Facebook is the biggest time-sucking void in the world. I find myself thinking "I'll just jump on Facebook for a minute and see what everyone's doing."
Next thing I know, an hour has passed. My Farmville farm looks great. I have wished all 575 of my friends who are having birthdays Happy Birthday! I have typed an angry response to some stupid posting I utterly disagree with. I've watched a video someone posted and thought why on earth was this noteworthy to him/her?!?, I've opened up Google to find articles to refute whatever idiocy someone posted that looks suspicious. I have answered prayer requests. I have read all about someone's cute dog/cat. I have looked at a birth/death announcement. I have drooled over a photo of some yummy food, and pondered whether or not I should print out the recipe and make it.
I just watched a video of an eagle picking up a toddler right in front of the dad, in a park.
I have a Friend who sells anti-aging creams and she posts Before and After photos of people's faces and necks EVERY DAY. I want to Comment and say I EARNED THESE WRINKLES AND I THINK THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL! - not that I really think that, but just to confuse her
During the last election I shudder to think of how many times I read a post and thought THEY ARE INSANE! NOBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD VOTE FOR THAT GUY! Then I Un-Friended folks, or took them out of my News Feed.
When I am at work I cannot allow myself to open Facebook or I will waste massive amounts of time. I deliberately have the password in only one place and I don't know it, just so I don't do that.
Fortunately, I don't like looking at Facebook on my iPhone. So that's not really a big temptation.
I have had a sucko day so far, for a very good reason. I'm not posting about it on Facebook. I'm not posting about it here. The word "oversharing" - not something I usually worry about - is dancing in my head.
I'm not handling it well. I'm marinating in feelings of bitterness, and anger. I want to do what I used to do, years ago, when I felt this way - sit down in front of the TV with a pint of Ben & Jerry's and watch something stupid on TV while I stuff my face.
I won't do that, but I want to.
The only comforting thing is this phrase, which works whether you believe in God or don't:
This Too Shall Pass
Now I'm going to go browse Facebook until I find someone who has posted that their day is worse than mine.
Lola's cute furry face perfectly captures my mood at the moment...
