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An old school friend of mine recently got in touch with me, and suggested I get onto Facebook. You know, because everyone's on it these days. I'd so far resisted the draw of Facebook, purely from a "if your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump off it too?" standpoint. But I have finally caved in. So now, I can say this with authority: Facebook is an abyss. You can fall into it and keep falling indefinitely, and still not have found everything or everyone there is to find.
I've also installed the iPhone facebook app, and now have a much better appreciation of why some people seem to be on FB 24/7. Disconnect, people!!!!
It's been interesting looking at all these people from the past. The best part is that I have found some of my old Cadet buddies, and hope to reconnect with them. The worst part was finding out that my old Flight's 50th anniversary was last bloody year and I didn't know about it. This, despite the fact that I stalk their bloody web site on a regular basis! So now I must either wait another 24 or 49 years to celebrate another milestone anniversary. I doubt I'll be alive (or alive enough to enjoy it) in 49 years, so the best I can do is show up there in 24 years and hope the kids don't look at me like some antiquated, old, irrelevant dinosaur.
I've been off the bike for a week now. For some reason, I find myself not wanting to ride, or, in fact, do anything. I've been sitting in front of the computer playing The Sims 3, emailing, Facebooking, anything but riding. My legs are starting to protest the inactivity and I'm thinking of going for a ride today just to make my legs stop complaining. It's kind of foggy/rainy out this morning, but at least it's not beating down scorching sun. Alright, best I go before I lose motivation.