I just spent a good 10 minutes staring at facebook. I learned nothing from it. I gained nothing from it. I was annoyed several times at farmville and sorority life posts and do I really need to know that a girl I knew in high school and haven't spoken to in 15 years just made herself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Is it really important that I take that quiz about whether or not my choice of shirt color determines if I am sexy or not?
Is there something missing in my life that makes it so I spend so much time looking at the same homepage of facebook over and over, refreshing it and checking my profile and then refreshing it again, hoping for something, anything, to make the day a little better? Looking at my life and all of the wonderful people I know and the wonderful opportunities I have, I wouldn't imagine so.
When did I become one of those people? Where it was important for me to get 205 friends on facebook. I remember the day I broke 200... it was like I had just received the Medal of Honor. I almost made myself a certificate of completion and hung it on the wall, I was so excited.
When is it bad?
It's bad when you start wondering if that girl at the register at the grocery store you go to once a week, the one who always waves at and talks to your daughter, Gina or Tina something, is on facebook. It's bad when it's the first thing you do in the morning - check facebook - even before your morning pee. It's bad when your living room is piled up with laundry that needs to be folded and your sweet little girl is crying at your feet because she wants your attention, but you have to refresh facebook just one more time. It's bad when in the middle of posting this blog post - I stop to check and see if there is anything new on facebook.
It's nice and all because everyone and their mother and their dog and their mother's dog is on there... so if you wanted to make an announcement or find a long lost person you probably could do it on facebook. But I have crossed over to the inappropriate phase and a change needs to be made.
I don't think I will check facebook again for a while.
4 comments:
Sadly, I know what you mean. It's ridiculous really.....at least you admit it and will do something about it. I think I will follow your good example Edith. :) I think facebook will be less of a life line to the real world when it's actually warm enough to JOIN the real world again. I am SO ready for spring! Heres to getting out more and OFF the dang computer! :)
p.s. I've loved your last few posts. It sounds like life is good...as it should be :)
I am the same way, sad to admit it but it's true! You just made me really realize that I need to not refresh the home page every five seconds to see who has just posted something new! Wow, glad I am not the only one who has been sucked into the facebook craze!! It is fun to talk to old friends, but you are right it should not have to be constantly what is up on my computer! Thanks for the post!
I've decided to only check facebook ONCE a day... in the evening after Madeline has gone to bed. I think it will make things lots better. :)
omg, i was wondering what happened to you! i love peanut butter and jelly by the way.
i have decided to recommit myself to EXERCISE and physical fitness, something you can't do when you're on facebook.
also, i want to be smart forever so i too have taken a step back and want to recommit to creativity and creating my real life.
and could madeline be any cuter??
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