Editorial.
MySpace: The average person’s Laguna Beach
Are you guilty of leaving places like church early just to check your MySpace, knowing someone’s name you’ve never met before when you cross paths with them at a fast food place, or even worse using the phrase “He/she is hotter on MySpace”? Admit it, anyone and everyone who has access to the internet has a MySpace account, or has at least visited the website once in their surfing adventures. My guess would be, that at over half (if not all) of these people are what I would like to call “addicted to MySpace’. I know am a prime example of this addiction along with another large percentage of your student body. .
I’m sure everyone updates themselves on the latest drama every night going online and reading comments, the latest blog entries, those pesky over posted bulletins, and the infamous top 8 standings. These updates include what was for lunch, who is dating who, or what happened that that secret after party, who did what on their summer vacation, and what pranks were pulled that weekend.
I have not decided yet weather it is pathetic or absolutely crazy having conversations about a website or posing for pictures saying “This picture is for MySpace.” It is pathetic though, when you know someone else’s personal business before they do. Such as friends not speaking, when one just thinks the other is too busy for her. Although, in reality her best friend is just mad at her and is avoiding her at all costs..
MySpace is the start and center of a lot of drama that would not have been caused any other way. Many parents check their teen’s spaces hourly, which is why I wonder if a large percentage of groundings given lately are the spawn of nasty comments or inappropriate “about me” sections. Many Boyfriends have broken up with their girlfriends because the ex-boyfriend is leaving flirtatious comments. My personal favorite item of drama though would be the breaking up of a band. This breakup leads to a huge dispute via comments and blogs. After what could have been a 20 page essay on “Why I hate you and think you suck” After about 3 days and a couple interventions the ex band members made up, or either they got tired of reading the massive returned messages each other was getting.
One of my favorite MySpace stories that I started to mention earlier would have to be when I was eating dinner before a concert with some friends of mine from Hartwell. I arrived later than the rest of the group I was eating with. I sit down in one of the two booths that we sitting in at Dairy Queen. As I’m sitting there enjoying my milkshake with 3 friends and a total stranger who had been looking at me like he was pondering the meaning of life; I was suddenly lunged at and declared that “Oh My Gosh! You’re that girl from MySpace! Megan? Mighty Mighty Megan!” I wasn’t really scared or anything when he said that. I was more
Are you guilty of leaving places like church early just to check your MySpace, knowing someone’s name you’ve never met before when you cross paths with them at a fast food place, or even worse using the phrase “He/she is hotter on MySpace”? Admit it, anyone and everyone who has access to the internet has a MySpace account, or has at least visited the website once in their surfing adventures. My guess would be, that at over half (if not all) of these people are what I would like to call “addicted to MySpace’. I know am a prime example of this addiction along with another large percentage of your student body. .
I’m sure everyone updates themselves on the latest drama every night going online and reading comments, the latest blog entries, those pesky over posted bulletins, and the infamous top 8 standings. These updates include what was for lunch, who is dating who, or what happened that that secret after party, who did what on their summer vacation, and what pranks were pulled that weekend.
I have not decided yet weather it is pathetic or absolutely crazy having conversations about a website or posing for pictures saying “This picture is for MySpace.” It is pathetic though, when you know someone else’s personal business before they do. Such as friends not speaking, when one just thinks the other is too busy for her. Although, in reality her best friend is just mad at her and is avoiding her at all costs..
MySpace is the start and center of a lot of drama that would not have been caused any other way. Many parents check their teen’s spaces hourly, which is why I wonder if a large percentage of groundings given lately are the spawn of nasty comments or inappropriate “about me” sections. Many Boyfriends have broken up with their girlfriends because the ex-boyfriend is leaving flirtatious comments. My personal favorite item of drama though would be the breaking up of a band. This breakup leads to a huge dispute via comments and blogs. After what could have been a 20 page essay on “Why I hate you and think you suck” After about 3 days and a couple interventions the ex band members made up, or either they got tired of reading the massive returned messages each other was getting.
One of my favorite MySpace stories that I started to mention earlier would have to be when I was eating dinner before a concert with some friends of mine from Hartwell. I arrived later than the rest of the group I was eating with. I sit down in one of the two booths that we sitting in at Dairy Queen. As I’m sitting there enjoying my milkshake with 3 friends and a total stranger who had been looking at me like he was pondering the meaning of life; I was suddenly lunged at and declared that “Oh My Gosh! You’re that girl from MySpace! Megan? Mighty Mighty Megan!” I wasn’t really scared or anything when he said that. I was more