Facebook: The Movie

I can't believe the day has come.  Facebook is now it's own movie.  I may as well show you the trailer because you'll see it for yourself soon enough.  Seems a little anti-climactic to me but see for yourself.

The Girl's 100th

As my 100th blog was approaching I continuously asked myself what I was going to write about.  How do I express 100 blogs worth of thought in just one blog?  Do I make fun of something I've never made fun of yet?  Do I compare the addiction to Facebook to my addiction to french fries?  The answer: I still don't know, I'm not that clever.  So for my 100th blog I can tell you this; I still don't miss Facebook and here are my reasons why:

A Top Ten if you will...

10. Because Farmville has been replaced by Fishville and I hate both farms and fish.

9.  Because I no longer start sentences with "OMG did you see on Facebook..."

8.  Because I no longer end sentences with "...I saw it on Facebook."

7.  Because my grandparents no longer have access to my daily escapades.

6.  Because I no longer have to wish people a Happy Birthday that I wasn't really friends with in the first place.

5. Because I now have an opportunity to make fun of everyone I know and get away with it.

4.  Because I don't have to see everyone pretending to be happy and fun when we all know that if you need to post your pics for the world to see you're really not that fun.

3.  Because I can actually hold a conversation, make a phone call, draft an email, send a text and don't need to rely on Facebook for anything social in my life.

2.  Because I can wear the same outfit more than once without having to worry if people will judge me about it.

1.  Because it feels good (and a bit safer) that I am not accesible to 500 million people worldwide.

So there you have.  No revelations or wise words, just the truth.  One hundred blogs later and I'm still going strong.  Didn't think I had it in me, did you? No worries, I didn't think it either, but I did it, so at least I did something semi-productive in the last six months.  And even though I would have liked to compare Facebook and french fries, let's be honest, french fries are a staple in my diet, I'll never be able to break that addiction.

The Official Summer Remix

As you've probably heard me mention before, I have been a die hard camper/counselor the past 17 years of my life.  While my friends always thought it was ridiculous and borderline hated me for it, I had the best summers of my life up in Roscoe, NY.  As of late, I no longer summer in Roscoe,  but I do put out my official summer mix.  While driving upstate you have to have the perfect soundtrack going in your car.  And, once you get to Roscoe you can say goodbye to radio signals, so my mix of summer tunes is essential.  I've put together my "If I Were Going To Roscoe 2010" mix for my brother, sister and friends.  I hope they enjoy it, and I hope you enjoy it too!

Miss Me by Drake
Ridin Solo by Jason Derulo
King Of Anything by Sarah Barielles
Memories by David Guetta
Dollar by Juganot
Little Secrets by Passion Pit
Delicate Few by OAR
Giving Up The Gun by Vampire Weekend
Walking On A Dream by Empire Of The Sun
Daylight by Matt and Kim
Ride It by Ciara
Animal by Neon Trees
Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap
Summer Skin by Death Cab For Cutie
Half Of My Heart by John Mayer
One Time by Justin Beiber
Human Nature by Michael Jackson
You Are The Best Thing by Ray LaMontagne

iPandemonium 4

Today is the day! Do you not know what I'm talking about? Of course you do.  iPhone 4 has been released! Now, I happen to really want the iPhone 4 but I did not rush to stores today nor did I pre-order it. When my phone is up for an upgrade (which is three weeks from now) I will attempt to to purchase the new toy.  However, I did have to go to the ATT store today.

While there, the woman behind the desk told me that people had camped out in front of the store since last night.  I would have paid to driven by the store and seen the morons waiting outside for a phone! We should remind ourselves that after all, it is just a phone.

What's funny is that the people who were camping out were the people that pre-ordered the phone.  So yeah, that means that no matter what time they got to the store the phone was already there's. And apparently, due to the overwhelming demand the release date has been pushed back a few days.  I snapped the photo posted below of the note that was posted on the door of the AT&T store.  Insanity.

You Know You're Addicted To Facebook When...

Cup Runneth Social Nework Over

Ok-now that Portugal has finished schooling North Korea I can focus on today's blog which happens to be World Cup related.  If you haven't been paying attention to life lately than you may not have realized that the World Cup has been underway for the past 10 days.  It's exciting, it's sexy and it's being followed by the world (duh) which of course means that it is all over social networking websites.

While I understand that people want to tweet about the 7 goals Portugal scored this morning or the goal that was robbed from the US team, why do the players need to promote themselves on Facebook and Twitter?  Shouldn't they be busy, I don't know, trying to win the cup for their country?

According to an article on ABC news, "The World Cup has an unprecedented volume of social media outlets."  You mean, people all over the world are using social networking sites to discuss the World Cup, no way?  Guilty as charged, I've been blogging about it for the past two weeks.  My gripe is not with the fans, because we all know, without fans, these games wouldn't exist.  I'm more confused about the players promoting themselves on Facebook and Twitter a like.

If you're a US fan than you already love Landon Donovan.  If you're a Cote D' Ivoire fan than Didier Drogba is your boy.  No need for them to sign into Facebook (or have their agent sign in) to post a status update.  You guys keep playing and looking sexy out there and leave the social media chit chat up to the rest of us dopes.

I Have A Barbequestion

As the weather heats up and we shed more and more clothes we are reminded of why we spent the last few months crash dieting.  We cut our portions and spend hours at the gym to ensure we look hot in a bathing suit and super thin at all of our summer events.  Tell me why then after months of starving ourselves we think it is ok to gorge at the season's best events, bbqs.

I love a good hamburger.  It's the first thing I think to eat at a bbq. Medium rare with lettuce, tomato, and a ton of ketchup, what could be bad?   I'll eat all the other good stuff too, corn, peppers, coleslaw and such, but you will never catch me eating a hot dog.  There was once a time when I enjoyed them.  But have you ever burped after eating one? Not good.  Never again.

Anyway, here is what confuses me about the etiquette of bbq dining: why do we allow ourselves to eat a hamburger and a hotdog?  I know, this is probably something you've never thought of or don't really care about.  But, it is worthy of questioning at least once.

Put it this way, when you go to a restaurant and order a hamburger, do you ask the waiter for a hotdog as well? Of course you don't because that would be weird.  You may ask for a side of veggies and even french fries, but eating a hot dog would be like eating another dinner.  So why then when we are at a bbq do we think it's normal to eat both hamburger and hotdog?

I like a bbq as much as the next person, but I also like not having to go up a size in pants when I'm done eating.  Trust me, there will be more than one bbq this summer, you can switch off between hamburger and hotdog at each one you attend.  Just don't double fist it, it never ends good.

Two Things That Don't Go Together

Seriously, what is not to love about Cristiano Ronaldo?  I made my mom watch him play yesterday and now she can't get enough of him! Sexy is an understatement and athletic just won't suffice.  He is one of the world's most recognizable and loved faces.  That all being said, why did he decide to create the video below?  Oh Cristiano, I loved you a little bit more before  your mentioned your Facebook page.  Cristiano Ronaldo and Facebook are not the couple I ever imagined (maybe because I was imagining The Girl Who Quit with Cristiano).

Live For The Moment Not For The Mobile 2.0

This past Friday my younger sister attended her Senior Prom. In the midst of my mother crying and my sister stressing about her hair, millions of pictures were being snapped to commemorate this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

A million years ago when I attended the prom, all my friends got dressed and ready in their own homes and proceeded to one friends house for the "pre-prom." Pre-prom for those of you who are clueless is the gathering that occurs before the prom for all the parents to see all the kiddies decked to the nines. From there, the kids hop in their oversized party bus which these days resembles more of a tractor trailer than an actual bus and depart to their elaborate prom in NYC.

While all this is emotional for the families and fun for the kids, it has come to resemble a bit of a circus. The house that held one of the numerous pre-proms had valet parking, a tent, food, drinks and lights flashing all around. The only thing missing were the elephants (please don't make me go there, I'm trying my best to be nice these days). And while you'd think that I would find this excessive and I do, I was more taken aback by the amount of mobile uploading that was occuring.

While the seniors should be enjoying one of their final occasions with their friends, they were too busy posting their pictures to Facebook. They were literally one foot onto the party bus while checking their phones for Facebook updates on who had posted pictures.

And the posts continued from the actual prom! Snap a picture with a cute teacher, upload it to Facebook. Snap a picture of your best friend making out with her boyfriend, upload it to Facebook. When are we going to just stop and literally live in the moment? I'm not sure. But if I can teach one final lesson to all graduating seniors it would be just that: Live in the moment and don't let a single second pass you by (while you're uploading your pictures to Facebook)!

Give Me A Break

Canada, oh Canada, the country that is famous for it's friendly people with laid back mentalities, aero bars, and of course, Justin Bieber, is now showing us that they may not be all that laid back.  Apparently, many Canadian corporations ban their employees from using Facebook and Twitter in the workplace.  What are our neighbors to do in this situation?  Well they just go on Facebook and Twitter on their work breaks.  Watch and listen to the video below.

And Now For The Main Event

In honor of the World Cup starting today I am positing the most amazing commercial below.  It's got all the faves; Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney, Landon Donavon, and of course Cristiano Ronaldo.  If you happen to watch soccer because you enjoy the sport and not just the hot guys than you will get a kick (haha cheeeeeesey) out of the video.  Enjoy and GO US!

Facebook Politics

Democrat or Republican there is one thing we can agree on, Sarah Palin is crazy.  Politics is something I rarely talk about.  One, because I don't know enough about it to speak intelligently and two, I think everyone is entitled to their opinion and I don't care enough to persuade anyone.  However, when it comes to Sarah Palin I can honestly say she's a moron.

It's not that I disagree with her views, which I most certainly do, and it's not about the fact that I don't believe that she can see Russia from her house.  It's that I don't find her tactful and I just don't like her.  So, when she took to her Facebook account to criticize President Obama she reminded me once again how dumb she really is.

"The current administration may be unaware that it is the President's duty, meeting on a CEO-to-CEO level  with Hayward to verify what BP reports," Palin wrote on her Facebook page today.  Thank you Ms. Palin, we had no idea that it was the Presidents job to help rectify one of the most horrifying ecological tragedies to date.  And I must say, I'm very impressed with the way you went about speaking your opinion on the situation.  Always a classy move to post it on Facebook.

Palin went on to rant about her experiences in a mocking tone and yet continued to advise the President on what to do.  Her final Facebook words to the President were, "what the heck, give me a call."  Again, thanks for putting that out there, on Facebook.  If you were really looking to help, I'm sure you could find away, after all, you did somehow get yourself into the Presidential election.

I Love New York...When We Aren't Busy Facebooking

While waiting in Penn Station this week I encountered all the usual suspects that dwell below 34th street.  There are your men in business suits pretending to read the paper so they don't have to make conversation, young girls in short skirts and high heels that can barely stand up straight, and of course there are "the crazies".  By "crazies" I mean the people that are talking to themselves and screaming in the faces of random strangers.  Of course when I witness this I run and hide in a Dunkin Donuts.  And get a French Cruller while I'm at it, just to take away the nerves.

The other group of people that inhabit Penn Station are the police.  Seeing them standing there (or on their horses) in their crisp blue uniforms,  toting guns at their hips really puts me at ease.  I know that if a loon is to approach me he or she will most likely be detained and I can go on eating my donut.

Those feelings of ease quickly disappeared when I spotted a policeman who was staring down at his phone, texting! I was outraged.  How can this official, this man who is supposed to protect the entire commuting world from bombs and pyschos and friendly people who won't stop trying to chat with me when he is busy texting away on his phone?

I decided to do what most people would do in this situation, I slid along side of him and tried to read his text message (ok, maybe most people wouldn't do this, whatever).  As if I weren't infuriated enough, on closer inspection I saw that he was not texting, he was Facebooking!

After this experience, I thought to myself, this is New York City, the city where nothing should ever come as a surprise.  Should I really have been surprised to see a policeman Facebooking in the middle of the city, not really.  But is this what I should come to expect? I hope not because I've really enjoyed eating donuts and reading tabloids while waiting for the train, I would hate to have to give that up for a Facebooker.

The Only Mini I Like Is A Mini Skirt

Well it's Friday, thank gd, and as per usual on Friday I refuse to write about Facebook.  So today I'd like to talk about something that is near and NOT dear to my heart.  Minivans.

Why would a twentysomething year old girl care to talk about minivans? I'll tell you why.  I hate them.  In fact, I despise them.  I can't tell you when exactly this hatred began but I can say it's pretty strong.

Every time I see a minivan I ask myself, "why do people choose to drive this heinous beast of a vehicle?"  Some may some I'm being too harsh on the mini, but I feel otherwise.  When I become a parent (many many many years from now) you will never, and you can mark my words, never catch me driving a minivan.

Here's the thing.  I get it, parents have to schlep their kids and all the crap that comes along with them, soccer balls, hockey sticks, beach balls, bicycles, and everything else that precious little children possess.  However, why not drive another type of utility vehicle? You need more room, how bout an SUV? Or how bout a station wagon, those can be cute and efficient.

I have loathed the minivan forever.  They just make me feel bad and nervous about the future.  I don't want to drive one and something tells me that many current minivan drivers didn't see themselves driving them either when they were my age.  So this is me stating to the world (or the 3 people who actually read my little blog) that the only mini you'll ever catch me in is a mini skirt!

Friend List Overload

Did you know that you can't have more than 5,000 friends on Facebook?  Probably not, because who actually has 5,000 friends?  I think I've got about 10 friends in real life, but when I was a good ole Facebook member I had upwards of 1,000 friends.  A little bit creepy, even for me.

As per usual when thumbing through the New York Times this Sunday I came across an article relating to Facebook titled, Are 5,001 Facebook Friends One Too Many?  by Aimee Lee Ball.  Care to guess what the it's about?

Even Facebook knows that someone who has 5,000 Facebook friends may be a bit of a creep.  Although those are not the words they use, I know that's what their thinking.  To me, when you have 5,000 friends, you are basically just collecting friends the same way you collected baseball cards in the 2nd grade.

According to Roger Fransecky, a clinical psychologist, when you friend someone you are "sustaining an illusion of closeness in a complex world of partial attention."  So you're telling me that your Facebook friends aren't really your real friends? Shocker!

From fake friendships to winning the ultimate popularity contest, Ball covers all the bases pertaining to the wacky world of Facebook.  To read more click the link below.

Are 5,001 Facebook Friends One Too Many?