Facebook

I have found facebook, or fb as we users like to say, interesting in a couple of ways.

1. I can communicate with people in a random and often sarcastic way whenever I am bored or delaying doing something more productive. Laundry or fb? FB. Telling the kids to start homework or 1 more minute of fb? Guess.

2. I can send "gifts" and say things I might otherwise not. I love Viva Vintage, Send a Panda, Kidnap,Green Patch, and, of course Talk Derby To Me.. They are all goofy, but kind of amusing. And it's a way to say "hi". And how else can I shout out to my skater buds with an ass bruise or ruffled panties?

3. I can keep up with people I miss who I don't see or talk to very often (and you guys know who you are!).

4. I can explore my past. I have taken to finding people from high school. Why? I'm not sure. These aren't people I've kept in touch with in the past (ah hem) 28 years (there are exactly 3 people I have kept in touch with out of almost 1500 in my class). Generally when I find people from my school or even my class, I have no idea who they are. Some names I remember, a few faces, but really, I don't really remember much. I have come to think that it's more about me. Trying to remember who I was, and what I was like. Who were my friends? What did we do? I'm not exactly sure why I even care, but I do lack a lot of context in my life. Friends and acquaintances from my teenage years(and maybe even earlier) are the only mirrors I have (since my parents are both deceased, my brother and I aren't close, and I have few other relatives who would have seen beyond the "nice" me). It was a really difficult time, and maybe I'm trying to understand how I got through it.

Who knew facebook could inspire such deep thought (those of you not on fb, see what self reflection you are missing?)? Then again my favorite groups are "You Know You're From Long Island When", which goes on to list totally ridiculous Long Islandisms (at least 75% of which I still get after not having lived there for a very long time) and "OMG I So Need a Glass of Wine or I'm Gonna Sell My Kids" (that is self-explanatory). So maybe I'm thinking 10% of the time on fb, and just totally wasting time the other 90%. But that's ok, what else was I going to do? Clean out the refrigerator?