“Chocolate-Covered Facebook”
I still remember where I was the first time I heard mention of the word “facebook.”
My friends and I had just graduated from high school, and we were celebrating by being lazy. As we lounged around, the conversation turned to boys (as it inevitably always did). One of my friends kept going on and on about this guy she’d just met, while the rest of us rolled our eyes and said, “Yeah, whatever. He’s probably way uglier and more boring than you’re making him out to be.” (What good friends we were…) But she countered, “No, I can show him to you! He has facebook.”
Thus began–for me– the first of many hours spent on facebook.
Initially, I didn’t think I wanted a facebook account. It sounded like a big waste of time. But as the application became more popular, I realized all of the amazing things it could do. For instance, I could reconnect with friends from China, stay in touch with friends from Texas, and even find out where my friends from Japan and Pennsylvania were going to college.
What are your thoughts on facebook and privacy?
I’m not dumb enough to post info or photos on my facebook page that I would mind anyone seeing. But still, I’ve turned down a lot of friend requests simply because I just don’t know that I want strangers to have access to that much about information about my life. However, I’m betting that a lot of these “strangers” whose requests I’ve turned down are just bloggers and blog-readers. And I would like to be friends with them.
Therefore, yesterday, I created a facebook profile solely for the blog!
Chocolate-Covered Nail Art of the Day:
Hugging Squeezing a favorite fat: Artisana Coconut Butter.
Question of the Day:
Do you remember where you were when you first heard of facebook?
And what were your initial thoughts? I remember thinking, “What’s the big deal? It looks boring, and why did he pick such a dull name? This is one trend that’ll fizzle out pretty quickly.”
Hmmm, guess I was really wrong. Sorry, Mark Zuckerberg!
My math teacher actually knew Zuckerberg b/c he went to his high school…he wasn’t a fan of him, though, lol.
I think people are ridiculous to put up inappropriate pictures of themselves on Facebook b/c:
1. it doesn’t look cool
2. when you apply for jobs, people check your Facebook!!!
My friends deactivated theirs when they applied to college. Not because they had anything inappropriate…you just don’t want to risk it!
Haha, I held out on facebook for a while, too. I was a freshman in college when it came out and I thought it was ridiculous – but after a few short months of boycotting, I was hooked myself. I also don’t use it a whole lot, but it’s nice to be able to contact old friends if I need/want to!
I remember when facebook started and people were trying to get as many friends as they could. Many have cut their lists now. 🙂 I love seeing friends who moved away years ago get married, have babies, etc, but I am surprised is is still as popular as it is.
I love your blog Katie, and your nail art. keep up the great work!
Awww thank you so so much, Sherri!
And LOL I remember the “get as many friends as you can” thing too. People I’d never even spoken to in high school were suddenly adding me on facebook!
I want to be your friend on fb! I think everyone in blog land should be friends…cuz then you get to know the person better (through the 8 billion mediums of technology 😀 ) And I don’t do fan pages either- there’s just too many applications!
You’re at Bryn Mawr?? I went to Villanoava! I used to work at Hope’s Cookies, have you been there?
Katie,
YES, I know Hope’s Cookies!! Oh my gosh, yes haha. I even have a few friends from Villanova. I’m actually not at Bryn Mawr anymore (I transferred), but I was there in 2005-2006. Were you there then? We might’ve even passed each other on the street!
Your ice cream looks SO darn perfect! I have had a Vita-Mix for almost 6 months now, and yet every time I go to make ice cream, it either turns out like a smoothie or it won’t blend at all if the fruit is too frozen, and then I have a yummy(?) ice cream brick. Who wants that? Gah!
I feel the same way about facebook. I have been wary of adding people that I don’t actually know, so now I am in the process of making a page for my blog. That way I can be fb friends with other bloggers and readers! I will be sure to add you when it is set up. 🙂
Ha! I first heard about Facebook when I was lecturing at my old college. I’d been out of college for probably three years or so, and all the college kids were talking about Facebook. And being the old fogey that I am, I was like, “what’s Facebook?” At the time, I had a Myspace page, but I’d never heard of Facebook. It was still mostly used for college kids then.
Once post-college folks started using Facebook, I resisted for awhile … holding tight to my MySpace page. But then I realized that EVERYONE was moving to FB and I outta get on the bandwagon…it’s been especially helpful in my work as a newspaper reporter. I find sources and connect with people who have story ideas.
As for privacy, I don’t care much for it. I’m all about living out loud, and I don’t feel a need to hide any part of my life from anyone. I do have the privacy settings just in case …. but I pretty much approve anyone to be friend so long as they have at least one mutual friend with me.
Haha this post is great. When I got your request yesterday I figured that was why you made a different one, and I’m glad you did. Safety is good
🙂 I actually had to make a different profile a few weeks ago because people who’ve seen Minor Details kept adding me.. lol.
Love the fat-hugging pic. 🙂
To answer your QOTD, I remember making one just for the heck of it. Myspace was still the big thing at the time, so I didn’t really find it necessary. Little did I know that years later I’d be so over Myspace and so grateful for Facebook! It’s helped me reconnect with a ton of friends. 🙂
Can’t wait to see your vita ice cream tutorial I just got a vita yesterday 😀