We're All Guilty of It, so We All Need to Stop

We all have a routine when we turn on our computers everyday. Mine includes checking and answering emails, watching the funny video links in those emails, and checking Facebook.

As I scroll through the different thoughts that my friends have chosen to bestow upon the world, I find myself experiencing a wide range of emotions, usually something like this:

Boring...boring...annoyed...boring...annoyed again...ok, that's funny...boring...you're an idiot, learn to spell...funny...annoyed...more annoyed...getting irritated...nevermind.

This is usually the part where I've come across how much somebody misses somebody else, loves somebody else, can't live without somebody else, had such a great time last night, etc. You know what I'm talking about. This is also when the urge to purge has gotten to the point of no return, and I need to leave Facebook or risk a major stain on my new furniture.

Here's the thing: I have no right to judge anybody on putting sentimental crap on Facebook. We've all been there, and any of you who say different are delusional. My concern is for the people who feel the need to post these things every single day, often two or three times a day. The world doesn't need to know that you have the greatest boyfriend or girlfriend in the world, only they do.

Being a hopeless romantic myself, I'm all for sentiment and affection. I also believe that when it comes to matters of the heart, any and all things that need to be said between two people are meant to stay between those two people. Here's a thought, and I can't believe that I'm apparently the first to think of this...TELL THE PERSON YOURSELF!! Actually leave your house, go to theirs, and tell them to their face; not the world of Facebook.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that my friends are happy. But I don't give a rat's ass how much they love or miss someone, or how their boy/girlfriend is the best. Stop filling up my wall with that crap and go tell them in person.

Coincidentally, these are the same people who, when single, are those that never hesitate to let the rest of the world know how bad their love life is, how depressed they are, and how they're NEVER going to find happiness. Isn't it ironic? Don't ya think?

-GS

...But When I Become a Star, We'll Be Living So Large. I'd do Anything for You.

I recently talked to a very dear friend of mine about a poem that I wrote, which happens to be on this site. She talked about the defining line in the piece, which states, "Because without you...I'm nothing."

Her concerns over this line were that I didn't think of myself enough without somebody in my life, and being a concerned friend, made it known to me that I didn't need anybody else to make myself feel complete. That really hit home for me, and made me question whether or not she was right.

Food for thought comes from some strange places, and for me it came from our stand-in DJ at work tonight. A song came on that seemed to provide some clarity for me.

I have to be honest with myself when I say that my pursuit of becoming a successful author carries with it the glorious idea of being financially stable doing that which I love more than anything else, as most best-selling authors are. My point behind "...without you...I'm nothing" is not the fact that I'm nothing without somebody in my life, but rather that I want somebody to share whatever life throws at me, whether it be a huge success, or a catastrophic downfall. I'm confident that my ambition will carry me to the level that I wish to achieve, but I can only hope that those I love can enjoy the ride with me.

I don't believe that success should be something that somebody should enjoy alone, and I fully intend to share whatever success I achieve in this life with those who are closest to me...whoever they may be when I get there.

-GS