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So, I joined facebook and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. On one hand, I much prefer it to MySpace. And so far, I don't like it as much as twitter.
What I have been liking about facebook is the ability to be a snoop about what people are doing now - people I went to high school with, college, etc. It's amazing to me how many of my friends are still doing what they loved way back when - a lot of my band friends are still making music - and I find that amazing. And I don't mean in their basement - they're in bands playing in clubs, or they're teaching, or playing professionally. It makes me a little jealous, but trust me, I was never as good as these guys and girls. Just jealous that I'm not hanging out with them making up songs. But I suppose, I shouldn't be too jealous - I still make up songs - about pooping, eating, cleaning, going to bed, taking baths, putting coats on, ANYTHING really - it would just be fun to have some of my old friends here jamming on the piano or something.
Anyway - I'm at a point now where I'm not sure how much to share or where to share it. It's easy for me to twitter some thoughts out there - knowing that the people reading it I've never met face to face. Do I really need those updates on my facebook too? Do these old friends of mine need to know? Want to know? Care to know? Should I try to keep it seperate. twitter with new "online" friends - facebook for old "IRL" friends?
And then there's this here blog. A link from facebook to here - some poking around - and you'll learn I spent way too much time holding crushes on two guys from my high school. Was it you? Probably not - I haven't yet found those two guys on facebook - and I'm not sure I want to.
I guess what I'm trying to understand is this:
Why is it so much easier to share my thoughts and feelings with "strangers" or a few close friends then it is to share with everyone I've ever known? It seems as though I'm back in high school - trying to impress - trying to hide some things - trying to make it seem as though everything is great - trying to uphold my reputation - trying to understand exactly what reputation I had.
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I'm in the same boat. I'd joined Facebook a year ago, but I really only started toying with it last week. And wow. I blogged about it, too, last week. It kind of messed with my mind a little, and I feel like keeping my blog world separate from my Facebook world. I'd feel less inclined to share on my blog if I knew that people from high school were reading. At the same time, I'm not sure I want people who read my blog to be all up on my Facebook page, either, knowing who all I used to know. Not that I have anything to hide, but it's just weird. Anyway, I get it. ;)
I just joined, too. Although I'm getting far more hits from my college friends than my hs friends. And that's ok with me. I'm getting ready to blog about it, too.
I'd say whatever happened at our old school 14 or 15 years ago no longer matters. Your blog is superb. Keep on blogging on. However, instead of a vowel, can I buy a paragraph break. : P
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