Unplug Yourselves!!

The longer I have the Internet back, the more I am starting to get rather disturbed at the lack of communication. That is because it seems that Facebook is doing ALL of the communication these days ***my disclaimer here, is that I LOVE hearing from long lost friends and family, in any context, nothing brightens my day more like a supportive email!*** However, there are reasons to avoid letting Facebook and other social networking sites rule your life. Here are some signs that you might be a social networking junkie.

- Your gossip, family friend and celebrity, is always from an online source. By the time they show it on TV or print it in the paper, you laugh at how outdated it is.

-You're saving a fortune on birthday cards, because, saying "Happy B-day have a great one" on someones facebook wall is JUST as sentimental right?

-You need facebook or myspace reminders for birthdays, for your friends, even your parents and siblings

-You've re-tweeted more than 100 times in one hour JUST so you can make The Jonas Brothers a trending topic

-You expect ALL of your party invitations to come in the form of a Facebook Event Request, and that is how you create all your party invites as well. If anyone doesn't yet have facebook or check it enough, their loss!

-You know EVERYTHING that is going on with EVERYONE from High School, their kids, their pets, when they last ate and what time they plan on running errands. However you cannot quite recall the names of your neighbors, first or last.

-You've put off having sex or playing with your kids to plant something in farmville, knock someone off in Mafia Wars, or play with fish in your virtual aquarium.

-You accidentally make a profile change to facebook that goes from married to single, and suddenly your husband is confronted at work by several VERY concerned friends "How are ya holdin' up buddy?"

-You've taken quizzes that tell you What Twilight guy is right for you, What your boobs should be named, and What sexy movie starlet you are most like..... and you are a guy.

-When someone is not on your facebook or Twitter, its like they exist in a parallel dimension that no longer crosses paths with yours.

-You've ever thought to yourself "Its not stalking if they don't KNOW I'm browsing through their photo albums!"

-Either your twitter, myspace or facebook all have over 500 people on your friends lists, and you only actually communicate with 10% of them.

And the best sign of an addiction to social networking sites is:
-You have had a facebook chat conversation with someone in another room, or even better, sitting beside you on the couch!

Is it time for you to unplug?