So far to go

I feel like so far I've been doing an okay-ish job with starting to become and adult.  I painted my bedroom at home, cleaned my college room from clutter that I won't need, and overall started taking better care of myself.  However, I've had one big hinderance; Facebook.

Thanks to the fabulous Facebook, I have become a grade A creeper.  With Facebook, people can look at their friends in the comfort of their own home... sometimes without pants on.  When you meet someone new, the first thing you do is attempt to find them on Facebook.  Want to see what you mortal enemy from high school is up to now?  Check Facebook.  Need some dirt on an ex's new significant others?  Check Facebook.

One of my greatest pastimes on Facebook is to find funny articles on Buzzfeed and post them on friends' (mainly my sister's) wall.  Usually the phrases "SO. TRUE." or "They know me so well" precedes the link.  My life can be summed up in 21 GIFS, according to the latest BUZZ.

This always leads to me spilling too much information on Facebook.  I am a proud ENTP, yet I don't need to share which HP/Star Wars/Disney characters I share my Myers Briggs test with.  My friends don't need to hear that I will be "Forever Single" or that I'm "Failing Life", thanks to all the quiz results.

Why do we live in a world where the preferred method of communication is "poking"?  We have all become addicts.  We are addicted to Facebook and social media.  No longer is there that face to face connection.  Now, all there is is a computer screen.  As a society, we have become desensitized to communication.  Instead of using the one-on-one interactions with others, all we need to do is creep on their page for about 5 minutes and there are all the answers.

My name is Julie and I am an addict.  The first step is admitting it.  I am one of those serial "like within one minute of posting" people.  On several occasions, a friend has posted something and within 60 seconds I have liked and most likely commented on their post.  What I need to do is, instead of liking a status, actually talking to the person and saying, "Hey, congrats on the job!" or "OMG your celeb partner in crime is Jennifer Lawrence, ME TOO!" But I don't. Instead I sit on my computer and type "OMG LOL" on my keyboard.  Why must people type LOL when in all reality, they barely even crack a smile.

I think we all need to take a breather and read a book.  Spend some time not over-analyzing your life based on what happens on Facebook.  Now please excuse me as I post this to all forms of social media and critique my writing skills based on how many views this blog gets.