I recently signed up at facebook. Since there have been so many people raving about it that I have to see it myself.

Day 1 since I signed up I found out that half of the pool nursing staff from work were on my suggested friends list. There were Jeri S., Heather F., Sonny C., Merilyn S. and Danielle K. VERY SCARY. How did the heck that facebook know that these people are related to me anyway? From the same zip code? Or the email addresses? Or what?! I figured that if I can hide behind my kitty cat's snapshot, I can cruise for a while.

WRONG. I got a request to be freind right away in two hours from Jeri.

So of course I did not attempt to let all of them from work know that I am at facebook now. There are some people you just know you will never be freinds with, no matter if it is in real one or virtual one. And facebook is not being subtle or helpful in that department at all. That damn suggested friends list keeps popping out like crazy everytime you click on it. So if I can see them names and everything, can they see me as well?

Day 2 I got Shawn P. on my list. Then came along Raechelle Y. and Claire N.

My problem is I do not know how to carry on a chit-chat. "off to work for OT." "nothing to do, just chilling.""Just saw Revolutionary Road, Wow." "here is my taro card reading -- death. woohoo." REALLY? Who cares what I am doing at this very minute? hour? or day? Do you feel the urge that you need all "your friends" know that you are chilling? Then how about taking a shower? Or try this one -- taking a dump? This kind of chit-chat bores me to death. How are you going to know someone better when all you can carry on is chit-chat? Not to say that people are NOT all that into you when all you talk about is yourself.

Day 3 I got Vicky S. and Gina W.

These two are my long lost friends. Our friendship can go back to 1997 when we were still single. OH WELL. If girl's friendship can not continue, there is something wrong with the people who are involved. We are married and have our life to move on -- Vicky married to Paolo and moved to Italy, and Gina in Singapore. Sadly to say, we are friends for a season. So when Gina wrote me back, "You are always so far away, P," I kinda laughed my ass off a little. I know I suck at fowarding jokes and some silly emails, but I have ALWAYS been here. Or at least my email address has.

"I see. So you spent your afternoon on facebook," said Chris at work, I told her that I was going to do grocery shopping while I was spending time at facebook.

"Yea, but I don't feel that I want the whole world to know me..." I said. Or, know what I am doing from day to day. And did I mention that I hate that profile info too? Like it's really going to help me with my social life.

"Very teenager-ish, Chris," I continued.

Yea, and I guess I have passed that age too. Let's just put it that way.