FaceSpace

Just shy of the invention of Google.com I must admit that Facebook and Myspace (when used maturely) have to be some of the greatest technological advancements in recent memory. After High School I went to Chico State and proceeded to get really, really drunk (and use my gifted ability to bullshit), to waste tens of thousands of dollars on an education that was never completed. With 18 units left to graduate, and 4 1/2 years chalked up, I was offered a job and dropped out of college. And though this may seem like a discrediting story of failure and under achievement, I would have never realized who I am and the amazing abilities I have had I not left school. The one thing I do regret is having left the places I have lived without getting information from some of the people I truly miss, and would love to have stayed in contact with. Myspace and Facebook have afforded me that luxury. Granted, the inadvertent interaction with aspiring comedians who will never make it, and internet porno girls who try their damnedest to look like confused local girls looking for new friends, can put a damper on the experience, the hassle is worth it. I have recently found people that I have not seen in years and being that I have no idea when our high school reunion might be, I am able to see who is doing what with their lives and, surprisingly, it gives me a sense of home.

As the antithesis to the beneficial aspects of these unifying websites , it's always a let down to actually meet someone whom you know on "the space" only to find out that instead of being the 5' 8" blonde bombshell from L.A. your friends told you she was, she's the 5' 2" bald gas station attendant from Philo, Ca. with a club foot. That wasn't funny guys.