Please Take A Moment

Five  years ago today a close friend and amazing person passed away.  He is missed everyday by those who knew him and loved him. "To know him is to love him," are perfect words for my friend Grant.  To make a donation in honor of my friend Grant, please go to https://secure.wish.org/ourfriends/010-000/honorgrant.htm
Always in our hearts, G-money.

This Is Your Pilot Speaking: You are now free to stalk about the cabin

Pardon my absence the last few days, but it's a little hard to function, let alone write a blog after spending a weekend with your soon-to-be married best friend and 11 other girls.  While I was in Miami having the best weekend ever, I made an observation that I felt I needed to share.

It all started at 8:00 AM friday morning.  As we boarded the airplane a stewardist welcomed us aboard with a shining smile and a hairdo that screamed "Help! I'm stuck in 1980."  She then gave us a little ticket with instructions on how to use the aircraft's free Wi-Fi. Wi-fi on an airplane? When did this happen? Did I miss something? Whether I'm out of the loop or not, I thought to myself, "this is a disaster waiting to happen."

After taking off and cruising at a safe altitude of 11,000 ft the captain announced that we were welcome to go ahead and wi-fi our little hearts out.  Personally, I find no reason to bring my laptop with me when I take a vacation, especially to Miami.  However, that didn't stop the rest of the plane from lighting up, literally, the backlights of the computer started to shine from all over the plane.  And to my amusement, guess what people where doing on their computer as they were flying. That's right, they were stalking.

As I checked out the 4 row radius from my aisle seat, I noticed that more than half the passengers who were on their computers were dilly-dallying on Facebook! I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, I mean what else would you be doing on a 2 hour flight to Miami at 8:00 AM?  We can't bring something as simple as face moisturizer (it's very important, I get very dry skin when I fly) on the plane, but we can now access a 400,000,000 person social network? That's definitely not dangerous at all.

When you take a vacation somewhere isn't the point to get away?  Get away from the mundane routine of Monday-Friday, the cold weather, and everything else that drags you down in the winter.  If you really want to get away, don't stay connected with Facebook.

p.s. I'm adding two must have songs to the weekend's play list:
Memories by David Guetta ft Kid Cudi
Daylight by Matt and Kim

Weekend Playlist

Well, I'm off to Miami for the weekend for my best friend's bachelorette party and I couldn't be more excited.  The first thing I do prior to flying is make a weekend playlist.  Since, it's going to be a glorious weekend in NY as well as Miami I figured I would share the top ten songs off my weekend playlist with you.   It's a bit eclectic, but that's just how I like it.  Hope you enjoy and have a sunny weekend!

My Best Friend's Bachelorette Party Weekend In Miami Playlist

Animal by Neon Trees

Rockband by Usher

Your Love Is My Drug by Ke$ha

Be ok by Ingrid Michaelson

Somersault by Zero 7

Luminous Girl by Mike Doughty

Little Secrets by Passion Pit

Let the beat build by Lil Wayne

Sweet Disposition by Temper Trap

Praise You  by Fat Boy Slim

Mafia Wars: More than just a Facebook game

Well, here's a crazy story for ya.  I used to think the primary use of Facebook was for scorned lovers to catch their cheating significant others. Now, if you want to catch a criminal, just sign into Facebook.  One of Italy's most dangerous Mafia members, Pasquale Manfredi, was arrested yesterday after blowing his location due to a Facebook chat.  For a mafia member, I would have thought this guy would have been a bit smoother.  Anyway, Manfredi decided in the midst of all the chaos that is his Mafia life, he should sign into Facebook and chat it up with some friends.  It didn't take long for the FEDs to track his location and arrest him.  Rumor has it he was playing Mafia Wars on Facebook at the time. Ok, that's a lie, I made that up, but at this point who knows what he was actually doing on there.

15 Minutes

Exciting news today! For all of you who don't already know, I was recently interviewed for an article in the Boston Herald about quitting Facebook.  The article ran in the paper yesterday and I am posting it for all to see today.  If you can't already tell I'm soooooooo excited!! And I owe a special thanks to Jaymie Presberg for making this all happen!  Please click the link  below to check out the article!

Here's a news feed: Some users breaking up with facebook

Let Me Make A Point, Not A Poke

My friend Nick sent me this video and I literally almost peed in my pants.  It might sound a little bit weird when I say this (then again what doesn't), but that man reminds me of me.  He's a little bit more liberal with the "F" word but he raises some damn good points.

Point Number 1:  Getting a request to take a Facebook Quiz is not only annoying but it is utterly riduclous.  Like the gentleman in the video points out, why the hell would I care what Muppet Baby I would be or any other absurd crap like that? You want to  know my favorite donut flavor or what color makes me happy? Unless you plan on sending me a box of French Crullers with a blue ribbon on top don't bother asking.

Point Number 2: I have mentioned it before and I will say it again, if you are over the age of 22 (I'm being generous and allowing college students to still be dorky) don't ever poke someone, ever.  A poke isn't cool in real life, why would it all of a sudden be cool on Facebook? It's not cute and in fact it just shows that you are too much of a coward to actually reach out in a real way and make physical if not verbal contact.

Point Number 3: I'm not your fan in real life and I won't become a fan on Facebook.  What gave you the impression that I would want to become a fan of Mikey Moo's Milkshakery?  Maybe if you gave me the chance to discover Mikey's I would actually consider trying it and probably liking it, because who doesn't love a milkshake? But, since you've bombarded me with Fan requests not only would I have to decline but I would avoid Mikey's at all cost.  Great job!

This video was not only funny but very helpful in pointing out the things that drove me crazy when I was a Facebooker.  Don't lie, you know you can relate. And if you're one of those pokers, or quiz senders, just remember, it's never too late to quit!

Baby Are You Down, Down, Down, Down, Down

Ok-My internet is down (hence the title of this blog) so I'm comin to you live from my Blackberry! It would be ridiculous for me to post an entire blog right now but I do have some funny stuff waiting in the wings. Feel free to amuse yourself for the time being. Post some comments or send me whatever you'd like at thegirlwhoquit@gmail.com and I'll try my best to post from my phone. Until my internet goes back up, have a terrific day and keep checking back for an update!