It's not really intentional, perse, I think it's essentially just that I'm a loquacious sesquipedalian at heart, and that's simply the way I am; though I suppose the fact that I am both aware of it, and have no particular desire to stop, must mean that it IS intentional, to some extent...

For some reason I feel like it makes me sound smarter when the sentences are longer...I'm trying to cut back by re-reading everything I write. Except for this :)

in all honesty, i swear it really does make stuff sound better, i mean, just read this sentence.