Social Media

So, my oldest daughter is on holidays.  She is away from me for 10 days.  My husband is working out of town.  I am so abandoned!  However, the house has a quiet to it that it normally never attains.  The laundry gets done regularly, the dishes are done when I want to be done, and the kids are playing with whatever they like.  I'm not minding the "single" parenting, I'm minding the lack of daily adult interaction.  I find myself drawn to facebook, hotmail, twitter and google. 

I really don't have any more time in the day to waste, so I googled stats on social media.  I came up with tons of sites on stats, crazy! 25 Social media stats This one was pretty easy to understand without having to read a ton.  Which works great, cause I want to waste time on here, just not too much.

I wonder though, why we can't interact with people on a more "social" level.  I remember less then 10 years ago, not everyone had a computer, and when people wanted to talk to someone long distance they sent a letter.  I remember not having a cell phone, and not minding not knowing what was going on with everyone else I have ever met.  I have 400 "friends" on facebook.  And to be truthful, I probably only really know half, and half of that half I would consider a friend. 

I walk to work, and as I pass people I see them twittering, facebooking, and texting.  I often smile as I pass by.  I learnt that from growing up in a small town.  But I am saddened by how many people go out of their way to not even nod back.  Some would sooner trip you, and video it for you tube, then comment about the weather. 

Oh well.  I am not saying there is anything wrong with being able to connect with thousands of people who have similar interests, I'd just like to see more common courtesy amongst my actual, fellow neighbours.

Well, have you ever gone to bed and thought with contentment, "I've had a very productive day", and fallen into a blissful slumber?  Only to awake to the worst in house apocalypse this side of the destruction of the dinosaurs?  I often feel there must be little gnomes or fairies.  Only the ones that inhabit my life are masters of chaos and destruction! 

I had a couple extra kids over last night, and of course there was a little more mess then norm.  I'm cool with that.  Kids deserve to have free run some days, play and explore.  When I got up this morning, I was sure I was transported to another dimension.  One with similar furniture and pets, but WTF!  My laundry pile has grown, all my cereal is eaten and I can't see the floor in my daughters room!  I swear, I got up as soon as the kids woke up!  What the hell went on while I was peacefully dreaming of cabana boys and mojitos.

Well, I guess, my lovely children were being very good hosts.  Our guests wanted a midnight snack.  They all decided that the best way to have a early a.m. picnic was to create a wilderness theme in the bedroom.  One with scattered stuffed bears and bed sheet tents.  Very good. 

All in all, it's not that bad.  Really . . . A mojito would be pretty sweet right about now.