End of an Era...

Facebook and I are dead to each other.

SO.
I have decided to become an ex-groupie of the Facebook fan club.  After much deliberation (and discussion...poor Will) I have chosen to not be a part of this virtual world.  I found myself spending far too much time sat in one place, flicking through photos of people from all over, sometimes (I'm embarrassed to admit) I wouldn't even know the owner of such photo's very well, or even at all - how CREEPY is that!?  Too much.  ANY time spent doing this is entirely wasted.  The amount of hours that Facebook has 'stolen' from me is numerous, and I don't want to let it happen any more!  Granted, I could just not do this...but...it's ....just.....so hard not too snoop!  We've all got that snoop gene somewhere inside, some just hold it deeper than others!  Another reason for me to stop using Facebook altogether was the fact that I am far too sensitive and vulnerable at the moment.  It sounds pathetic, but it's absolutely true.  You see, I am living 6000 miles away from my favourite people (family and friends) and seeing photos of them all having such a lovely time in such a beautiful place really kind of, well, hurts.  Don't get me wrong, I adore receiving emails or letters with attached photos.  But that's because they are meant for my eyes, and my eyes only; they have been sent to me, for me to look at.  And in doing so, make me feel like I am still an important part of these peoples lives.  Not that I don't think I am because of Facebook, but rather that Facebook takes the personalty and sincerity completely out of the idea of sharing memories and events with others.  Also, when having a right good snoop at all my lovely peoples' photos, I just ended up missing them and that place so much that sometimes I would be left with a foul taste in my mouth for the lovely place I am now.  So, I can't carry on pining after somewhere else, someone else or something else - I have such a beautiful life HERE and need to be taking advantage of that rather than feeling like I'm missing out on something else!  Some people are clearly able to 'do' the whole Facebook thing and not be affected like I have been, or some people are clearly able to ignore being affected and plead ignorance just so they can carry on snooping - But I am neither of these people, and don't want to do it anymore. It's all just a bit weird.
I will miss, however, being able to share photos with my favourites abroad, so I've decided also to start a Flickr account, that way I can still get my fix of sharing photos, and blog my fingers off to scratch the itch of some Internet interaction with my pals too.

So, that said, I am now 1 hour CLEAN.
Watch this space for possible withdrawal symptoms/complaints and definite rants.

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