Monday, February 25, 2008

Fighting Facebook

So I really hate Facebook. Even more than I dislike Myspace, which I didn't think was possible. The only reason I have a Facebook account is because people share photos and whatnot with me and the only way I can access these things is to create a profile. It's like a pyramid scheme from Hell. The biggest thing I loathe about Facebook is how I'm constantly being bombarded by random shit in the form of bulletins, invites, and notifications. These things just keep piling on into a tower of clutter up the side of my page. It's really quite maddening. I feel like people are constantly throwing garbage at me. People who are supposed to be my friends!

Here are some examples of what I'm dealing with here:

1 American Accent Test Invitation - I don't have an accent, though I can fake a Maine one. Also, when quoting someone I would deam "uneducated", I instinctively slip into a southern accent, even if this person is not from the south. I can't help it. So in summary, test not necessary.

1 Lil Green Patch Request - Somehow sending virtual plants back and forth while consuming energy with our computers is supposed to help fight global warming. Pass.

1 Wedding Calculator Invitation - Supposed to calculate when I'll get married. I think that depends a lot on Congress in my case.

3 Vampire Invitations - I thought vampirism was something that was kinda forced on you. I didn't realize they had an open enrollment period. Sorry, I like garlic too much.

1 Which Disney Princess Are You? Invitation - That's simple. I'm Jasmine, the whore.

1 Have Sex! Invitation - Cyber sex isn't really my thing. There's no alcohol involved!

1 Red Sox Nation Invitation - This person obviously doesn't know me very well.

4 Super Wall Posts - I don't know what my "Super Wall" is and I don't want to know. I seriously doubt it lives up to its name.

These are just the tip of the iceberg. I'll never be able to sort through all this stuff and thankfully I've just discovered an "ignore all" option in tiny text near my insurmountable column of notifications. So if you're responsible for one or many of these things coming my way, please don't take my actions personally. I simply don't care enough to sort through all this and would like nothing more than to make it all go away. I still like you in the real world, honest.

2 comments:

Liz said...

I like Facebook just because I get bored sometimes and like to look at other people's pictures.

I hate the invitations that are forever being sent to me, however the difference between you and me is that I tend to stop liking people in real life when they send me the invitations. Cheers to your even temperment!

Jeremy said...

The invitations are extremely annoying! I wouldn't mind it so much if they just went away after a while, but they just stay there forever until you click decline or ignore on each of them.

Oh, and your "southern" accent could use some work...