As I was thinking about what to post today I wandered my pretty little eyes over to Facebook to check out the haps. I actually do not like Facebook that much anymore. I am pretty bored with it if I am being honest with you. I also long for my junior year when Facebook became a thing. It was so simple, so fun, so private from my family. But the moms have found the book and they have changed it forever, and it ain't all bad.
As much as I complain about the book I do not think I will shut it down, like I did to myspace. Remember myspace? Gross.
9 Reasons I Won't Quit Facebook
1. Sometimes my mom's friends post really inspirational things that I need to hear to get me through my day of grading, writing, working out, and dog training. I just logged on to Facebook and here is the first inspirational thing I found. It too 3.892 nano seconds to find it.
2. I really want guys I dated that are still on my Facebook to eat their heart out at my grainy selfies from Instagram. If a Walden filter doesn't scream, "I am so over you!" what does?
3. I need to know what I believe politically. I know a lot of you have unfriended or removed your politically active friends from Facebook. I personally love reading what they post. I need to know what I do not believe. I have just taken to believing the opposite of what my politically active friends post on Facebook. It has actually panned out pretty well and I have a lot of free time to not watch the news now.
4. I need to be able to delete ugly photos of myself that people tag me in. If I was not on Facebook 5 ugly photos of me could be out in the world for you to look at. Just kidding I always take the prettiest pictures this is just something other people have told me they like to use Facebook for.
5. My coworkers remind me when I can wear jeans to work. They are so nice and will take a photo of a pair of jeans and tag me in it. It is the little things people.
6. So my mom can have a friend. Just kidding mom that was so mean! I love you and I will never put you in a home
7. To keep up with BuzzFeed Affairs. How else would I know what emoji I am or what it is like to turn 30?
8. So all my friends can know what my grandmother looks like. No joke my grandmother will ask us to take photos of her and then post them on Facebook so our friends know who she is. I get my narcissism from her and my charming quality of having to pee every few hours.
9. To have another avenue to clog the interwebs with links to this here blog. On that note you should probably like my page here if you haven't already.
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I agree with most of these...I don't use facebook that much, but the untagging of photos is essential ha! x
ReplyDeleteDanielle at Cup of Loveliness
Just found your blog through Steph's! Loving this post. I just stopped looking at FB on the regular a week ago and I can honestly say I don't miss it one bit. But I'm with you on probably never fully deleting it. How will I get my drama/gossip when I have a sudden urge for it?!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to link up next week!
this is great. I usually choose the opposite of what my obnoxious political posting friends say too. I also have to approve pictures to be tagged -- best discovery ever.
ReplyDeleteHahaha this is great! The untagging. So essential. And I also feel like my social events didn't happen unless there is photographic Facebook proof of it.
ReplyDeletehahaha I dont care for it that much but its like I cant look away... its weird. Ive deactivated it for all of 2 days before.
ReplyDeleteHaha. I went on an untagging spree on Facebook the other day. I have coworkers on my Facebook friends now, so I need to start clearing out photos from college. And LOL at #2 I'm guilty of, and #6, my mom is still mad my sister hasn't added her on Facebook yet.
ReplyDeletehahaha your poor mom!! i'm pretty sure i just made it worse by laughing so much!
ReplyDeleteHonestly, half the reason I'm still on facebook is because I enjoy quietly watching the train wreck lives of people I went to high school with. It's entertainment you can't get anywhere else.
ReplyDeleteHeyyyy I have to pee every few hours too! I also got it from my grandmother. It's quite a hassle. Also, we all know that every time a hot picture of us goes on Facebook we say a little prayer our ex will see it. Dang straight I'm hot and happy without you and with all these Instagram filters. Oh, you see a photo of my new boyfriend who's hotter than you? Enjoy drinking beer by yourself, loser.
ReplyDeletebut seriously, how will i know what disney character the girl i went to high school with that now has 4 kids picked on the buzzfeed quiz without facebook?!
ReplyDeleteI'm on Facebook because there still comes a time when you just need to do a little stalking...and it's still one of the best places to do that!
ReplyDeletehaha! so funny, so true. the political point especially - i have no need for watching the news on tv between facebook and twitter! ;)
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog and I love the idea for Listed Tuesdays! I don't love EVERYTHING about Facebook but I love that it lets me keep in touch with people I may not have otherwise, and with people I really want to keep in touch with!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I can relate to some of these. I just like the interaction I get with the few FB friends that I actually keep. :D That also means I don't add new ones that much nowadays because I like to keep my photos tagged. It helps the fact that I use an alias and set my privacy settings to be as exclusive as I can.
ReplyDeleteNowadays, only those who shares at least one mutual friend can add me. So if it's a random coworker I meet at a new city, s/he wouldn't be able to add me even if s/he finds me...unless we have a mutual friend. I think I'm managing mine well, which is why I can afford to keep FB. :)
hahaha so true. i'm going to have to try out the political one...that should eliminate a lot of wasted time from my life.
ReplyDeletehaha I hardly ever post on facebook but I do go on often to see what everyone else is up to. But I agree it is pretty boring lately.
ReplyDelete#2 and 4...PREACH.
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know where ya found me! I love steph's blog! Excited to have you next week!
ReplyDeleteRight? I gotta know what the world is doing with my image!
ReplyDeleteI also love that I don't always have to take photos cause someone will post them on Facebook eventually.
ReplyDeleteHaha! I love that. I have it too and it has been amazing!
ReplyDeleteShe is cool. We talked it out! haha!
ReplyDeleteOh yes the coworker as Facebook friends! I am so picky I only let a few on there. I just don't want to know what most of them are up to. Your poor mom! :)
ReplyDeleteNIce! i have deactivated it for like a week during finals once. It was nice!
ReplyDeletehahah! Nina you are my fav!
ReplyDeleteIt is kind of fun now and then, I agree.
ReplyDeleteIt is very true! I think most of us could work for the CIA with some hardcore FB stalking as a skill.
ReplyDeleteRight! That is important info girl! I need it to continue to judge her in nonsensical ways!
ReplyDeleteI know! I feel like I am probably misinformed, but it might be a step up from not informed at all.
ReplyDeleteI am a friend snob too. I just don't want to deal with it. I don't have a huge group of friends in real life so why should i on Facebook?
ReplyDeleteToo true! I do like being able to talk to people far away and see what they are up to. Hope you join the link up next week!
ReplyDeleteBut you can find a great inspirational quote now and then so that is something!
ReplyDeleteyes yes! It has proven beneficial. Until you are face to face with them and they try and tell you something. Then you still need to keep polite manners, bummer!
ReplyDeleteIn a way it is how I use Instagram to make Facebook better.
ReplyDeleteFair point. Though I do keep some folks for arbitrary reasons. I even blogged about it at: http://express.faded-aeterna.com/facebook-diversity-the-douche-in-me/
ReplyDeleteShallow as it might be, I like to keep things juicy as long as everything's manageable.
hahaah I love you.
ReplyDeleteLove ya back! :)
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