Facebook Frustrations

Hello again, friends!

Since I became a facebook member in 2005, there have been a number of things that frustrate me about this social network. Not only do I get to see how many days until somebody gets married (I love when they start the countdown at 175 days until I get married...I mean, really?), who's having a baby, who stole whose man, who cheated on who, etc., I also get to see things that really frustrate me. The two ultimate frustrations of facebook for me are picture posting and status updates. You may say, "Well Katie, that's what facebook is about!" Yes, I know, but I don't want you to think that I have major problems with all uploaded photos and all updated statuses. I have a problem with the following things:

(A) : When uploading a picture, please make sure you have clothes on.
(B): When updating your status, please check your spelling and grammar.

Let's start with A. I am so sick and tired of seeing boys on facebook without their shirts on while flexing in a mirror. Not only are they taking a picture of themselves showing off their bodies, which is very vain if I do say so myself, but flexing? Really? After investigating and realizing that 9 out of 10 of these boys (or men) are single, I understand that they feel that maybe showing off their bodies might attract a mate, but I really have a difference of opinion. Boys, if any of you are reading this, please know that MOST females don't find this attractive. A word of advice: Leave something to the imagination...it's much more attracting than having you show off what's underneath. Now, let's move on to the flexing part, which is the most major part. I know you boys work long and hard on your muscles, but save your showing it off for candid shots at the beach or the pool. Boys, please know that this is not an attack on you. I'm just trying to help you. If you feel the need to find a partner, I hear match.com is wonderful! I actually have a few friends that have met very nice relationship material on this Internet dating site. Now, with all this being said, this is only my opinion. :)

B. "Ima hv a gr8 dy tody." Seriously people...do you know how many seconds I have to read statuses like this to figure them out? It really does a number on my nerves. I have pondered over why I have this frustration with grammatically incorrect statements. The only conclusion I can come to is that I am a teacher, my whole family are/were teachers, and I have had my grammar corrected my whole life. It's taxing to teach children this day in age when technology has played such a huge factor in damaging how we speak, write, read, etc. But how can we blame the kids when they get on facebook, myspace, or any other social network, and are exposed to adults who post these kinds of things? What kind of example is being set? Everytime I see an incorrect status, I want to comment and correct them because it's the teacher in me, but I don't. I'll just blog about it instead. Please do not take me the wrong way either; I understand the occasional typo. We're definitely all guilty of that, but the above example (which was a real post) can't be passed off as a typo. I just wish that people would begin using spell check as a tool in their everyday lives. It's there...use it!

That's all I have for now. Off to bed I go...after checking facebook, that is.