Social media is something I’m still getting used to and have yet to really embrace. Every time I think I know what’s out there someone mentions a new platform that I’ve never heard of. Who has the time to keep up with all this? I’m guessing it’s the pre -teens I see in the nail salon tapping away on their IPhone 6’s. (I will do an entire piece on today’s generation of entitled brats getting their nails done at age 4 and getting their hair highlighted at 12.) By the way, I have an IPhone 5s and the only reason I have it is because I shattered the screen on my IPhone 4. I have since bought a life proof case so I imagine I will have the 5s till the day I die even though the 32GB are completely used up. My husband has the original Galaxy and only uses it for talk and text. He refuses to install apps or use any of the features except occasionally the camera. When I was in Europe for two weeks he refused to install anything that would enable us to communicate besides email. Honestly I think he just wanted some peace and quiet for a while. He was actually disappointed that when he needed a new phone that he couldn’t get the old style flip phone.
I do love my phone. I talk to Siri all the time. I use all the functions I can. I tell her to set my alarm. I ask her the weather. My husband says “don’t you feel stupid talking to your phone?” Absolutely not. The one day I forgot my phone at home I spent the day at work feeling like my right arm was missing. I have apps for everything including where the cheapest gas can be bought and how far away that station is from my current location.
Facebook I understand – it’s basically a way to make your life look perfect and make others feel badly at the reality of their life while looking at the perfection of yours. Of course, everybody lies and only puts out the Abraham Hicks version of “reality.” The only good thing I’ve found about Facebook is that it’s enabled me to connect with long lost friends and play silly games that keep me from doing necessary things like laundry, cleaning the house, and feeding the dogs. I admit I have a certain distain for a certain crop stealing rabbit in Farm Heroes Saga. Every time I see that smug little bugger I want to slap the shit out of my computer screen. I’ve deactivated my FB account many times but keep going back. There’s the addiction to chaos again. Adrien Blackwell are you listening?
Twitter I just don’t understand at all. I know it is useful for business dealings and was originally started as a way for celebrities to keep in touch with their fans. I am proud to say I have never tweeted and have no clue what re-tweeting is. I just don’t get Twitter at all.
Then there’s Instagram. From what I can gather this is Twitter for people who can’t read. I have no idea what it’s used for, how to use it, and I couldn’t care less. Yet I just discovered I am on there and have 111 followers! I have no idea how this happened and still have no idea how to use it.
I know there are more but I really don’t want to know. This is like my parents who didn’t want answering machines, a Betamax, a computer, or a cell phone. My father died at age 92 without having any of the above. My 89 year old mother has a flip cell phone only used when she’s in the hospital and an IPad safely tucked away in a closet. I tried to show her how to face time with me but it fell on deaf ears and truth be told I’m kind of relieved.
Then there’s my biggest pet peeve – hashtags. I find them completely obnoxious but if you’re in your twenties nothing can be said without a million hashtags. Anyone who uses hashtags for ANY reason has to watch the Jimmy Fallon/Justin Timberlake video on how stupid you sound using hashtags. It’s absolutely hysterical and if you continue to use hashtags after you’ve watched it, well, you’re an idiot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57dzaMaouXA
I suppose eventually I will have to embrace more social media outlets but I’m very adept at putting off things I need to do. If you need evidence of this come to my house and bring some dust rags.
I absolutely want to start a blog about Style and pretty things for ladies. But I can’t appear to know how to start it. Now i am not that confident because I’m unsure if they’ll have potential like various other blogs. We also can’t say for sure if what I post ought to keep up with Products or become my design. Another thing, how can i give me that inspiration to post every week? Should I study trends and cute factors and compose paragraphs on it or retain it short? Help!.