I am a Facebook Loser

I was overseas last semester, and there was a student from Rome I met in a hostel while traveling around western Europe. Now, Facebook has really expanded over the years, and many people over in Europe are part of the facebook network. But this guy wasn't a "Facebooker" and he was asking me what the purpose of having it was. I told him basically you can view other people's profile and make up your own for other people to view as well. And he gave me the run-of-the-mill response of, "and so what's the point of that? It sounds like a big waste of time to me". Which is the first response I remember giving when it first came out way back when.

And it's true, there are so many other things I should be doing when I face book, usually something academic. It does suck up a good amount of my time, but as stupid or pointless it may sound to a "non-facebooker" it really can be a good tool to have. It has allowed me to look up old friends I haven't seen since grade school. I can see what they are up to these days and what their intrests are. Yes, it sounds like a borderline creepster's paradise, however it really is helpful to have when trying to keep in touch with family and friends. When I was gone studying for a semester it was one of my only portals that allowed me to see what was happening with my friends back home. So, as much time as I do waste of good ole facebook, I'll still continue to be an infamous "Facebooker".

The Start of Something New

Ok, so I consider myself to be technologically disabled. Sure I can type a little ditty on microsoft word or on a good day fashion a graph on excel, but I've never had a blog before so this is all very new and exciting for me. While it's not something I regularly do on my free time, I am going to take advantage of it. I think it will be a nice outlet for me to have; that is to be able to express my thoughts to the class daily. I'm still working out the kinks, but hopefully some day in the near future my blogger will actually look acceptable, but as of now I'm continuing to snoop around all of applications it has to offer.

I've never been a person who has been into journaling, but I've always wanted to be. I'm the type of person who buys the journal, writes in it for like a day and then forgets about it for whatever reason. So, I'm hoping that my blogger page will help me get into that journaling phase I've always longed for. And the fact that you can personalize the blogger page with cool bells and whistles makes even more worthwhile for me!

Anywho, all in all I really hope to make this something that exemplifies me while also broadening my journaling horizons. It's going to be a good change in my daily lifestyle :)