Facebook/Fatso

Wow, I have not posted in a long time. I was in such a better place when I last posted. This Winter killed me. Up 25+ lbs since the half marathon. I can still run, but I am barely at 100 lbs lost and feeling completely out of control. :( Been dealing with major insomnia, family issues, stress, loneliness and more. That being said, I have to keep it to myself for the most part. People are too busy with their own lives to care/understand. Being single and dealing with disordered eating and getting older is hard, esp. on no sleep. Here is something I would LOVE to post to Fb but for obvious reasons, I cannot. So here it shall reside...
Top 10 things I LOVE & HATE About Facebook - I'm not saying I'm not guilty of these

Things I could do without:

1) LEARN CONTRACTIONS PEOPLE!!!! It's You're (you are = you're) NOT YOUR!!!!!!!!! I know this seems like a petty thing, but I am seriously considering ditching FB due to this common word misuse. I blame the school system or just the fact that people were not paying attention in class

2) Cryptic Status Posts - i.e. "Had enough today, arrghh!" Had enough of what, when, where, why? Don't make me guess. I will not comment to drag it out of you.

3) Phony or Over the top/syrupy status posts -- "Love goes out to my one and only beloved, best in the world, richest, most awesome mate." Really? I know for a fact you two fight like cats and dogs. Am I jealous? Yes. If I had my druthers, I would post the good and the bad, but I know this offends people and FB is not the place to air dirty laundry or - let's be honest - THE TRUTH

4) No consideration for the status of your other friends. I know people have married, single & divorced friends and can't appease everyone, but being single, FB can be a painful reminder of the couple/family life that I don't have. Get over it you say? I'm trying. I was better off before FB when only my imagination conjured up the idyllic images instead of seeing holiday/weekend/vacation family/couple bliss all the time when all I have to post is a picture from a race or a dumbass cupcake shot. Yes, I'm lonely, I'll admit it. There is no shame to the truth.

5) Friend collectors. 1,000+ friends??? What is up with that? I don't even know 500 people. I know younger people friend everyone so this is showing my age, but just because someone says hi to you, they do not need to be your friend.

6) This is a bonus one - the pain of being defriended, unfriended or whatever it's called. Have I been? Yes. Did it upset me? In a few cases, yes - in others - no. Have I done it? Yes, most did not notice or care. Only one person was mad - and they sooo deserved it. Will I be defriended due to this? Maybe. Will I defriend others? Maybe, probably not. I have always been pretty selective in who I friend - hence my low number of "friends".

Things I Like

1) Being able to email people from one place without knowing their email address

2) Having a place to post pics. I consider FB my personal photo album storage place.

3) Keeping up with what my friends are up to (to a point)

4) Reconnecting with people from the past (although this can be bad too)

5) All the material I am gathering for my comedy routine. There is such bs on FB that I have tons to draw from - and believe me, I will.