. 
 
often, i simply transcribe what the voice of my feelings exclaims ("oh oh oh oh oh," "oh yes," "meudeus," etc.). or i use the kind of shorthand that is possible between friends ("you know..." "ymms" etc.). or kiss-emoticons and/or hearts. 
 
or, increasingly on flickr, i just fave the image. 
 
your little note was very affirming to me and helped me reframe my responses as perfectly valid...just in a different  (semi-nonverbal) category. 
 
so... 
 
:************************* 
 
and obrigado... 
 
:DDDD 
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