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Obligatory Status Update

gone are the days of liking and disliking the status, as are the updates id post saying random shit like "hell yea suns" and "fuck catering."  i've always been a twitter hater, but in my period of absence from the book i've realized how much like twitter it really is.  ive said this before in another post, but i don't really care about the random shit people i haven't seen since highschool put as their status.  the regrettable part is it that makes me know now that no one really cared about mine.  before that fateful bottle sesh that spawned The Notwork i was a status fiend, sometimes posting multiple stati a day (what you know bout that plural grammar son).  yes it can be cool to post your thoughts and feelings about a certain issue, but its all arbitrary and fleeting- none of it really has substance when you sit down and think about it.  you post a status, people see it, often times judge it, and forget about it.  it might sound like im on some vaulted pedestal right now talking down upon all the status updaters out there (trust me was one of them), but taking the time to update my shit just to let people know my thoughts for a total of 3 seconds just isnt really worth it to me right now.  i'd rather just tell the people who really matter what im thinking in person.

however, there are definitely things i do miss about facebook.  as ray said, he couldnt see the pics from his g-ma's bday - kind of a bummer.  i've got a cousin in DC with a young son that i'd definitely like to see pics of, as well as old Bush and Yvo's little dude if they ever post 'em up.  i can't wish friends with whom my only means of contact with was facebook things like happy bdays anymore, but thats aight - we're doing this experiment for the sake of science. (we're scientists i guess?)

but touching back on my main point, and call me a buster if you want for practicing self-contradiction - my imaginary status right now is definitely still "go suns" with some element of "i hate catering"