Letter from Chris: FACEBOOK!!!
There’s no excuse for my behavior. I could claim it’s a sickness, but if I don’t admit that I have a problem, I’ll never be able to get better. I’m amazed at how quickly the addiction took. It’s like I logged on once and then was constantly thinking and planning on how to get my next fix.
Good grief - I had a boatload of notes for a review of GIMP 2.6.1 (focusing on tools us photographer would use, rather than the geekier stuff) and then when it came time to sit down and write, all I could think of was my Wall. That Wall that keeps calling me back, over and over. New friend requests… new apps… new photos…
Wait… photos. There are photos on Facebook. Maybe I can justify my complete lack of getting anything else done by saying I’m doing research for Digital Photography Blogs! Yes… researching… um… tagging technologies. That’s it! Except it more like I’m researching photos of myself from 6th grade posted by lifelong friends.
What’s going on this week? Well, yesterday was Blog Action Day 2008 but I was too busy checking my new friend requests to post about it. There’s a new Flickr Photo Challenge, which I’d love to submit to, but I probably will be too busy messaging someone I knew from grade-school.
I’m a sad, sad shell of a man.
Responses and Conversations
Ha! You crack me up. Christoph was teasing me about my Facebook addiction, that is until I egged him into signing up. Now he’s strangely silent… I can’t tell you haw many times I’ve heard, “I just went to check my e-mail and got totally sidetracked by all my friend requests.” To quote our friend, “Welcome to the biggest time drain in the world.” Maybe, but also one of the most fun.
Comment by Lisa on October 16th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Scary, scary stuff…. do they have a 12-step program for Facebookies?
Comment by Jim on October 16th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I’m so glad we finally have this huge thing in common. It was such a drain to have to hide my Facebooking from you for so long! Now we can talk about our mutual addiction openly. Whew.
But yes, Facebook has pics. So you’re good…
Comment by Amy Frazier on October 16th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
It’s messed up. I need an ankle bracelet to keep me, at all times, 300 feet away from a computer with access to Facebook.
Comment by Christopher Frazier on October 16th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
See??? I never would have found your blog! Facebook has an intuitive and personal SEO skill set capable of friends working together for the good of all mankind.
Comment by Daniel on October 22nd, 2008 at 6:50 am
Seriously! It’s like LinkedIn only, you know, fun.
Comment by Christopher Frazier on October 23rd, 2008 at 9:57 am