Oh man. My first boyfriend is on Facebook and two other old high school friends have pointed him out to me. Not that he has friended me or I have friended him...just ughhh. Have also discovered that STBX and his brother are on FB. I only want people I want to keep up with on FB - geeeeesh. THIS is the reason LJ rocks for being able to lock posts.

A couple of people from the Freak-Ass Church have found me on Facebook. I haven't replied, though I sort of feel like I should.

That's precisely the type of thing that made me stay away from Facebook for so long. (I only joined it because a local writers' group I'm a part of decided that the easiest way for the group to post and critique each others' writing would be to make a community on Facebook. So I had to join Facebook to be in the writers' group.)

Don't be afraid to use that Ignore button. I do it all the time. For all those people know, you never use the account.

I only joined when I decided I had no shame at all about ignoring friend requests.

eta: shamelessly ignoring the x-post. Ha!

My exciting news -- possibly meaningful only to Perkins and Nora -- is that I have achieved the Magic Beer(TM)!

JEALOUS! It shall be mine this weekend though.

Nephew? Still cute. Crazy day, though. And Snowpocolypse! It sure is pretty though!

(I say this as a Seattle native. My people, sometimes not good drivers.)

They honestly suck, I have to say. It's like driving in California again when I drive up there. Nostalgic.

I asked meara about how Seattlites deal with snow because DC residents ... well, their ideas about how to deal with snow are on a par with how many of them have dealt with the economy. The city pretends we're a southern city and don't get snow ... until we do. At which point everyone freaks out - mad dashes to the stores for food, beer, snow shovels, salt, etc. Schools close, which means people have to get home and pick up their children AND food. The government closes, which means everyone gets dumped onto the streets and into the transit system at once (most businesses will close when the government does). Meanwhile, once the snow is actually falling, they drive as though it were drive pavement. A lot of people never bother buying snow tires. I've seen people going sideways down a major street (due to not knowing how to brake on a slippery surface). Once there's snow on the ground, every morning I'll hear people who've gotten stuck spinning their wheels. Over and over again. Me? if I have to go out, I hike up to the main street (which is one of the first to be cleared) and catch a bus. Or, if I'm going to/from the grocery, I walk.

Shit I Haven't Said(Yet) Ok, Crush Guy, yes, I can be incredibly perceptive. But not liking your ex-fiancee is not "keen detective instincts," It's about like Gollum and the Ring and "precious, my precious," With the freaky side bonus that I was right. For a smart man, you can be very stupid, dear. xxoo

Okay, folks, I need oomph. I have to pack up my room for the two-week break and head home. Where oh where is my oomph?