It’s about time…

Currently, I am in the process of consolidating my “Friend’s List” on Facebook. Consolidating is just a fancy word for cutting down significantly. According to Facebook, I have 232 “friends”, when in reality, I really consider myself to have four maybe five friends. Anyway, when I first got Facebook, I “friended” every person I ever met. Every classmate from my graduating class regardless of whether I ever spoke with them, some people who were in the grades below me or above me, people I worked with, hot girls that my friends were friends with and even hot girls in my college classes that I was too much of a wimp to actually talk to.

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Bout time…

Status Update:
“shower. fixing my ticket in jewcity. honda. bbl”

Finally, a little bit of racism. The “Jewcity” he is referring to is a town New City in my county. Needless to say, there are many Jewish people who live there, along with the local courts. My guess is that he unfairly received a ticket for a moving violation, now he’s off to New City to right this wrong. He also made sure to tell us what kind of car he has. So nice of him. I wouldn’t be able to get a proper gauge of his status without it.

This was probably his best status yet. It had a little bit of everything. I look forward to his next one. Hopefully, he can top this one.

Here’s a good one…

Status Update:
“Fucking ripped my leg apart WTF bleeding everywhere haaha okay peace”

He must of had some night. A SUNDAY night no less. I wonder how he ripped up his leg. Probably a vicious bar fight. I bet he defended the honor of a woman who was being harassed by a guy. He politely asked the gentleman to step outside and settle it in the parking lot. That’s the kind of guy he is. I hope he patches up that leg. I’m sure he’ll update us.

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Awkwardly Feminine from the Possibly Canadian

STATUS UPDATE:
“Really tired. Watching movie on couch”

Whew! Wipes brow. He posted an update. That was a scary couple of hours. I had NO IDEA where he was all day. Alright, it’s very clear what he’s saying in this update. I mean, he must have had a LONG day. Why else would he be tired? He is a very busy guy. I do like the way he is relaxing though. Nothing unwinds me at the end of a long day like curling up on the couch and popping in your favorite flick. The guy knows what’s good. I’m glad he updated it too. I really wish he would use more details. A title of the movie would help.  

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Anyway, sports have really dipped lately. Usually, New Year’s Day is reserved for about 32 of the 34 bowl games. Today? Only five. And they were all PREETTAY awful. Ugh, I can’t stand bowl games anymore. I’ve watched about 10 of them so far. And in zero of them, have I been interested. Because they mean NOTHING. Absolutely nothing. Ten years ago, no one is going to remember who won the 2008 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (Real Bowl). Hell, the game happened last week, and I don’t even know. I’m sure the teams playing in the game don’t remember. According to the BCS, the only game that matters is on Thursday, January 8th. Because that’s when we’ll have a national champion. Wait! Hold up! Maybe. Maybe we’ll have a national champion. Because if Oklahomas beats Florida, the voters might vote USC at number 1 in the AP poll. Thus, we might have duel national champions. Just like in 2002. What a wonderful way to end a long and arduous season. Without a clear-cut winner. Just like nature intended. What a joke.

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Happy New Year

Hope everyone had a happy, healthy New Year’s.

Anyway, I was hoping my friend would have put up a status update catching us up on last night’s activity. But alas, he hasn’t. God knows the crazy stuff he did last night. I’m assuming he partook in a few alcoholic beverages, wooed a lady or two, and maybe even threw down in fisticuffs with a group of ruffians. Whatever the case, I’m sure he had a hell of a time. I await his next update.

Hockey! Outside!
In a attempt to increase ratings, the NHL is doing another one of their outdoor hockey games. It worked last year actually. I guess they thought not enough people were watching hockey since it was indoors and the people outside the arenas couldn’t see the games. It’s sort of working this year too. As I type, my dad is watching the game….Oh, nevermind, he changed the channel. That is an improvement though. Usually he watches zero seconds of hockey a year. It’s January 1st and he’s watched 6 seconds. Hey NHL, you can build on this!

I’ll be back with more…

Status Update

Okay, he just posted a status on AIM. It goes as follows:

“Away: Sleep…my face vs a bottle.. happy new year”

Now, what is he trying to say here? Is he implying that he was in a fight last night? A bar fight perhaps? Whatever the case, I’m sure he really messed up the other guy. He is SO tough. What an interesting life he leads! I’m glad he told everyone what he was up to. I was getting worried.

It’s only a matter of time before he finds out what I’m doing. He’s never talked to me about my blog, so maybe he doesn’t read it. Let’s see how long this can last.

Rant: Statuses (Stati?)

Of the many good things that the technological age has given us, there is one thing that essentially cancels them all out. And that my friends, are statuses. The ability to tell the entire world what you are doing at this EXACT moment.

I spend a fair amount of time on the computer. Browsing the internet, talking to friends online, reading blogs, writing blogs, and yes, spending time on Facebook. Facebook has many great utilities. You can catch up with old friends, network with potential employers, and even post your resume. But the status update utility serves no real purpose. It’s really just a way to draw attention to yourself. Because essentially, no one needs to know that information. And if it truly was important, you would tell those closest to you and not to your 1,200 “friends” online. Regardless, if someone is going to tell the world some aspect of their lives, shouldn’t it at least be interesting? I understand that some Facebook statuses are cute and harmless. Those people tend to rarely post statuses. But others are so ridiculously inconsequential, you begin to question their motives. Why are they really posting this online for everyone to see? Are they hoping someone will take notice? I doubt there are people out there who are hanging on this person’s every status.

Since I started using Facebook after graduating high school, I largely use the status utility to post the site for this very blog. Note: I understand this post is dripping with irony considering I have a blog which expresses my thoughts and feelings about a variety of issues in my daily life. Anyway, other than that use, I ignored other people’s statuses. They didn’t bother me. Until I started paying attention to one of my friends’ updates. These updates are not on Facebook actually, they’re on instant messenger. Which is doubly annoying, seeing that I am on IM most of the day. But as I started to read them everyday, I became so annoyed with them. I know the guy well, and he makes it seems that A) his life is a lot more interesting than it actually is and B) that people really do care about what he is doing. That might be mean on my part, but this guy is WAY to cocky for his own good. I doubt he reads this blog, but I still won’t disclose his name. Currently, he does not have an update up (SHOCKING!). But when he does, I’ll be sure to post it, dissect it, make fun of it, etc.

These status updates need to be stopped. I don’t want to know what you’re doing.