We've all done it, so don't try and act innocent. Some friends and yourself got together this past weekend and you noticed a little somebody special you hadn't seen amongst your typical group of friends before. He was tall, dark, and handsome, witty, yet sincere. He had a body chiseled from stone and eyes as deep and blue as the sea. You had a great little chat around the bonfire, but you never got around to asking for the personal info. Seeing as how he was a friend of friend of a friend, the odds you'll ever see him again are slim to none. What do you do?
Stalk them of course! Facebook it up. Test out those private P.I. skills of yours and hunt em' down. Everyone is on Facebook or Myspace nowadays. It's very rare that I meet someone who hasn't fallen into the crowd like the rest of us sheep and had their whole lives strung across the internet for all to see.
One thing must be understood though, there is a process to such madness.
Rule:
1) You must pretend like you don't want it. Wait a day or two, see if they'll add you first.
2) Once you finally cave in and send your friend request, don't send a message! You don't want to seem too eager now do you?
3) Check their relationship status and quantity of friends. It could be they are way out of your league. Anybody with over 1,000 friends is far too cool for you anyways.
4) Look at every one of their pictures dating all the way back to middle school. Sort them with a fine toothed comb. Be as creepy as possible, they'll never know!
5) Still no word? Throw caution to the wind and light his entire page up! Add like/dislike comment, secret messages, mob war invitations, help commemorate the king of pop sensation causes, photo comments, Facebook chat, pokes, and anything of the sort... Trust me, they'll be all yours in no time. Who could resist such poise and elegance?
Ahem... So in case it wasn't blatantly obvious, I think this whole Facebook thing has gone too far. It's weird! I hate that I'm so addicted to it! I often wonder, what's wrong with myself? Is this not creepy? How do all of you out in the virtual world feel about it? Are you ladies okay with it? Would you prefer a good ol' fashioned phone call, or do you prefer the casuality of the wall post? What does the future hold?
I hate to say it but i'm torn! I just get so excited everytime I see that little red notification bubble or the coveted "new friend request"! But it right along with so many other forms of technology of our day seems like such a cop out or substitution for a real relationsip. When will we learn the error in our ways? Somehow I'm assuming later than sooner, so until then log on, hang out, and see who it is thats lurking behind that hyperlink. Go on ahead, take a look, it could be who you've been waiting for all along!
Here's a little background info on the origins of Facebook, check it out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
Here's a little background info on the origins of Facebook, check it out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/
4 comments:
"Anybody with over 1,000 friends is far too cool for you anyways."
Far too cool, or perhaps in dire need of a life? I think that qualifies as somebody who spends a little too much time on Facebook.
Don't be bitter Liesl... find that tooth brush yet?
Well if we look up the definition to stalker it is "To follow or observe (a person) persistently, especially out of obsession or derangement." I am pretty sure that facebook falls under the whole obsession part of it. The one thing I don't get it why everybody seems ok with it. I think its weird, yet I have been guilty of it. I think the main reason everybody is ok with it is because everybody does it. The only problem I see with it is that everybody just does what everybody else does...not very many people have a backbone anymore. Who knows at this rate people are going to think digging up graves and dressing boys in skirts is normal and they'll be ok with it....
I'll admit that I have slightly facebook stalked before. It really is creepy. I'm thinking about never doing it again. I sometimes wonder who has combed through all ten+plus of my photo albums dating back to jr. high... *shudder* It IS an addiction and facebook WILL devour our souls. We shouldn't think that being part of the masses protects us. As far as courtship, OLD FASHIONED is the way to go. A phone call is the LEAST you can do. I prefer face-to-face, even! How much do you like this girl and how're you going to convince her of your chivalry if you ask her out on facebook? Blegch.
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