Ode to Facebook

I unashamedly love Facebook. L-O-V-E love it. It is not love/hate or resentful or an obsession or addiction it is fondness, affection and love. I would miss Facebook if it was gone as if it was a  great restaurant or television series, almost dare I say it, like a person. In truth Facebook has become more than an application or website. The day the Facebook becomes self aware and decides to quit social networking in favor of an organic farm in upstate New York I will not be entirely surprised.

Facebook and my dedication to sucking the marrow out of it has allowed me to gain an audience as a writer, grow my home business and to be all fuzzy for a moment, keep in touch with awesome people I may not be able to other wise. This enriches my life and my bank account. In turn I like to think that my posts have done something similar for the people who read them (although how they would turn my shit into their money is a curios thing and kind annoys me, I meant the life enriching then thought to much.) Facebook and I have formed an elegant partnership. 

If there was no Facebook I know for a fact I would not individually call over 200 people multiple times daily to tell them my insane thoughts. I certainly would not get messages about how I brightened their day or especially the middle of the night, afternoon & tea time with my often slightly obscene calls. By day 3 I would get messages about what fucking asshole I am stop fucking calling you mental bitch. And deservedly so.

Facebook lets me not only be the loud mouth weirdo I want to be, it allows me to do it publicly to an audience of my choosing who then can share it with theirs and my audience grows. I find this intensely satisfying. My pages are my coming out to the world as a more than what anyone thought I was. I can have a voice outside my own immediate circle without having to jump through hoops to become a "real" writer, commentator, critic or comedian, whatever it is that I do. 

Facebook is perfect for marketing myself. I can reach a huge audience quickly and for free. This is a huge deal for me. As anyone who has followed this blog knows I am all done with the call center world. I have taken on projects to basically wake up and play find the money everyday and so far it has worked out. I am starting a small business and by using Facebook I get my questions answered by people who are genuinely knowledgeable and who give a shit that I succeed. You don't get that from Google. 

Same with household fix-ups, advice about finances or cars.  As long as I have Facebook I have access to plumbers, contractors, electricians, carpenters, and mechanics. Pick a trade there is a nice dude on my list who will comment with solid advice when I post a question. In someways Facebook eliminates the practical need for a boyfriend. Or makes the idea of dating a non-handy guy a bit more appealing. 

Yeah I am like that. I feel if I am going to do things to your penis you should know how to snake drains and repair tile and build stuff. But now thanks to Facebook, some of the pressure is off. Lucky, lucky you!