Sign Number Three

Facebook cannot contain me. I'm writing too much on Facebook. Not good. Not everyone wants a detailed commentary on what they are doing at the moment. Not that anyone has complained, mind you, but, ya know. I feel myself becoming a nuisance.

I go through phases. One word zingers and verbose diatribes. It most likely has to do with the chemicals in my brain and hormones in my blood, but as a miracle of modern psychiatry, you'd think I'd be over it by now.

The good news is, at least now I can stop myself before I go overboard. Plus, I don't want all of the passion kicked out of my body. There has to be a little quirky ember left burning down deep, with bits of real panther!

What I should do is use this energy for a good purpose. Not much else I can do from here, I am working, right? I consider this blog a sounding board for my raving thoughts. They need to come out in a safe place.

Ok. So, I don't get Twitter. Why? what is the point of 140 word updates like every few minutes? Who cares? Why is Twitter so popular? Its like a giant public text message. I have a Twitter account, of course. I can't exist in the industry without a Twitter and a Facebook and a Flickr and even a blog for heaven's sake.
I mean, ok. If I were out on an archeological dig in the middle of the Sahara I'd like having a place to send my observations, but who cares if Mr. Schmuck just had a burrito at Taco Bell? Maybe someone does, but usually people who have people who care about whether or not you ate a taco for lunch don't Twitter about it. Its like,
HELLO! Tommy, can you hear me? Can you feel me near you?

Facebook is a bit better in that you can sort of create a mood or theme. You can post links and videos, photos, make comments about this or that. Interact. Its somewhat community building. Plus, the big phenom is getting in touch with people you either totally forgot existed or people you haven't seen nor heard from in 30 years. Its cool to find out how lives turned out, what people are up to.

I work mostly from home, on the computer. Facebook is a form of communication, almost like being in an office, as strange as that may sound. Interaction.
I've been heading into the office once or twice a week lately. I feel more connected and productive when I'm there. The face-to-face is irreplaceable.

Enough for now. Talk later.
xo