It took me a while, but I've finally go the appeal of these social networking sites. And when I say got the appeal, I mean I've become addicted and spend my time friending the rich and famous and spanking, dry humping and goosing old school friends and drawing crap like a five year old on people's graffiti walls. What took me so long?
It started with MySpace which I got originally so I could friend God, The Dex and Julia (although The Moff has vanished, The Dex claims he's a Mormon swinger and Julia has gone through many random profiles before going private, so it's questionable whether it is them at all) but was in the end too much of a scardy cat to do it, so instead have Chesney Hawkes and Black Lace as friends. As you do. Agadoo do do.
It's a strangely surreal and emotionally fraught experience though. Orville is, as I type this, ignoring my friend request. Green incontinent bastard. Can anyone beat snubbed by Keith Harris? I bet you can't.
And now it's Facebook. Unlike MySpace which is designed by an idiot and populated by the illiterate, Facebook is one of the best applications I've ever seen on the web. It's interactivity, it's potential for application add-on's, all the little bells and whistles like tagging photos etc., it's just well thought out and what seems like a simple 'this is me' affair has so much to do on it. Prudence even has her own 'Dogbook' and can have her own doggy friends. I am ashamed to admit I think this is quite spesh. It's somehow even more fraught than LJ though, because it's really you, with people you know in real life, and there's your name, and your picture and whilst LJ friending is still very internety and 'non real' in many ways, this is the real deal. When to poke? Should I friend that person if I'm not sure they ever liked me? How many wall posts is too much? Does it look sad to have more internet friends than real life friends? Big issues, folks.
Still, I'm addicted, although I think I'm too old for it. When I click my year at one of my schools, there's not a single person signed up. There's only four at my other school, and they all smelt. But anyway, if you're on there and you know we should be indulging in a bit of the Carry On style 'Super Poking' then let me know in the comments. It's a difficult one this because it *is* real life and I am only going to give out mine to those I know, and I'm sure it's likewise, so I'll screen all relevant comments. If you haven't signed up , do. I order it to be so. Especially
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donna_k,
flip18,
katchuri,
ikkleosu,
bethamphetam1ne,
gingerelanor (I know
bustocrookes will back me up on this one)because I keep thinking you're there, when you're not and it's not fair to confuse me.
PS. Marks & Spencer's have Walnut Whips, pack of eight special offer from £2.99 to £1.99. Have taken too much of a fondness. Stop. Send help for this as well. Stop.
PPS. Have a jolly time at
megaleena's beach party those who are going. Hope the weather holds out!
PPPS. And now for the serious note, which is difficult to pull off but I'll try. If anyone has any spare change sitting around, has a daily coffee or buys a glossy magazine or generally has some disposable cash and feels in a giving mood today - my friend Laura (whom some of you met at the last Press Gang Geek Up) would be very grateful if you could donate it to
CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Her brother's girlfriend died suddenly in her sleep of a previously unknown heart condition and shockingly, eight healthy young people die a week from 'Sudden Adult Death Syndrome' and the charity need all the help they can get in raising awareness and educating GP's on how to prevent it. Even if you don't know Laura, it's a worthy cause and as someone whose heart defect was only found by chance, it's important to me too. Her post about it and donation page is
here. Thank you ! x
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