I spent the afternoon with my friend Ashley painting her fabulous new town home. Between rollers and paint, breaking for lunch and chasing around her 1-year old we caught up on the happenings within our circle of friends.
"Is (so and so) still going to go to grad school?" I asked. It is common knowledge within our group of friends that Ashley is the keeper of all information and really is the tie that binds.
She replied that no, our friend wasn't going to grad school and was in fact moving. She is trying to get residency and so is going to work for year, etc. etc. etc. I was satisfied with this detailed response and fully prepared to move on until Ashley confessed the source of her knowledge.
"You know, I have to confess that I haven't actually TALKED to her, I'm just getting all of this off of Facebook updates." Ashley is still the tie that binds, but even more- FACEBOOK is the glue that holds us all together.
We are living the eLife, but is it a "real life"? Facebook offers to us the world at our fingertips- we can see friend updates, join groups, send out eVites to events. Any more we don't even have to leave the house to throw a snowball, become a vampire, enjoy a margarita, or have a pillow fight. They are all just a point and click away- no interaction required.
Are we getting duped here? I have 300 something friends on Facebook... but are they really friends? Case in point: I changed my status to "Married" just for kicks and giggles and to this day my "friends" are still congratulating me on my marriage. For those of you reading this who don't actually know me: no one has liked it enough to put a ring on it, yet.
All day long my brain thinks in Facebook status updates: "Kathy is driving to work". "Kathy is eating a fabulous turkey sandwich". "Kathy is the coolest person in the world". I even find myself trying to top my own status updates- no, don't write that, you can think of a better one to do. My eLife is actively trying to one up my real life!
A phone call has been replaced by writing on someone's wall. I don't have to talk to anyone in person because I can just chat them on Facebook. I don't need to ask my friends how they are doing because I see their updates and see their pictures. I'm totally in the know.
My friend posted this video on her blog. While I was "catching up with her" (AKA stalking her to see how she's doing without her even knowing) I came across this hilarious post about Twitter. Now I don't tweet yet, but it applies to all things social networking. Enjoy, and happy eLife.
(video function isn't working: click here to see it. totally worth it.)
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IF-- Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream--and not make dreams your master;
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, and stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
and lose and start again at your beginnings and never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone, and so hold on when there is nothing in you, except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, if all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run--
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more-- you'll be a Man, my son!
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream--and not make dreams your master;
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, and stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
and lose and start again at your beginnings and never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone, and so hold on when there is nothing in you, except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, if all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run--
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more-- you'll be a Man, my son!
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8 comments:
it can be kind of sad, especially when it's people you should be talking to. But I love being able to see how everyone is doing because otherwise I wouldn't know. I've totally gotten to know my cousin-in-laws a ton better because of facebook. AND I know that you graduated. :) Although, I missed the update on marriage... congrats!!! jk. :)
I agree with Shirley. On one hand, I'm not sure how much I'd be talking to you or Shirley without this "eLife" we have here, and I like talking to you guys.. So does that mean I should have been a better friend a long time ago? Who knows.
On the other hand, I think Facebook, and texting, and twittering kind of make us all a little lazy. We should try to make at least one real phone call a day. haha.
Guilty. I rarely call people because I can just check out their blogs and facebooks for an update.
On one hand it has made me lazy. But, on the other it has helped me remain in contact with people I probably wouldn't have without these tools. Living far away from many of my friends makes me rely on my eLife to keep track of them.
Love the post :)
Lindsay is enjoying your most recent post, especially the beyonce song plug.
Lindsay agrees: Ashley is the tie that binds.
Lindsay doesn't do status updates on Facebook, but after this comment, I just might have to (but I'll start with something simple so I don't set the bar too high)
LOVING the comments!!! I feel the same way. And notice that we are having this conversation where? ONLINE. Viva la vida e :)
hmmm... i'm not gonna lie, this friend being spoken of sounds suspiciously like me! haha. Where would we be without facebook status updates and ashley to tie us all together? P.S. grad school is looking like a no go, and now i'm back in maryland looking for a job.
I love you all! I only keep you tied close cause I love ya'll!
fun to see you at dinner the other night. that was my bday dinner...I should have gotten you to sing a solo for me....:)
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