A new lesson? and this one you might actually use
Advanced Ascii Smiley Faces 101 - (parenthesis optional) provided by Temp of neogaf forumspt. 1
(^_^) or (

) or (^ ^) smiley
(`_^) or (^_~) wink
(>_<) pretending to be cute, or pain, or frustration
(<_>) sad
(^o^) singing, or laughing maniacally
t(-_-t) flipping the bird
\(^o^)/ very excited (raising hands)
(-_-) or (~_~) or (=_=) annoyance, resignation, or sleeping (eyes shut), grumpy
(-_-;) or (^_^') or (^_^);; or ^_^" nervousness, or sweatdrop (embarrassed; semicolon can be repeated)
(-_-#) or (-_-¤) vein (used to show frustration)
(¬_¬) eyeing something or someone, or otherwise glaring, sometimes used as an expression of rolling one's eyes
(<_<) or (>_>) or (c_c) skepticism, looking around suspiciously
(;_;) or (T_T) or (ToT) crying
(@_@) dazed
`(•.°)~ druggy, trippin'
(o_O) confused surprise, disturbed
(0_<) flinch, nervous wink
(O_O) shocked (also O.o - one eye smaller than the other)