It's true...Facebook very well may be the death of me, and though I do really enjoy loging in everyday to see what my "friends" are up to, I don't especially like anything that throws me into information overload. So far, I think that FB has the very best photo loading system I've used and frankly, it brings my usually distant world right to my fingertips. I'll admit that reconnecting with old elementary and high school classmates (I'm reluctant to say friends as there is a reason that I didn't keep in touch in the first place!!) instantly threw me back to four years of trying to avoid embarrassement but, at the same time, it's been nice to discover that everyone has grown up...in more ways than one!!
Facebook has brought the people that I adore most even closer and at the same time, given me a whack load of superficial "friendships" that wouldn't have existed otherwise. In a world where people crave contact, I think that FB has been the answer to many people's social prayers. Granted, if it weren't for the accessibility of FB...I wouldn't have re-connected with Russ or learned more about my long, lost cousin in Montana or shared in many people's weddings over the summer. FB really does have it's benefits but, it's also taken that much more time from me that I already don't have to give!! Between two blogs, work, email and FB...my technological world is becoming a bit cluttered and some fall cleaning is in order!!
The compromise...?? Putting a hiatus on my running blog and going into FB detox!!!!
While FB may be stealing the thunder from many other online social utilities...I have to believe that ultimately, the blog will still prevail. I love getting up in the morning and checking in on everyone's sites. I love hearing about Lesley's life in K-town and seeing that Russ has failed, once again, to update!! I love hearing about the exciting news of Heidi's life and when the time permits, I really enjoy checking out everyone else's blog rolls. Blogs have a intimacy about them that can't be found in the food fights and wall messages of FB. It requires deliberate intention to check someone's blog and in turn, a conscious effort to participate in their life. Blogs help "wanna be writers" like myself contribute something to the world, even if it's only to a small piece of cyberspace. I'm sure that many novels lie among the HTML that make up blogs...there is a secret world of inspiration and confession around every corner!!
So, in order to never lose my commitment to my blog and yet, still acknowledging that I have an addiction to FB (saying you have a problem is the first step you know!!), I've narrowed my realm of technological communication. The running blog will be up for a while but, I won't be updating it anymore (atleast not until a new running challenge comes along), and my FB urges will only be satisfied twice a day!!
In the spirit of promoting blogs...here are some great ones that I've found recently that continue to give me faith that among a world of "top friends" and updated statuses...there is still some of us who believe that everyone is a writer when you're in cyberspace!!
Starbucks Gossip Blog - Monitoring America's favourite drug dealer
David Usher's Blog - Strange Birds
Zeke's Gallery - Opinions on Canadian Art from the Montreal Art Gallery
The Lost Blog - The Unofficial Guide to your Favourite Castaways
A Slacker's Running Blog - Temporarily Not Slacking
Pink is the New Blog - Everybody's Business is my Business
Dooce - Not Even Remotely Funny
Genevieve is...still a blogger at heart!
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