So if you've just added me on facebook (which I know you have because I am SO popular) you will just have to wait. Why? Because I am swearing off the social networking site until further notice. No, I'm not doing it for religious reasons. No, it isn't a political statement. It is just me.
Recently, in the past few weeks, my life has become a little more complicated, a little more confusing, and a lot more stressful. I used to be on facebook to look at all the good news in my "friend's" lives. I have since come to the realization that there is more negativity on my newsfeed than things I need in my life. Why put myself through that?
Additionally, if my parents' generation -- heck! even older members of my own -- could maintain friendships and a good life without facebook, why can't I? I spend hours upon hours mixed into the thousands of students at UVA, residents of Charlottesville, and people everywhere. Why does my field of contact have to be narrowed down to 1,200-something online profiles?
Not only that, but in the past few weeks, I have just plain been going through some changes. From outlooks, to introspections, food preferences, to healthiness, to clothing styles, to... well, now my online activity. Why shouldn't I take a break? I have enough on my plate as it is... so why stress over what pictures people are posting, the crazy comments on friends' profiles, or the latest surveys to be popular? It just isn't worth it right now.
For too long, too much of mine, my computer's, and my phone's battery has been dedicated to facebook. No more.
So for now, you will have to delve into the dark ages with me... relatively speaking. From here on until who knows when, it's my blog, email, and telephone.
Seriously, I think we could all use a breath of fresh, non-facebook air.
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