Facebook

I'll admit it, I'm addicted to the dreaded facebook. Not only does it help make my sometimes boring work days go faster but it is a good (although somewhat superficial) way of keeping in touch with my friends.
And of course also finding people you went to high school/primary school/kindy and seeing how much they've changed is always interesting/frightening.


But there are all the downsides: facebook skanks though probably not as bad as myspace skanks yet - but how many cleavage inducing self taken pictures do we need in this world. The inevitable self promotion photos (that's a complete different topic on how digital cameras have taken away any form of pictures that aren't entirely approved by everyone in them therefore taking away the more natural pics but I digress), the lame status updates where some people give way too much information, and the fact that some person you knew for 2 minutes in year 4 wants to be your 'friend'.


Do I sound a bit cynical? I was just going on about how it gets me through the workday..... anyway the point I was getting around to eventually was also the use of 'events' in facebook. You can get events for anything.

Tonight I'm attending a BBQ which was posted as an event on facebook complete with all the details you need to know and also everyone invited to the BBQ could post messages on the events 'wall' so everyone can see what's going on, what to bring etc. It's good in a way, I mean it must save on phone texts which is how we would have done it prior but it's also bad in that no one gets actual invites to places anymore with the exception of weddings.

Case in point, my birthday is coming up and I was thinking of doing cool invites with a toddler picture of myself and details on the photo (I did it for a friends hens night and it was awesome). But then I got thinking wouldn't it just be easier to do it as an event? It'd be quicker and I need to get it out soon since everybody seems to be booked up pretty early these days and its harder for us to all get together.

But there's just something old fashioned in me that wants to send out invites. I think its the formality or the tradition of it but putting it on facebook does not give me the same feeling of finality about the party. Like I could change my mind and just put something up on the wall: 'Sorry guys I'm not feeling well *cough cough* the party's off' (which is a distinct possibility for me - I'm a nervous host).

I'm not sure which I'm going to go for, time may beat me out and my invites will go the way of letters: nonexistent.
P.S. Not the picture I was going with but check out the cake!