I joined Facebook today. Actually, that is a half truth. It wasn't today. Nor was it me. Which, I guess, if you're being technical, makes that statement a flat out lie. Whatever. My Better Half did it. I was sitting right next to him as he furiously clicked away creating my online persona. I told him I not to do it. I told him I wasn't ready. Ready for the commitment Facebooking (I believe is the correct terminology) would entail. He wouldn't listen. Thus, I have an account and profile giving me open access to my increasing* number of friends' profiles and a whole can 'a worms. I am reeling from all of the excitement, chaos, and suffrage of an intense fear of Facebook rejection. What if So-And-So from Way-Back-When doesn't want to be my friend? Afterall, it has been a long time. There might be a real reason we haven't spoken for a while... It seems to me, though, if someone requested to be my real-life friend I would never deny them friendship. Nor would you. That would be blatently rude. Jesus said love everyone. Treat them kindly too. But. What if Facebookers don't share this same charitable attitude??? I am not sure I am ready for that kind of stress-inducing agony. Furthermore, Say So-And-So does forgive me for my transgressions of Way-Back-When and does accept my e-friendship. What do I do with it? Do I really catch-up with this person? Does this person really want to catch up with me? How is it done? If So-And-So writes on my "wall" and asks me a question, how do I respond? I'm all a mess of sweaty palms and social anxiety--if you can even call it that, as Facebook is not exactly social, per se.
*My Better Half tells me that this number will surely decrease. Especially since I am simply not as cool as he. This is true. Why do you think I married him?
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I'm still not a facebooker. Thayne has an account and I do admit to occasionally logging on as him. As for me no account yet. I have yet to give in.
EDIT: I told her that friend request curve would be steep in the beginning and then flatten out over time. A decreasing function, if you will. But I am pretty cool, if I do say so myself.
A humble too Jeffy!!!!! if I do say so myself.
Abby, I love you, and miss you. You crack me up. Facebook is a rather interesting thing, I do agree.
I just joined facebook about two weeks ago, and within 24 hrs I had a nasty email sent to me by a girl I worked with that had just been fired a few weeks earlier. I thought for sure this was a mistake, and a sign of more garbage to come my way, but so far, and I am not going to have a steep number of invites in the beginning or the end, but I haven't had any other complaints. I guess that would have been bad enough to send some people hiking, but I didn't want to let it ruin the experience of this thing we call facebook. I hope it all works out well, and you enjoy this crazy thing Jeff has gotten you into!!!!
I just want to read everyone's but not be on it. Because Abby didn't get her social anxiety from anywhere strange.
Jeff, you are WAY cool. And I do say so myself.
I haven't ventured down that e-path either. My better half has been doing it for a while now. I'll ask her if she wants to be friends with you but I can't make any promises, I've gotten into trouble assuming things before. I probably shouldn't assume you would want a friend called princess consuela anyhow. But if you'd like I could even wait until your decreasing function kicks in and invites start to level off. Kinda like a reserve friend that can come off the bench when you need her.
As usual, Ang and I died laughing reading your post. As Homer says, it's funny because it's true. I kind of take the 'friends' on facebook approach like I do with everything else. If we've hung out, spent time away from work/church/school together, etc then I'll add people as friends. If not, when it comes to facebook friends, I don't request and I don't add. Maybe this makes me a facebook snob, but maybe it just makes facebook one more avenue for me to chat, e-mail and see pictures of my buddies.
ABBBBBBBBBEY!!! I am so glad that you are blogging! Oh how I have missed your awesomness that is portrayed via the blog!! I got on FB about a month ago. It is crazy. I had the same feelings about FB as you do. Here's the thing. I already have a pretty full life. How am I suppose to fit in FB and all the things that come along with it!! Believe me. There is more to FB than meets the eye. There is chain letters, friend requests, searching for long lost people, people wanting to "get together" after all these years... It is crazy. Totally crazy. Well, GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND!! And as they say...keep on bloggin!!!
Love You!
ABBBBBBBBBEY!!! I am so glad that you are blogging! Oh how I have missed your awesomness that is portrayed via the blog!! I got on FB about a month ago. It is crazy. I had the same feelings about FB as you do. Here's the thing. I already have a pretty full life. How am I suppose to fit in FB and all the things that come along with it!! Believe me. There is more to FB than meets the eye. There is chain letters, friend requests, searching for long lost people, people wanting to "get together" after all these years... It is crazy. Totally crazy. Well, GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND!! And as they say...keep on bloggin!!!
Love You!
So, the "wall" questions are piling up. In which mediun should I answer them? My "wall"? Their "wall"? "Wall-to-wall"? I don't want to be rude.
Johnny D: Am I as funny as your sister????? (You can't see this, but I'm crossing all of my fingers.)
B. Hammok: You know waht ass-u-ming does, don't you? But, Max would think I was DA BOMB if I had a princess for a friend. Even if it was only virtual.
You're funny, Ab. I was so happy to see that you posted on your blog again. If facebook is stressing you out just say this:
Facebook is stupid.
Facebook is stupid.
Facebook is stupid.
I only think it is stupid if it keeps you from blogging. :)
Ab - Next time you see Shawn, tell her that I'm impressed with her all-purpose word: stupid. She gets good mileage out of it.
Shawn - Should we be joining Facebook? I'm kind of curious.
Annie - If you read this, I think I'm SUPPOSED to join Facebook because I ran into Tom Urquhart (sp?) at a funeral last week and he said, "Annie and I are Facebook friends, along with all her other 435 friends." It's a gift I have for seeing the hidden meaning in things. Facebook is calling me. And by extension, my sister, too.
Abby, the is Jodi
(Ryan Anderson's wife) I was blog stalking and found your blog! Your kids are darling, how are you guys doing?
Abby, How are ya? How is Buff? How are the kids? Well, I was totally against facebook for the longest time. Ed just added my name to his profile because I was trying to contact some of my friends, but I didn't want to be committed to my own facebook account. He got sick of people trying to contact me through him. He has been wanting me to get my own for a long time, sooooo I finally did this weekend. We will have to chat sometime. Good Luck and keep in touch!
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