Sunday, November 24, 2013

Oh, Woe Is Me

I Don't Like Mondays Blog Hop

Seeing this is my first REAL blog post since July, I thought it fitting that I come back in style and hook up with one of my favorite bloggers, the artist formally known as ModMomBeyondIndieDom, Elleroy (and by hooking up I mean linking this post to her I Don't Like Mondays link up NOT the Olivia Newton John, Let's Get Physical type of hook up).


Everyone knows that Facebook goes through more changes than a puberty stricken teen and that it irks most everyone that uses Facebook, actually I am still waiting for those who claim "If Facebook changes one more time, I'm closing my account!" to actually close their account and leave.  They threaten like it's a savings bank or something.  Do you really think Mr. Sucken-burg will care if you, the super cat-meme poster closes up shop and heads off to the next social media outlet?  Nope he doesn't, he's too busy having a Korean girl wipe his ass with $100 bills.

There have been some new trends on Facebook since I have been on my sabbatical and some of them are down right annoying, at least to me and I'm the one who is writing this post and you're the one who is reading it so in perspective, they're annoying to you too.  One trend is people airing their dirty laundry on Facebook.  Not the "vague-bookers" who post things like "Oh, woe is me, will this ever end?" but the ones who step up to the plate, whip their shit out and let everyone and their dead grandma see what is happening in their fucked up little world.  There's nothing vague about it, they tell it all in ever sordid detail.  That's not even the messed up part.  They're shocked and appalled that everyone knows what happened.  Of course they know what happened you idiot, your status update went viral faster than the Elf on the Shelf post from good old Glory Hound.  Two words...dumb ass.


Another little trend is this Bitstrip thing.  First, I need to come clean.  I did one just to see what the hype was all about.  Nada.  That's what it's about, yet everyone is converting themselves into cute little cartoon characters and placing themselves into unrealistic situations with friends.  What's worse is that the "dirty laundry" posters now have another outlet for telling people what has been happening, just this way it doesn't seem so bad when the person is sitting in divorce court and there is a humorous quip at the bottom of the cartoon.  Guess what, they're not that funny and they are littering everyone's timelines.

What is up with the emotions you can use on Facebook now?  I just did my Jerry Seinfeld impression for you.  Now you don't even have to waste your time updating your status all you have to do is click on the little smiley face and simply tell everyone how you're feeling.  You can choose anything from happy and sad to depressed and lost.  Awesome.  A simple click and you tell the whole world that you're confused.

Speaking of people who constantly look for sympathy...Bitstrip has given another Fakebooker yet another way to tell everyone that they have a migraine or that they feel fat or that their dog just took a shit on their carpet.  These updaters use Facebook and Bitstrips in hopes that someone will take pity on them and ask them if everything is OK or maybe lend a shoulder to cry on.


Maybe I should try an experiment with social media, maybe I should vague-book or start using Bitstrips instead of blogging and see how many people offer a prayer candle or feel compelled to wonder if I'm OK.  I'll start right now, I am going to air my dirty laundry for you.


18 comments:

  1. Oh please let this start a trend where everyone airs their actual dirty laundry! THAT would amuse me!

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    1. I think I might actually start posting my legit dirty laundry...eh, on second thought no one wants to see my skid marked skivvies.

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  2. I'm doing my laundry today. Maybe I'll get a picture of the stinkiness and cartoonize it. I've been wondering where everyone was getting the cartoon likenesses and I have to admit that I want to do it for the band. Welcome back Kevin! We missed ya. Glad you linked up to Mondays for this auspicious occasion and thanks for the shout out, yo!

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    1. Thanks! I'm glad to have linked up on your new (for me) blog.

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  3. I have to admit, I'm a bit of a facebook user. Although I try very hard to not get sucked into those trendy sort of things. But, having said that, I have been posting pictures a lot lately. Maybe my dirty laundry has finally found a place to call home?

    Nice to see you back here.

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    1. I've seen your posts on Facebook Ken, they do not fit into the above descriptions, you're safe.

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  4. Like it or not, I guess we're just dependent on it! Thanks for sharing this. I"m an avid user too!

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    1. Oh I never said I wasn't guilty of posting on Facebook! I just don't think the world needs to hear my issues and I have real life friends who can help me with problems.

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  5. Oh I definitely agree on FB and the trends. My favorite is when 2 FB friends get into arguments on FB. It used to be I read each post getting caught up in the moment of a FB cat fight, now it just gets on my nerves. Enjoyed reading your post and welcome back!!!

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    1. OK, that can be amusing when two people have a full blown argument on FB. I will sometimes chime in to egg one or the other on...purely for my amusement.

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  6. These silly comics keep showing up in my feed and until I read your post I had no idea where they were coming from. Thanks for the education. I just got through doing my laundry. Too bad I didn't take a picture of it first to post on Facebook. I think I could do a pretty good sketch of it though.

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    1. We should do Dirty Laundry Saturday or something like that, where we all post pictures of our actual dirty laundry.

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  7. I don't know sometimes reading the drama queens (and kings) updates is kind of reassuring - in a "Well my life isn't so crazy after all" way. The Bitstrips though, now those are just annoying.

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    1. I agree with you, I have several on my "friends" list that I keep there just so I can tell myself, "Self, at least I'm not a crazy MOFO."

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  8. I remember the good old days, when people wanting to air their dirty laundry online had to write about it, sometimes using whole paragraphs.
    These kids today with their emoticons and their bitstrips don't have the style nor the intellectual heft of my generation... 2 1/2 years ago.

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    1. Those whippersnappers huh! You're not wrong though, with how fast technology develops 2 1/2 years ago seems like 10 years ago. I remember getting into a fight with my girlfriend in high school and having to HAND write a two page statement to defend myself with whatever happened.

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  9. What the...? It's like I took a time machine. You're blogging again!?! Welcome back. I hate all Facebook trends. There hasn't been one I've enjoyed. I even goy annoyed at Batkid for a minute because everyone was posting about it. Why am I even on Facebook?

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    1. Batkid was a great story and I enjoyed reading it....once. It kills me how people find things on FB and blow them up amongst the friends list.

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