Unfriending Facebook

I've decided to unfriend Facebook. I haven't gone so far as to delete my account, but I've logged out and unchecked the Keep Me Logged In box and I've removed the link from my Favorites bar.

I've come to realize that this constant view into people's lives is too much for me. I really need to go about my life blissfully unaware of other people's business unless they tell me about personally. I get too caught up in a few sentences posted and forget to consider that I don't know the whole picture. Luckily, I've been able to stop my itchy fingers from commenting without thinking, but I feel myself jumping too quickly to butt into other's business to offer unsolicited advice. I hate unsolicited advice.

Because I read so much, I have a lot of random knowledge stored in my head. I'm a virtual library of randomness, and I love to solve new puzzles, so I'm constantly learning. This makes it hard for me to keep my mouth shut (and fingers still) when I see someone struggling with something that I know about. I know that it makes me seem like a know-it-all, and I guess I probably am. But, I can honestly say I'm more like the nerdy kid in class that just can't help but raise her hand and answer the question rather than the "I know more than you, so I'm superior" type of person. (I just realized that I am Hermione Granger.)

I've also realized that I feel things too intensely to know about everybody's business. I get too caught up other people's hurt/anger/frustration/sadness, etc. and I worry about things that I have no control over. That really isn't good for me.

 A lot of people have given up Facebook for Lent. I'm starting to think that's not a bad idea for me as well.

I probably won't be posting links to the blog there for a while, but you can always access the blog directly. Also, feel free to comment on any blog post in the "post a comment" section below. Your comments won't show up automatically because I have to approve and publish them first (to prevent spam), but I'll do that frequently.

Smell you later, Facebook!