Facebook WTF-ery and other random tidbits
Aug. 7th, 2009 05:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sharelleAlthough I never really wanted one, I finally broke down and got myself a Facebook page. There was only a minor amount of peer pressure involved. I'd never given in to that before, but one factor was that The Boy has one, and I admit I was curious as to what he would post to it. *G* Also, I hate not being in the loop when it comes to the Interwebs.
However, because of my job, I never really had the desire for one of my own. I always preferred not to have anything remotely connected to my real life posted online, and I enjoy the relative anonymity of LJ. But it almost seems as though people don't care about that sort of thing anymore. (Professional discretion? What's that? I mean, you should see some of the things some of my co-workers - also teachers - post to their Facebook accounts!)
When I first signed up, I saw the appeal - there were a fair number of people with whom I hadn't spoken in years crawling out of the woodwork to "friend" me almost the instant I created the account. Some of whom I'm beyond thrilled to talk to again! I can honestly say, however, that after about a week of Facebook-ing I'm pretty much over it.
With the exception of those friends from college that I miss like crazy and may not speak to otherwise, or the fact that my 15-year high school reunion is being planned via the site, I have absolutely no compulsion to make it a regular part of my online routine. Not only is it not as user-friendly as LJ, but there's something about watching people I know in Real Life constantly filling out the same sorts of memes that appear here - on LJ I find them entertaining and fun; on Facebook they just seem lame and self-indulgent.
Furthermore, aside from vacation photos and making direct comments to some of my friends' "walls," I haven't made a single post of my own. I have no idea what to write, to be honest. I feel the same way about (Ugh!) Twitter - I can't think of a single person I know (whether they're my friend or not) who would honestly *care* about what I'm doing at a moment's notice. There are people on my Facebook who post when they get up, when they are going shopping, what they had for dinner, how much they hate to exercise, when they're "going out wit tha girlz!!!!!" and when they go to bed. Seriously?
It's just not for me. I had a feeling the interest in Facebook would be short-lived; I just didn't know how short.
In other news, the marathon training has been going very well. Got a good 15-miles in last week and looking to do an 18 either next week or the week after. However, I'm starting to feel a little nervous that my dad hasn't been going as fast as me during our training. I'm the one who's starting to have to drop back, and that worries me a bit - I never had to do that before. I'd like to think it's just me improving, because I hate to think there might be something wrong with him.
I'm also kind of missing The Boy this week. (He's on vacation with his family in Jamaica.)
However, because of my job, I never really had the desire for one of my own. I always preferred not to have anything remotely connected to my real life posted online, and I enjoy the relative anonymity of LJ. But it almost seems as though people don't care about that sort of thing anymore. (Professional discretion? What's that? I mean, you should see some of the things some of my co-workers - also teachers - post to their Facebook accounts!)
When I first signed up, I saw the appeal - there were a fair number of people with whom I hadn't spoken in years crawling out of the woodwork to "friend" me almost the instant I created the account. Some of whom I'm beyond thrilled to talk to again! I can honestly say, however, that after about a week of Facebook-ing I'm pretty much over it.
With the exception of those friends from college that I miss like crazy and may not speak to otherwise, or the fact that my 15-year high school reunion is being planned via the site, I have absolutely no compulsion to make it a regular part of my online routine. Not only is it not as user-friendly as LJ, but there's something about watching people I know in Real Life constantly filling out the same sorts of memes that appear here - on LJ I find them entertaining and fun; on Facebook they just seem lame and self-indulgent.
Furthermore, aside from vacation photos and making direct comments to some of my friends' "walls," I haven't made a single post of my own. I have no idea what to write, to be honest. I feel the same way about (Ugh!) Twitter - I can't think of a single person I know (whether they're my friend or not) who would honestly *care* about what I'm doing at a moment's notice. There are people on my Facebook who post when they get up, when they are going shopping, what they had for dinner, how much they hate to exercise, when they're "going out wit tha girlz!!!!!" and when they go to bed. Seriously?
It's just not for me. I had a feeling the interest in Facebook would be short-lived; I just didn't know how short.
In other news, the marathon training has been going very well. Got a good 15-miles in last week and looking to do an 18 either next week or the week after. However, I'm starting to feel a little nervous that my dad hasn't been going as fast as me during our training. I'm the one who's starting to have to drop back, and that worries me a bit - I never had to do that before. I'd like to think it's just me improving, because I hate to think there might be something wrong with him.
I'm also kind of missing The Boy this week. (He's on vacation with his family in Jamaica.)
