I quit
Yesterday I resolved to stop using the addicting cyber-crack that is facebook. For the past few months I have been using this website and hating every minute of it, but, as stupid as it sounds, being hopelessly addicted. Because of this procrastinating made easy vehicle, I have ruined my academic life. It hit be two days ago that I have not done my homework for the past week in any of my classes. The subjects that are supposed to be the easiest A's I'm getting B's in across the board. I know it's completely my fault for letting facebook mess me up like this, and I do blame myself for allowing myself to get addicted, but I also point out that the daily emphasis put on facebook is by all means horrendously frightening. I find myself saying to new people I meet "facebook friends!" or to a funny quote, "that's SO going on facebook". I find myself stalking my friends, and if no one is online waiting for one hour for someone to sign on and talk to me. I find myself comparing my friends list count, or my wall post count against other people. If I have more friends or more wall posts than someone else, I feel accomplished. That DISGUSTS me. I have become my own worst enemy, and in doing so probably lost more than just a few IQ points, and probably the respect of many around me. I don't want life to be like this. Whatever happened to the days when email was a novelty, and communication happened through calling each other. Whatever happened to the days when the biggest conflicts broke out in person instead of on a virtual chat-site? Whatever happened to the days when people's lives could not be summarized by a list of a few websites? I want those days back. I will get those days back.