Since I jumped into this whole Facebook thingy a bit more I've come back into contact with some old college friends. And just like in college they fall into two distinct groups, one group of them I partied and hung out with, the other I didn't. I've been exchanging emails and all sorts of memories with my old party pals but the folks I didn't party with I have hardly exchanged much with except for the cursory greeting and 'friend adding.'The thing I find funny about all this that a couple of my old college friends have become ministers and as soon as they found out I was a card carrying atheist, and the card I carry is my library card, they stopped communicating with me. No more messages on my Facebook wall, no emails, nothing. I'm grateful they don't, but you'd think they try to save my soul or something. You'd think they at least be cordial on the off chance that I might turn to them to find out about the good news about Jeebus H Christ. But just like in college it turns out that the religious people only want to be be around others who think like them or who they think they can brainwash into thinking like them.
I'm glad I've reconnected with my old party buddies even though we live hundreds of miles apart. And as far as the god squadders who I've reconnected with, the way I feel about them is just about the same way I felt about them in college, which is to say, I can take them or leave them and mostly I leave them.
Oh, and I'm glad that I connected with some of my blog pals on Facebook because it helps me get to know you a little better and we share a different side of our selves on there. But if I don't return good karma, or throw more "snowballs," or pass you "drinks," then I apologize. I'm still a Facebook rookie and I don't spend enough time there to be all hip to the latest advances in Facebookism.
8 comments:
thanks for being my facebook friend. I am sorry to hear about your friends trailing off, they are missing out!
I've found that people I don't want to look me up look me up on facebook.
I had someone I fired send me a friend request.
(Actually this made me proud because it was clear that they didn't blame it on me. Yes!)
Well, you'll just have to settle for the good Rev. Shuck, I guess. They're loss. Seriously. They might be surprised to know how much they can learn from a library-card carrying atheist!
PS. I am happy to not receive snowballs, drinks, karma, pets, farm animals, what have you, on Facebook.
I was glad (and honored) to accept your friend request, and I'm not into the stuff that Snad lists, so don't worry about it on my account.
As far as friends from way back.. I've found a couple and some have found me, and it's cool for the most part.
I'm still getting a hang of the facebook thing. I suck at responding to the request thingies.
I'm glad you've been able to reconnect with folks. A cousin found me on it.
Being adopted, and finding the biologicals...they are all holy rollers. they swear they can "redeem" my soul. Nope, not up to be redeemed yet!
I have a facebook, and as far as social networking goes...it is OK for long lost friends, but not a whole lot more.
This Facebook thing is pretty newfangled, isn't it Monkey?
Those people rejecting you are silly. And exclusive. And I mean that in the classical sense.
I'm glad you're not drinking the Kool-Aid.
I too have some old high school pals with whom I've connected via Facebook, and they've actually been very cool about the "delia's an atheist and gay!" thing. If they weren't, I doubt I'd spend too much time worrying about it.
I too HATE all those snowballs and fish and drinks and nicest person and whatever applications. I just ignore them.
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