Up until this week I have never been on Facebook. I mean I've never even looked for someone's facebook. Now, I am one. Wasn't long ago I tried to avoid human contact once I left work. Only 4 or 5 people had my cell phone number. My home phone was unlisted and when it rang I rarely picked up. I went for days without checking email.
After I left Astral a few months ago I found that I really missed being in contact with people. I was told by some friends I had to start social-networking...which I thought was some kind of left wing plot to take over cyber space. First blogging and as of yesterday, Facebooking (is that what you call it? Facebooking and is face book 2 words with a capital "F" or one word with a small "f" or vice versa?).
Now I have no idea what I'm doing and I have to thank Toronto Mike at torontomike.com for helping me out with all of this. When I saw a list of pictures on my facebook page I couldn't figure out if I was supposed to want them as friends or if they wanted to be my friends. I didn't know most of them so why the hell would they want to be my friends. Some I knew. The last time we spoke it wasn't pleasant. So why would I want to be their friends.
'Course it's all about communicating. I've been after my mother to get a computer and use email rather than the phone. Not for her, for me. If the phone rings on a Saturday night just as the hockey game beings I'm still talking to her at the start of the third period. So now I pvr everything just in case.
Most guys I know don't "phone" well. I never call a male friend just for a chat. I can talk to a woman on the phone for an hour. Not a guy. You run out of things to say in a couple of minutes. Then you get those uncomfortable pauses and you don't want to say...I gotta go now...because it sounds like you're blowing him off. So now If I get stuck in a situation like that I say.....Jeez Louise...a cat just fell in the toilet...got go fish him out. It only works once per friend though. By the way...there are good lies and there are bad lies, The cat in the toilet to get off the phone is a good lie.
Typical guy email. You okay? response: Yep. Anything new? response: Nope. And it's done.
It's funny how things work. Couple months ago I mostly wanted to be alone. Last night I stayed up until midnight waiting for more friends on my facebook. Only had 3. Today I have 4. I feel like Miss Favisham in Great Expectations. Waiting for someone who's never going to show up. But I'm learning. It takes time. Damn...the phones ringing.
p.s. I just checked my facebook. It's up to 10. Tracy was no, 5. Do I have to give a prize for that? Do I have to get together with all my friends for a get acquainted/reunion party? So many questions!
Being a stay at home mom, social networking is the only way I can get out sometimes and talk to "normal" people. Some of the mom groups drive me a bit batty, so bantering to faraway friends on the computer makes me feel a little more sane. You'll get used to facebook, and then you'll wonder how you ever did without it. Damn, now my phone is ringing.
Arlene, being a stay at home mom myself...whoops there goes my phone. It's my mother. She's a stay at home mom too. Back in a couple of hours.
Rick, don't forget to tell people they can follow you on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thehodgeblog
Yea, that too.
It's the same for my wife. She's at home with the kidlets all day, so spending time on Facebook helps her to remember there are actually human adults outside the walls.
Once you learn how to hide all the crap like Farmville updates, Mafia wars and all the other useless games and quizes it gets easier. I also block the "addicted-to-posting-stupid-stuff-multiple-times-a-day people". If you didn't know, if you "hide" someone they'll never know.
Cambo, every day is a learning experience. I feel like I'm back in garde 9. That might be good. I failed grade 9.
And without the worries of being stuffed into a locker...
This is just to inform everyone that as soon as Rick started at RB way back when I started a Rick Hodge Fan club page....everyone joined but Rick....well he finally found us and there are really a lot of fans there, who, I might add were really pi$$ed at ASStral for not having Mr. Hodge employed there anymore
Any how if you're interested http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20960399158
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