I never saw it coming. In fact, I ridiculed my brother when he became overly infatuated with Facebook. What’s the big deal, I wondered? I fell in love with your sweet faces so long ago, you became my reason for being on the internet. And plus, I didn’t see the need to go digging up the carcasses of friendships past.
It’s funny how persistent the internet is in providing a medium of limitless interpretation. I can not believe the long lost cherished relationships I have rekindled thanks to Facebook. It has been a real joy to reconnect and remember things that haven’t crossed my mind since grade school. A veritable smorgasbord of love with a renewing feeling, a fountain of youth.
But like youth, it’s fleeting. I am constantly reminded why I prefer an anonymous voice via this hallowed website, as opposed to trafficking in my past. Every once in a rare while, as I’m wandering down memory lane, I find myself at abandoned crossroads, dead ends. Things that stopped though somewhere I let go of the whys. Mostly, my nature demands it: I despise having public property in purgatorial places.
I am Christian, and therefore by definition a fuct up sinner. I have done some wrongs in my life, but I’m not sure when we were drooling about our rocket powered futures back in grade school that it ever occurred to us we could be so grounded by our past. It’s definitely a new dimension in social interaction, but is it helpful, necessary or truly restorative in any way? That’s a subjective matter, I guess, which I mean only to relate back to the idea of the persisent interpretive powers of the internet.
All this to say, I have been distracted lately. But as the old adage reminds us, absence makes the heart grow fonder. You have been on my mind, and I’m striving to make you a more central priority in the near future. Thanks for checking back, I adore you.
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January 31st, 2009 at 11:50 am
Facebook. Meh. I get caught up with old acquaintances who think they want to reconnect and then we both realize that there’s not much there, there.
I think they call it “the past” because it’s like, yannow, we’re past that now. About as appealing as a high school reunion.
On the other hand, there must be those type of people who thrive on all that interaction because they had a great past, firm foundations, and loved who they were, even then, those long years ago.
I hate those people.
January 31st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Same sentiments as above. And speaking of rocket powered futures, where are the damn flying cars? We were promised flying cars!
January 31st, 2009 at 11:01 pm
I haven’t dived into those murky waters; don’t think I will. I really can’t think of anyone I’ve lost contact with that I regret losing contact with. I’ve run into old high school buddies here and there — always with the same result: we share an old story or two and then figure out that we have absolutely nothing in common. The most striking example was a guy I ran into a decade after we’d graduated. He shared how he’d just gotten out of drug rehab, was still living with his mom. and was going back to college because his therapist thought it would give him something worthwhile to keep him occupied.
February 1st, 2009 at 11:24 am
It’s been a mostly positive experience, except the chat can be a bit overwhelming, since you can’t hide from people and be invisible, the way you can with gmail chat.
One of my old buds from elementary school, who I’ve not seen since 1987, now texts me and emails me, and we have a cool thing going on, and the old love of my life, who is now married with a kid, still texts and emails me, and I am fine with that, since he is a sweet boy, and I am glad we are still friends. He’s a wonderfully nice person and for that I am kind of grateful to facebook for facilitating that.
Overall, the benefits far outweigh the fehs but, I do hear ya. There are fehs, indeed. An ex-boyfriend, and an ex-best friend, who avoid me, and I avoid them, like we carry the SARS virus. I throw up in my mouth every time I see their names, but since we have so many mutual friends, it is hard to avoid.
Lehitra!
February 2nd, 2009 at 5:31 am
Since most of my frineds from my youth are prolly dead or locked up somewheres I don’t have too much to worry about. I use Facebook to keep up with a few friends who live overseas.
February 4th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
There are only a handful of people (like 3) that I still keep in touch with from my yout. and they are the 3 people that I would call TRUE friends right now. I have a myspace but it just sits there mostly since you birthed us Criplets. I need to come by and see ya and talk about this years Blownstar. I can’t wait.
February 7th, 2009 at 2:49 am
Facebook? Myspace? Shit, like kerrcarto said, ever since your birthin’ of us drunken blog babies, all management of anything of mine other than GGDF has gone to shit. I keep getting new invites from Facebook peeps and they get deleted immediately. Mostly from peeps who didn’t want anything to do with me back then. Fuck. Them. My true friends from high school I still keep in touch with in person. I don’t need cyberspace for that.
It’s good people like you and Denny and Josh and Paul and Leslie and Nancy and Erica and Wallrilla and Becky and. and, and…I had the privlidge to meet in person in my “adult” years. These are the times that really mean the most to me. High school? Who gives a shit?! That’s the past. A lame past at that. These are the times that I’m gonna remember, and I thank you for it…
Hope all is well Supergurl.
February 7th, 2009 at 9:18 am
BlownSTAR ‘09! I’m ready…
February 7th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
I have three very close buddies I stay in close contact with from yesteryear: one from high school and two from college. BFF and FU and all that. heh heh!
And I love all my new Blown-star friends. You guys and gals kick ass!!
holder is right on! BlownSTAR ‘09! I’m ready, too!!!!!
February 9th, 2009 at 6:47 am
hey, if ya’ll are serious, i need input now. When? Good Friday is open, Easter is a beautiful time in Texas but makes it near impossible for those of us with kids (me, holder, paul) Give me your thoughts.
February 10th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Definitely summertime for me. Last year’s schedule worked perfectly. I don’t remember which month it was because I barely remember the party in the first place. heh heh!!!!!
February 11th, 2009 at 5:45 am
Early July (After the 4th) or late June. School will be out, and I’ll sneek away from from my college classes if I’m there. I can already smell the mesquite. Maybe hubby can come. Yeah, it’ll be hot, but that’s what all that shade is for.
February 18th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Hey, sugar britches…I feel ya. I actually rode side by side with ya on that pahticulah rollah coastah…and I concur. Ok…I’m too drunk to type in dialect anymore so I’ll just say I agree one hundred percent. Been there. Done That.
February 22nd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Hey my super friend. Email me or get my digits from our mutual friend..my blog daddy your babies are gorgeous. All of them, virtual too. You and Denny do good work.
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:28 am
Not only did I recently venture out of the LGF circle to comment at sites like GOC and GGDF, and now here, I also recently set up a facebook account. My wife had been having fun, so I figured what the heck. After about a week of “hey, where have you been, great to talk to you”’s facebook now is MafiaWars and chuckling at the vidoes posted by people I don’t know at all but had to invite to build my mafia.
They do some funny shit over in Europe!