A crossroads or a personality assassination?

(Yes, the title reflects John Mayer's newest album. I miss the old, non-A-list dating, non impromptu press conference outside his gym, non-unflattering-interviewing-so-much-his-publicist-needs-to-be-fired John).

So it's kind of embarrassing how much magazines used to excite me, mostly for their welcomed purpose of mind-numbing after a week (or few hours) of study and the escape of print media that quite literally decided my collegiate studies.

I used to joke that I should fake credentials a la Catch Me If You Can style to become an astrologist for Cosmo.
I recalled this career option with a chuckle skimming a horoscope today (on the beach- does that make it ok?) and reading something about being "empowered to make a Facebook change around the 11th." Oy. Seriously?

But lately, magazines bore me. Just ordinary. This is even after a 3 month sabbatical. The clarity (thank you again, John) is just so bright now.

Why does glitz not excite me as much anymore? Maybe realizing I am now at a crossroads of personality, what with not fretting over a long curbside wait yesterday or riding in the backs of pickup trucks with 5-minute-ago strangers (cute ones, I may add. Which makes it ok, right?).

Perhaps it's just maturity, perhaps this is just a hallmark funk of island living. The latter would warrant a huge mental change.
Wait, no it wouldn't...if I come back to reality I realize it's just really late and I'm spiraling into equal parts drama and genius - a pair quite well-acquainted.

Post-Edit:
This was posted in one of those moments, perhaps fleeting. I still do love glitz and glam.

The facebook fenomenon

In case you are a martian, social media is taking over the world.

But I love it, because its how I keep in contact with people. I can't tell you how many times it has helped me with job/internship applications, keeping in touch with friends and family I don't see often, facilitated travel plans, etc...

Read Betty's post for her take on this phenomenon.

Here's a recent NY Times article on Facebook's own status.
200 million users!
1 million new users every day!
70% of users outside the US!

...and I thought my friend count of 692 was a lot!


Another article on a mom joining Facebook (mine has one too).

I think some youngsters are worried that being Facebook friends with employers, teachers, professors or parents will get them in trouble.

But I figure I have nothing to hide, because the shenanigans the older generations got themselves into when they were my age were just as innocent, human or scandalous as what I'm doing now...

Reminds me of when my sisters and I were skeptical to let our mom watch Mean Girls with us: we thought she'd be offended or shocked or something, but instead got the opposite of expected reaction of her nearly rolling on the floor in laughter, crying "Oh my gosh! This is hilarious! Nothing about high school dynamics has changed!"

Just like that, our lives are not much different with exceptions to technological exposure.

Although, my life is boringly void of scandal, so I guess I just don't see it as an issue. Stay tuned ;)