Apr 17, 2008 22:47
I joined Facebook last year, to see what all the fuss was about.
Funnily enough, I have found people I once knew years ago. My Best Friend in High School! People I knew randomly, and it's been a great tool to re-connect with them.
It's also been a not-so-good device to further feed my internet addiction.
I noticed one particular friend disappeared from my 'friends list' the other week. At first I thought she had left Facebook, about 2 of my friends cracked the s***** with Facebook and left.
I sent Josie a message asking why she had left my friends list. Instead of getting a reply back saying she'd left Facebook, I got a confusing message about 'making my profile more private'.
Hang on, I thought. Private? What's going on here?
I did some surfing around Yahoo Q & A's and suddenly the thought of blocking enters my head. I think this couldn't be a possibility. I read the Yahoo directions to find out if you have been blocked on Facebook, enter another email address on the default Facebook page. Voila! Josie shows up as being a contact on Facebook.
I want to pass out on the floor. Nobody has ever done anything this vicious and nasty towards me before.
I thought blocking was a fucntion used to get rid of weirdos/psychos/stalkers. Is this what she thinks of me? A stalking psycho so awful no-one-in-their-right-mind-would-want-to-know. I"m shocked. I don't know what to say.
I've only blocked on person in 2 years of cyber-socialising. One week after joining the sofa (Late 2006) I start talking to this woman. She wanted to see a pic of me. At that time, I didn't have a scanner or any photo ID on the sofa. So I send her a pic of me via my mobile. Big mistake. Soon this woman is ringing and leaving SMS's all the time. I tell her to leave me alone, I"m not interested in dating lipstick lesbians. She gets the message. 2 months later she is sending me smiles everyday. I block her. Funny thing is, two other friends I know have been harassed by her on the sofa. It's a small world after all.
I tell Michelle. She can't believe it. I tell my Mum. She tells me to 'bin friends like that'. I tell Ali, she thinks it must be a mistake. I tell Tori. She is stunned.I tell Cath, she says Josie can't be right in the head. I tell Jenni, she says 'f****** weirdos everywhere'.
I tell myself I've lost another friend.
friends,
life,
facebook/myspace