sicky

I've been sick for almost a week now - going on my 3rd and hopefully final day of missing work. I thought I would be able to fight this one, but not in the end. My immune system has gone kapooey!

So, I've been watching many movies and playing atari. I watched "Paul Blart Mall Cop" - stupid.

"Angels and Demons" - way better than "davinci code". Finishing up "Julie and Julia".

cough cough cough

what's that I hear?

New music likes:

Great Lakes Swimmers!!!! Wow, beautiful music. The man's voice is so soft and gentle. The second song is a duet with a lady and really reminds me of Ida. I'm unsure how I came across them, but this is one of the best new music finds in a long time!

Glee Cast Soundtrack. I like to call this an obsession! Especially the mash-up of "It's Now or Never/Confessions" - truly one of the hottest boy band songs in, maybe forever. The soundtrack is almost as good as the show.

Avett Brothers. I haven't listened to their new album that much, but I like the songs whenever they come on. They are sweet, a bit goofy, and seeminly aloof.

Tegan and Sara. The new album "Sainthood" is more rocking then the "The Con". So far so good, but it will take some time to get used to. "The Con" was so versatile and fun, so I have to take baby steps with this one.

Lady Gaga. What took me so long! Paparazzi is my favorite song. Seeing her perform on SNL helped me see the light that is Lady Gaga. She is one to not go away anytime soon!

Michael Jackson. My old boyfriend. We are hanging out again. I never stopped loving him. And I can't stop listening to Smooth Criminal!

I recently added some much needed music to my repotoire:

JJ Fadd Supersonic

Technotronic

Beyonce "Single Ladies"

The Replacements

IT'S ALL MORE THAN GOOD!

interwebbular

I spend so much time social networking that I don't know what I used to with myself before this was available to me. I can try and think back, but how long has it been since myspace or friendster changed things.

I probably joined Friendster in 2003 or 2004, but mostly was on it at work. I think myspace came arond 2004. Again, this was a work activity since I didn't have internet access at home. I feel it is perfectly fine to waste time online at work. I was sitting at a computer anyway, not enjoying whatever work I was doing. Friendster came maybe in 2007. I didn't really like it as much as myspace. By this time, I think I had internet at home, so I was turning into a regular.

I did quit facebook once. I felt that I was spending too much time connecting with people online and not enough time connecting with people face to face. (That still is true today.) At some point within a year of quitting Facebook, I rejoined and phased out myspace. Myspace was becoming too weird and confusing. Why was I getting friendship requests from total strangers? It just became unneeded.

Then Facebook took over. I really do enjoy it. I have been able to reconnect with people that I haven't talked to since high school. It's a way to communicate and/or joke around with my friends. I can keep in touch with my good friends who are far away - it is really awesome to see what they are up to on a daily basis. My family has even started facebooking. Wait... That is one part that I am uneasy about. Do I censor myself on Facebook because my strong Catholic aunts are on there? Do I want my cousins to speculate that I have a girlfriend? Should I just deny their friendship and leave it at that? I just threw caution to the wind and, while not censoring myself too much, invited them in. They aren't very good at keeping in touch, at least the aunts aren't. And I feel strangely more disconnected from them than I have living so far away from them. But I attempted.

So, what did I do before social networking on the internet? I don't know. I also didn't have a live-in girlfriend or a dog. I was still a lazy procrastinator back then. But I am sure I cleaned the house then, just as I do now, and got some stuff done. Oh wait, I remember! I watched many movies. Tada! Questioned answered. Now I wonder if my family gossips about me?