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Friday
May 2
10:22am by Pink Lady; General

I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize to the ITPT community-at-large. I have intimidated, cajoled, threatened, and bullied some of you in a desperate attempt to win you over to my side. I have become the worst kind of stalker. I am… a social networker.

After months of resisting networking sites, convinced that this whole ‘Internet’ thing was just a fad, I created a Facebook profile. Shortly thereafter, I became obsessed. I started checking my page every 20 minutes to see if anyone had accepted my friend requests. I searched for ex-boyfriends from high school and college who may not think of me as an ex-girlfriend — who may, in fact, not even know me — but WHATEVER.

I wrote on people’s walls. I browsed other people’s pages for “friends” I could add. I’ve changed my profile photo like 15 times, and lied about my education (I did not go to Yale, I went to Harvard).

It hasn’t stopped there. After Facebook, I signed up for LinkedIn and invited every single gmail contact I had. I’m basically spamming people. I keep checking how many people have viewed my profile. 18?! Just 18?! Don’t look at me, I’m hideous!

And then I joined something called Twitter, which seems like some kind of scary network where people with strange names “follow” you. What does this mean? I have no idea. But I’m on it. It actually doesn’t matter because I’ve already forgotten my username and password.

I can’t stop myself. It’s become like a sickness. I’ve since added myself to Classmates.com, Match, MySpace, Friendster (to keep in touch with my many friends in Southeast Asia), eHarmony, MyChurch, UltraEgypt, and, if I’m not mistaken, an International Prostitution Ring.

Be. My. Friend.



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1. Don’t Mess w/ Pink
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 10:34 am

I wondered what was up with that. I got two emails per service.

PL, there is an instrument available that will get you in touch with any friend, immediately in many cases — and if not immediately, then via a short voice message — and all you have to do is punch in 7 to 10 numbers! And if you choose to communicate in writing and not by voice, you can do that too by using those same 7 to 10 numbers, and send the same message to a whole group of people! It’s amazing! I’d say even revolutionary!

2. West Texas Hillbilly
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 10:47 am

I’m going to send you a note by post before you lose all contact with the real world.

3. The Other Guy
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 11:08 am

What was the password to that international prostitution ring again? Send it to my facebook account via twitter. Oh, you need to set up a Second Life account.Screw it, just call me.

4. Perry’s Mollycoddler
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 11:12 am

I totally just added you as a facebook friend. SWEET.

5. Amanda
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 11:29 am

I don’t believe you. I can’t find you on any of those networking sites. :)

6. mcblogger
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 11:39 am
http://www.mcblogger.com

When you send these things out, like twitter, could you please follow up with a note to say, “I don’t know what this is. Come help me figure it out and we’ll fuck it up”.

Twitter, from what I’ve been able to figure out, is a site for people who really think others care what they are doing. If you find another use, please let me know and I’ll gladly log back in, use it, and even change what I’m doing.

You know, since I’ve been watching TV, drinking and masturbating for almost 48 hours straight.

7. NOITALL
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 11:52 am

I prefer faxes. But the U.S. mail will work in a pinch.

8. Cranky
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 11:53 am

I’m in with Perry’s Mollycoddler as soon as I can get over there and log in.

9. eliz nee BB
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 11:57 am
http://twitter.com/elizs

I wondered why you joined Twitter but haven’t posted anything new yet! I would argue that Twitter can be quite useful. One guy used it to tell his pals that he got arrested in Egypt and they were able to get him outta there.

And then there’s me, posting about wishing I had chewing gum available.

I still have almost 200 followers, and I think only a third of those are spammers. =)

/Here’s you on Twitter - sorry I can’t help w/ yr password.

10. Don’t Mess w/ Pink
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 12:06 pm

Re: 7. eliz nee BB

That’s an awfully strange picture of Eileen. One eye is much larger than the other.

11. The REAL Blue
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 12:07 pm

I grabbed a Twitter account early just to be sure I had a good, easy username in case it became important. Failed to do that for Myspace…but I do have my name domain!

12. Harold
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
http://www.lettersfromtexas.com

There’s still just no substitute for having your name and phone number scribbled above the uninal in the mens room. But don’t worry, it’s still there.

13. West Texas Hillbilly
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 1:45 pm

Re: 9. eliz nee BB

Try “iheartboxwine”

14. whiskeydent
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 2:04 pm

Y’all are all f*cking doomed. Remember the Nigerian guy (or was he Ethiopian? or both?) that needed the money? Well, he used all the money he made to set up all these networking sites. First he got your money, now he wants you mind.

15. LegeBoy
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 2:16 pm

Whether it’s public knowledge or not, Google owns all of those sites. Google is already reading all of your gmail emails and chat conversations and monitoring ever website you visit, so

*

fuck it. You might as well have fun “networking” while The Man is watching you.

16. The Other Guy
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 4:23 pm

Re: 15. LegeBoy

If Google, or Dick Cheney for that matter, is reading all the bullshit on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Blogs, Gmail, etc…then we’ve already won because they’re the biggest dumb*shits of them all. Do you have any idea how much useless bull*shit is being digitally transmitted these days?

As for the really good stuff, it’s the hackers vs. the hackers on that. None of what I write measures up. But, remember, if you do ever want to run for President, then Google can nail your ass if you were a dumb kid, and the hackers got you if you become that important.

Yep, gotta just be able to keep a secret the same as in the old days.

17. shoal creek
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 4:39 pm

Re: 12. Harold

Favorite bathroom grafitti

I f*ucked your mother

Below it in different chalk:
Go home dad, you’re drunk

18. Mayor McSleaze
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 4:53 pm
http://www.mcblogger.com

Re: 10. Don’t Mess w/ Pink

It’s those cr*appy webcam lenses that do that.

19. The Other Guy
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 4:54 pm

http://twitter.com/BarackObama

Barack Obama has almost 28,000 followers on Twitter. No wonder you’re resisting.

20. Credentials
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 7:03 pm
http://www.dallasnews.com/trailblazers

I DON’T EVEN KNOW THIS PERSON.

21. Credentials
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 7:05 pm
http://www.dallasnews.com/trailblazers

Re: 15. LegeBoy

I knew I liked you for a reason. It was difficult to put my finger on it for a while there, but …. now you’re speakin my language.

22. Bodhisattva
posted May 2nd, 2008 at 11:31 pm

Yeah, I got the Twitter come-on about ten minutes after I got the LinkedIn appeal. You must be just uploading your entire address book into those sites. How fun for you.

I want to get LinkedIn with you, but I think I’ll pass on being Twittered.

23. Anonymous
posted May 3rd, 2008 at 5:51 am

At least we all know you’re married.

24. The Other Guy
posted May 3rd, 2008 at 6:17 am

Pink Lady, you want to feel better? Look at the crap Julia Louis-Dreyfus gets when she posts on Arianna’s blog…http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-louisdreyfus/a-point-of-clarification_b_99915.html

25. potted meat
posted May 3rd, 2008 at 11:26 am

join the sidekicks friends network…..Jingles, Mr Green Jeans, Ed McMahon,they are all there for you…..

/no Dionne Warwick

typineg w/o glasses again….wondr wgar I wrote…..

26. LegeBoy
posted May 4th, 2008 at 9:26 am

re: 21 Credentials

“They like me! They really like me!!”

In unrelated events, On MTP, BHO just declared himself the underdog… OK, fine I still watch, occasionally.

27. rabbit
posted May 4th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
http://www.therabbitgetshisday.com

Granted, I’m a lurker and really haven’t commented much but I did send you a couple emails when I first rolled into town so why didn’t I get an invite? :-p

28. Pink Lady
posted May 4th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
http://www.inthepinktexas.com

Re: 27. rabbit

Who is this?

29. Vanessa
posted May 5th, 2008 at 1:50 am
http://www.ithinkmedia.com

It’s almost 2 am and I should be asleep but some how stumbled upon your blog. The post is brilliant and funny - I’ll be back to read more! Thanks for giving me a giggle - I really needed a good laugh.

30. Credentials
posted May 5th, 2008 at 9:09 am
http://www.dallasnews.com/trailblazers

Re: 26. LegeBoy

I’m glad somebody still watches. I’m usually just coming home at that hour….

31. Lovecow2000
posted May 5th, 2008 at 11:03 am

So where’s your Facebook profile? I feel the urge to throw chickens (or politicians) at you, challenge you to a game a Scrabulous and otherwise waste my valuable time.

32. Credentials
posted May 5th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
http://www.dallasnews.com/trailblazers

I just Friended David Gregory. Rowr.

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