What I'm Doing

Want to know what I've been doing all dog-gone day instead of putting out an interesting or crafty post for you guys? Well let me just tell you, I've been on stupid Facebook ALL FREAKING DAY. Can somebody please tell me why this is so addictive?

So my friend Susan (who is currrently an ex-pat in London w/ her family), invited me to join Facebook a couple weeks ago. She said it's all the rage in London and will I please join to make it easier to keep in touch. Ok, I don't know what could possibly be simpler than e-mail, but whatever. I join. And I don't set up my profile until recently. And now? Well now there is just no going back.

Now, here's the real problem with Facebook. All of the sudden I get a gazillion emails from people who went to prep school with me who want me to add them as a "friend." I use this term loosely because I wasn't actually ever "friends" with most of these people in real life anyway. I had a very tight-knit group of real friends who I am still friends with in real life. So wouldn't being facebook "friends" just be a tad, oh I don't know, artificial and ridiculous? So there they sit, on my request list without me answering them because I don't want to seem rude but yet I don't want to have to keep up with these people I can hardly remember uttering 2 words to. I mean, what is a girl to do to stay true to herself?

And what's really making me mad is that Ashley and I usually have quite a lot of laughs making fun of the people on MySpace (totally for teenagers, btw) and the like. And yet, here I sit, throwing pink and green gummy bears at Susan in London, Split Pea Soup at Ali in New York, and "poking" Ashley with a hug. Please send help.

P.S. To be fair, I should also tell you that on the plus side for Facebook my college roomate and sorority sister found me on Facebook and called me today and we caught up for about an hour!!

P.S.S. Dear Lord, did ya'll know you can add a "Dog Book" to your Facebook profile for your dog??????