The Facebook Experiment

One day the other week, I wanted to experiment with the idea of what it would be like to constantly be interacting on Facebook.

So I updated 28 times, added 9 photos, 1 book review, 1 recipe link, and 1 link to a YouTube video.

And here is what I discovered: It became obsessive. An addiction, almost like a drug, wanting to go back to it all the time (because that's what I've heard drugs are like from what I've seen on After-School Specials and stuff). Not only checking back in so that I could update, but also so that I could see what other people wrote about my updates. It was crazy. (Click here and here to read some articles on the subject... because it really is making people crazy!)

It became so that my Facebook life was more important than my actual life. (Or maybe my facebook life WAS my actual life for that day.)

Anyway, so here is what my life on Facebook looked for that one day: (It was fun. Sort of.)

STATUS UPDATE #1 - Lisa Whelchel (the actress who played Blair on "The Facts of Life") is on this season of "Survivor" and only ONE person recognizes her. Don't these people know Blair from "The Facts of Life"? What the dilly-yo?

STATUS UPDATE #2 - Vern and I can never agree on what temperature to have the thermostat. Guess who likes it hotter and who likes it cooler?

STATUS UPDATE #3 - It's kind of cold outside. I should really start wearing a coat.

STATUS UPDATE #4 - Someone asked me if I wanted to do something today, and I said, "No, I have to stay here and update Facebook all day."

STATUS UPDATE #5 - Some things I like about living above Erin: cake pans, jump starts, cupcakes, and a playmate for my son.

STATUS UPDATE #6 - 9:52 am - Went to the bathroom.

STATUS UPDATE #7 - I'm wondering if I should join the YMCA again...

BOOK REVIEW #1 - Probably the worst book I've ever read. Sooooo boring. 1.0 out of 10 stars. (Had to read it for Book Club)

STATUS UPDATE #8 - I wonder how many people will unsubscribe from my status updates by the end of the day. (You know you want to.)

RECIPE LINK #1 - Making this right now (for supper tonight).

STATUS UPDATE #9 - The last movie I watched was "The Cabin in the Woods" because Jen recommended it. I watched it with Vernon, and after we were done watching it, Vernon said, "What was that? Does Jen hate you or something."

STATUS UPDATE #10 - When I was pregnant with Peace, if I was ever low on protein for the day, I would mix a raw egg with 1/2 cup of raw milk and drink it down. A good 10 grams right there.

STATUS UPDATE #11 - These are the TV shows I'm watching this year: How I Met Your Mother, New Girl, Modern Family, Supernatural, Survivor, 30 Rock, The Office, Shark Tank.

PICTURE UPDATE #1 - Ezra and Peace are playing hair salon. He is trying to learn how to tie ponytails. They have been like this for at least 15 minutes.

STATUS UPDATE #12 - Do you know what phrase I'm tired of hearing? "First world problems". You know what? It's okay to have problems, no matter what they are.

STATUS UPDATE #13 - Oh, great, I just added a friend who has never known me on Facebook before today. I should have waited until tomorrow.

STATUS UPDATE #14 - This is a serious question: What should I be when I grow up?

PICTURE UPDATE #2 - Playing in the leaves...

STATUS UPDATE #15 - Because if the thermostat was set higher, soups wouldn't be as enjoyable, baths wouldn't feel as nice, and I would have no need to snuggle under a blanket.

STATUS UPDATE #16 - I was thinking of getting a waitressing job to earn some extra money (after all, I was named Outback Steakhouse's Employee of the Month in May 2002), but then I thought, "When will I watch all my shows"?

STATUS UPDATE #17 - So, when I wrote that status update about "Cabin in the Woods", Vanessa responds with: "I love Johnny Depp, but I don't do scary movies." To which, my husband, Vernon, comments: "Maybe Vanessa is just stating why she's never watched The Tourist." And nobody (except for me) liked his comment. That is hilarious, people! Hilarious!

STATUS UPDATE #18 - I think I might need someone to come over here and help me organize my kitchen. When we moved in, I just threw everything in random cupboards with no organization whatsoever, and it has stayed that way.

PICTURE UPDATE #3 - 1) So, if you are following along, this is what part of my spice set-up looks like. There they are, sitting on the second shelf there, in little plastic bags from the co-op.

PICTURE UPDATE #4 - 2) And when I need one of these spices, I throw them on the floor and find the one I need. As you can see, not the most ideal set-up.

PICTURE UPDATE #5 - 3) I have some of my more commonly used spices in these little magnetic containers on the fridge. Now, I could do this with my other spices (that are currently in little plastic bags and then thrown on the floor), but I would need 13 additional magnetic containers and that would make my fridge look too crowded.

So... any suggestions?

STATUS UPDATE #19 - It's a good thing that Jared Padalecki's "Young MacGyver" didn't get picked up ten years ago, because then he wouldn't have been able to do "Supernatural". Am I right people, or am I right?

STATUS UPDATE #20 - Also, I need help organizing our art supplies.

PICTURE UPDATE #6 - The moment you've all been waiting for: Beef Stew!

STATUS UPDATE #21 - Who wants to play poker with me and Jen and Sally on November 2?

PICTURE UPDATE #7 - We made these tissue paper stars earlier this week. (But I took this picture today!)

PICTURE UPDATE #8 - Here is one that Ocean made...

STATUS UPDATE #22 - Whenever we're at playgroup and we've noticed that Mike has gone to the bathroom, we'll gather all the kids around outside the bathroom and then give Mike an exuberant round of applause when he steps out.

PICTURE UPDATE #9 - We made these ghosts out of garbage bags today and then hung them from the ceiling.

  

















STATUS UPDATE #23 - Sometimes when the wind blows things across the street, I will say, "Something wicked this way comes". Because it reminds me of that one scene in the movie "Something Wicked This Way Comes" where something is blowing across the street.

VIDEO LINK #1 - Vern just had me watch this video. It lives up to the title. Has the same cinematic quality of the home movies I used to shoot with my cousin Randy when we were kids.




STATUS UPDATE #24 - Time to watch "Shark Tank" with my hubby. Don't worry. I'll update more later.

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STATUS UPDATE #26 - Vernon just said to me (in regard to something you don't need to know about): "That's weird, Al". To which I said, "Where?"

STATUS UPDATE #27 - Today I made ghosts out of garbage bags, jumped in a leaf pile, drove Ocean to and from school, made beef stew, went for a walk, read books to the kids, watched Shark Tank and The Simpsons, and, to Facebook, posted 1 book review, 1 recipe link, 1 link to YouTube, uploaded 9 pictures, and posted 26 different status updates.

STATUS UPDATE #28 - It has been an interesting day, Facebook. Good night. I am off to read "Seven Story Mountain" with my husband, until one of us falls asleep while the other is reading. Today has been a day of connection, obsession, perplexion, and fun. I shall henceforth go back to my regular pace of updating. The experiment is over. Good night.