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[johnny9fingers]

Did something stupid.

Finally succumbed to that awful thing 'Facebook'. An old musical chum 'invited' me to be on it and suddenly there are a number of folk who start doing things like saying hello. Bloodyfuckingsoddingpisscuntarseholes. I did threaten everyone with my own particular brand of misanthropy but they keep coming nevertheless. Everyfuckingone is on 'Facebook'. Even Fra. Fucking Young Chelsea Bridge Club added me. What have I done? I may just delete the account.

When Dad got ill I withdrew from the world a bit. I kept in touch with the folk that mattered, but on a much less regular and familiar basis. I stopped playing even my once-in-a-blue-moon game of Bridge with Fra. I wonder how much I want the world anymore. I feel isolated, but it doesn't bother me: in fact I can live in a world where I can devote more emphasis to my own somewhat mayfly-like shallow intellectualism. Or perhaps I want to be a gadfly. O Ephemeroptera, where is thy sting?

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[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

Should you ever find yourself in my country and in need you may have unto half my kingdom in ready disposables.
Yet again you have come too my aid. The list is long and I'm aware of it. Within the limits of our respective integrities, your wish is my command.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

I inputted a bare minimum of information (and I do mean bare minimum) when I joined. And actually, I don't really care: I'll just never look at it. I know where I belong, m'dear; and that's here. This place is like BBC Radio 3 and the TLS....dear to me in some inexplicable fashion.

[e4q.livejournal.com]

now you have taken the king's shilling you may as well friend me and play me at scrabble.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

Competitive games....oooh I don't know: but I'll certainly 'friend you.

[e4q.livejournal.com]

do you suffer from competitiveness? i do. i find having 10 games on the go at once allows me to suffer less from both losing and winning. and they keep a tally of all your 7 letter plays, which is nice. i had plankton once. lovely word.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

So what's your facebook 'name' then?

[e4q.livejournal.com]

rather originally i am "elaine axten"

[winterlion.livejournal.com]

I'm on there - but only to keep in touch with certain people.

It's too immediate and impersonal. Nothing like grabbing a brew down by the shore (or whatever) with a chum. Still - it's nice to keep in touch with nice people across a world.

LJ works just fine for me :)

[vlion.livejournal.com]

A good old drink with your bud is the way to hang out. Virtualization is overrated.