I gave in. I joined Facebook, the social networking site that allows people to reconnect, or meet new friends. I was into the reconnecting thing, since I knew some of my old friends were members. It turns out, almost ALL of my old friends are members. I was just about the only one who wasn't.
Now, I always thought these types of Web sites were sort of dumb, but now that I'm living so far away from everyone, it really serves a purpose. I've missed knowing what all my friends are doing, and now I'm not so out-of-the-loop. I don't feel quite so all-alone anymore here on the other side of the country.
It only took me a few years to catch up with what everyone else was doing, but I seem to always be just behind the curve when it comes to things like fads and technology. I don't have an iPod yet, and my younger friends at work think it's ridiculous that the music industry is still selling CDs. They think that "nobody buys CDs anymore." It may be half-true, but I'm still buying them. For now anyway. Rick and I are definitely heading down the path that will some day lead to iPods, but we aren't there quite yet.
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Hey, what a coincidence -- I just joined Facebook too! On a whim I decided to look up someone I haven't seen in years -- since he was a baby, actually. (He'd be 18 or 19 now, and I figured he'd have either a MySpace or a Facebook page. Yup, Facebook!) Anyway, I signed up and saw that just from my high school and college graduation years, quite a few people I know are on there. (Definitely not "almost everyone" though, like it would be for your age bracket.) I haven't "friended" anyone though. I'm still figuring out how it works. Can you look at some sites without identifying yourself? I thought you could, though I'm glad to see that a user can block that if they want to. I'll have to play around with it some more. Maybe you can be my first friend!
No IPod here either, though I've been tempted. Maybe some day...
Stephanie
P.S. We enjoyed seeing Rick the other day.
I don't even know where the curve is! Can't wait to see you in less than two weeks!!!
Love, Mom
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