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?