Some unknown time ago, I deleted my Facebook and my Twitter account. (It's odd spell check makes you capitalize those...) I must say, other than one instance, I really don't notice a difference. My life goes on, just like it always has. Except now, no one can peer in without me knowing!
Hold on. Let's talk about this one instance:
I was leaving my parents' house in no-where-ville, Africa. (This was 2 days after I deleted said social networking tools) So there I am. Driving down the road. On a road I have driven a zillion times. Then, the notion settles in my head. "No one knows where I am or what I am doing." It was this oddly freeing thought! That little string of access that was always connected to me had been CUT! Anywhere I was, you could have reached me. But now... you have to have my phone number aaaaand catch me on the rare occasion it is powered on!
I stopped using Facebook consistently, bar stalking college friends of mine who were getting married/having babies, pretty much as soon as I returned from my trip to Europe. It wasn't this huge decision to stop using FB nor doI think it is bad... I just kind of quit. I lost interest. Meh. Messages to check. Pictures at which to look. Wall posts awaiting replies. Unwanted "friends" making requests. After awhile, it almost became more of an annoyance than anything else.
And now, I can drink my coffee, get speeding tickets, become friends with someone, join the mafia, become a ninja, like breast cancer awareness groups, poke someone, say "Happy Birthday" to anyone I want... and NO ONE CAN READ ABOUT IT!
(The exception, of course, lies only with my roommate. Who enjoys posting the funny [read: hilarious] things that I say all over her statuses.)
