OOPS! I did it again.

...I played with your heart, got lost in the game, oooh baby, baby.

Sorry, I had to go there. I think those are the right lyrics. Anyhow, what I mean to say is that I went and deleted, or rather "deactivated" my Facebook account. AGAIN! I know, I'm a punk. I just need a break from the FB.

My reasons being:

1) I was spending way too much time on it. This is ALWAYS my number one reason when I delete any sort of social network membership. Because yes, I have done this many times before. I've become something of a serial deleter and creator of social networking accounts. And I'm OK with that. But back to my reasoning: Practically speaking, I only have so much free time. I mean, we all only have "so much" free time, it's not like I'm some rare exception--but at this particular point in my life I have very little free time. And I found that I would spend my sacred free time checking Facebook. And that became the routine. And I felt a bit trapped by that routine after a while. So in true Aquarian style I just up and deleted my account one morning. And so it goes.

2) I want to read more. Books and magazines, that is. And oh yeah, watch more TV. Yeah, I said it. I don't discriminate when it comes to opiates/masses.

3) There is a lot of vitriol on FB. I don't deal with it very well. And I can't really name one particular instance (or status update or photo upload or friend request, etc.). It's more like a collective mosquito buzz of cynicism that started to aggravate my mind after a while. Sometimes the Internet brings out the monster in people, for some reason remaining faceless really ups the douche factor. This is the same reason I had to quit my job at a call center, because people are so much ruder on the phone than in person. Some people are good at blocking out that kind of noise. I REALLY wish I was one of those people, but I am not. I'm a super softie. It's true. And it may be that I'm in a transitional period in my life right now. I just need to refocus my energy for a bit and make sure it's not being expended on things that frazzle my mind more than it already is!

4) I really enjoy writing and blogging. Hopefully this will give me an opportunity to bone up on my writing skills. I also love this blog, and continue to come back to it. So I hope I can gussy it up after a long hiatus.

That's about it. I know there's no real reason for me to explain away my desire to leave a simple website, but it does feel better to write a list. Writing a list always makes things better somehow. Right?

Well, if anyone even checks this thing anymore, I thank you. I have been super bad at maintaining it. Hopefully this will not be the case in the future! Thank you for indulging me!

That being said, i'll probably be back on Facebook next week sometime.

LOVE,
Katie