I spend alot of time of Facebook. We all do, but, am I really ..doing anything, at all in there?! What am I doing, in there?  I have way  too much time on my hands ( as some of you have realized) and Im too old for this. Well, it is where I communicate with friends, how we arrange our social activities, get together, see who’s doing what. I also, no matter what Im doing check back in there to see who on, who’s chatting, who do I really want  to chat with, who will actually chat, respond to me, basically, who can I harass. Who’s saying or posting something interesting, funny  that I can comment on, laugh at, steal. Who can I make an impression on.

    Am I really making an impression..anyone, at all? Sometimes I post things, thinking I’ll get all kinds of responses, comments,  people will laugh at, things I can comment back on, start something. And no one responds. What gives, I hate that. My poor, wounded ego. Sometimes I may even post something that might even slightly offend, even though I know ahead of time it may, something that gives people the wrong impression…

                Yet what am I sharing, what do I have to share,besides show off a little, brag about somewhere I went, took some pretty pictures, hung with the coolest people, attended an event.. I dont really go anyplace spectacular, travel far and wide to magnificient and exotic places, I dont go to many events,I dont have a high-end operating camera with which to take gorgeous pictures with. I love that people share their photos and their talents, as it is stimulating to mine eye, my senses. I just use my cell phone with its  very limited in features . I also have an old HP digital camera that I only save for, you know all those special events I attend. But, I really like some of my photos, and I will post them because of this, for I am proud. For this reason I post pictures of meals Ive cooked, because if Im sitting here eating it and its damn good, I want people to know.

   I dont have the many of the talents exhibited on Facebook, if any. I  do know, however know how to run my mouth.   I dont pull up interesting or insightful articles and post them, I mostly post current and breaking news, I rarely read the News, or anything because I watch it all on tv, especially as the local news junkie I am. Sometimes Ill post meteorological events as some of them fascinate me, or astrological ones.   If its the perfect day,weatherwise in my book, Ill post about it, and ask who wants to hang out, to which no one will respond. I post pictures of  my cats and things they do because theyre so damn adorable, funny, entertaining. Well, I think so.  I post what I see and how I perceive things.   I post something Ive heard I think is funny from someone I know, or on tv., a comedien. Maybe I shouldnt post when Im angry, or annoyed but we all need to let it out, sometimes, dont we?

    So what is this what Facebook, and all such social forums are about?  Bragging and showing off? I frankly, am quite turned off by  such, I try not to do it, but I know I have. I have so much to brag about, dont I. I work, sleep, , cook, eat,watch loads of tv ( and post about that)., excercise, go to bed, get up, go to work, come home, sit on the PC, play games -(post about the drive home as driving in Massachusetts in rush hour is worth posting about), start the cycle, again.  At some point I may actually break this cycle and start going on on weeknights, again, and post about that. A little buzz from a beer, or two and I get all excited about everything. Just wait til the weather’s nicer and Im out-and-about, more. You’ll all have too much of me and you wont be able to get enough. You Susan-Facebook Junkies, you.