Facebook First Into the Wall

My friends that know me well, know that I like to use phrases such as "this makes me want to run face-first into the wall!" or "this makes me want to rock back and fourth in the corner!" when I am agitated.
I joined facebook and I am agitated.
I have a friend who asked me to join a while ago, and I did not. I am just not into the whole facebook/myspace/classmates/reunion thing. I like to move forward and not look back too much because my consumption of mood-altering substances tends to rise when I look back.

However, one night I was watching one of those 20/20, Dateline, Nightline non-news type news shows, and the creator of facebook was being interviewed. I must say, I was impressed. This kid (early 20s) is worth about 15 billion dollars, and he looks and acts like he does not have a dime to his name. He was one of those high IQ, low EQ people...but I was quite taken with his, how do you put it...snarkiness. Impressed enough to check out facebook by joining.

The results were instant, I had friends waiting to contact me, and this was fun to see. However, the part of facebook that is a little agitating is that you can waste your whole life by getting involved in things like "take this quiz to find out which celebrity resembles broccoli!" You can even play games like Scrabble or travel something called the Oregon Trail. Last time I logged on, my profile said, "You currently do not have any loves listed. You are not very loving"
Huh?
I don't really have the time to invest in these features. Not unless my daughter learns how to change her own diaper and not fall down the stairs when I am not looking.

For now, I must admit, facebook has connected me with people that I would have never found by any other method. I do smile when a friend appears or someone drops me a line. As a stay-at-home, work-at-home mom, I don't see many faces. Joining facebook has helped me remember that I exist in a world that is bigger than my 1200 square-foot home.