UPDATE

I joined Facebook again. I have no friends though which serves only to confirm the reality I am living on a daily basis. I have no intention of making any friends on Facebook as of yet. I am considering it a social experiment of sorts. I want to watch. I want to see who your friends are. Yep. That's it. That's all. That's me. The very ironic thing here is this is exactly how things would go in what I call "real life." For example, let's say there is a big ass party whose guest list includes almost everyone I've ever known and also everyone who is six degrees separated or less. Turns out this is similar to the party we had in high school. Myself and each of my two older siblings each invited only four people. So how in god's name did 1082 people show up? And that count includes the police and late comer TM, our chaperon and babysitter for the weekend (the party then ended). Back to FB (that's cool slang for Facebook - oh I keep revealing my uncool by defining my subtle humor) (and where are all these parentheses coming from?)

So here it is a live modern day party. This is exactly what I would do. I would sit in a corner near someone I knew very well or near the beer and I would watch. If anyone ambled over and noticed and actually engaged me in real conversation (i.e. email or phone or in person) I could talk your ear off. I might even interest you. Or find you interesting. But from afar everyone either looks far too self assured or far too idiotic. The parallels to facebook are astounding. But then near the end of the night... what happens? Yes. You do know me well. I have had too much to drink and then I start talking to everyone and she and he and all of you all are my very very bestest friends. Until I sober up... If nothing else I may antagonize pdawg into a response.