Anyways, since my last post, I've made a notable change in my day-to-day life. Wait for it - I have deactivated my Facebook account. Cold turkey. It happened.
whhhhhaaa?
Yep. Me (who was unapologetically addicted to checking FB) stopped. And I am planning on staying away for at least a whole month. At first I felt like a heroin addict trying to kick, but after a week without it, I really could care less. It's almost refreshing to NOT know what 700 people (most of whom I've probably said about two words to on a yearly basis -HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!... via the Internet...) are having for dinner... Or how much they love love love their new (insert recent purchase/birth/love interest)!!!
I actually don't feel as cynical about the whole "turn off" experiment as I think I just sounded. For realsies!
Here's why I did it:
1. I was tired of a relentless person (who will rename unnamed & unspoken of - also for realsies - so dont try to suck it out of me) trying to get in contact with me. I was hoping the aforementioned had forgotten I existed. No such luck.
2. After a recent experience with something that I think any mildly respectable person would have chosen to do in-person was instead done using a technologically advanced medium (cough cough joe jonas ehem) I needed a time out from technology. I mean, really... Remember when we used to check in on friends to see how they were doing? (I mean in person, not by checking their status updates) Ahhh the good ole days. It's like we've all become so comfortable knowing every move that we all make that some barrier of genuine interest has been lost.
3. That shit stirs up wayyyyy too much drama. Period.
So, now that I've gotten over the jitters each time I unlock my phone and realize the friendly white&blue F is gone, I've been thinking of trying to be better about the blog, which really knows about anyways. Maybe even if I do end up going pro-zuckerberg again after I hit the end of my month long vacay, I'll link it to this mess :-)
I was out to dinner with a friend the other night & we were discussing our mutual adoration of list-making. If you've ever spent any time with me directly after a work day, I'm sure you've seen one of my token post-it notes stuck to the back of my phone of "things-I-remembered-I-still-wanted-to-remember-by-the-time-I-finally-got-home." Might seem a little lame, and a little early-onset Alzheimer's, but these notes really save my life & help keep me super organized. I digress on notes, and turning my attention back to lists. I love lists as much as I love my post it notes. I've always been a big proponent of the pro/con lists when making hefty decisions (judge me), but I also like fun lists. Likkkkkeeeee: things I want to do by the end of the day/week/month/year/decade, celebrities I'd sleep with, books I want to read, things I WANT to buy, things I NEED to buy.... You get the point. I think I'm going to start adding "lists" to the things I blog about. Mmhmm!
Speaking of lists, I got this amazing list emailed to me the other day from one of my girlfriends. It was a list of fun things we (me, her, and any combination of the rest of her family) could do where we would be in public where I may be able to pick up men. Hys.ter.I.cal. And amazing. And when I make a list about why my friends are better than yours, will be near the top.
I'm sure I will have something interesting to write about after my trip home (which includes a night at a bar with my parents & an uncle I haven't seen/heard from in at least 5 years & an aunt I haven't seen/heard from in probably 20 years). Oh, and my dad will be wearing a skirt (kilt. whatever). Sounds like a good enough reason to over-consume to me!
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