Facebook Burnout

In contemplating my first post, it being rather momentous, as all "firsts" tend to be, I considered how to get off to a good start. What would make me sound the most interesting? What would be a good way to kick off what I hope will be a successful venture?

There was one thing that kept coming to my mind, and I tried to ignore it because it didn't really fit the witty and somewhat glamorous start to my blog that I desired, but I can't let it go. I keep thinking of how annoyed I am with Facebook. I know, I know, what a breakthrough thought! (kidding- I'll need to watch my sarcasm on here, so as not to confuse my multitude of readers. Hah- there it is again. In reality I have zero)

But really, it's irritating me that I am 'so over it'. I'm part of the Facebook generation! When it was invented, I was about to head to college. It was made for me! I should love it!  I suppose I did once. I could easily lose hours scrolling through my news feed and new pictures, editing my list of friends (is there anything more satisfying than deciding someone didn't make the cut and deleting them?), and looking at friends of friends with open profiles. I once religiously checked the birthdays to make sure I didn't offend anyone by not writing on his or her wall. I once even uploaded albums that carefully documented college stupidity/fun. Of course now those are locked down so tight I'm the only one who can view them, and my privacy settings are so strict that I'm not even sure my Wall is visible to my friends, since the job market doesn't seem to be very forgiving of that college stupidity/fun.

I'm not sure when it happened but I've slowly lost interest in Facebook. The thought of logging on to check  my news feed is unappealing and exhausting to even consider. Quite frankly I'm bored. I don't care that Sally McBoring wrote "Hey what's up! Miss you even though its only been a week xoxo" on Suzy McEvenMoreBoring's wall. I never remember to take pictures so I don't really need to upload them. I don't want to have inane public conversations with acquaintances and I would rather text or call my good friends. I use LinkedIn for job networking. So why do I even have an account?

Honestly? Without it I would NEVER remember birthdays. Nowhere on any of my many calendars or planners (I have a slight self control problem with office supplies and paper products) are any birthdays written down. So for now I'll keep my account, and hope that I'll feel some resurgence of fondness for the website. I just wonder what happened... and am I the only one with Facebook burnout?

xoxo
T