Facebook Fanatic.

"I saw on Facebook that..."

How often do I use that phrase?

If the White House were bombed tonight, I wouldn't hear about it on the news. No, I'd see someone's status about it as I perused my Facebook newsfeed for the 7th time today.

In a world gone mad over technology and networking, Facebook is an undisputed phenomenon. Everyone you meet promises to "Friend" you, and businesses all over the world encourage you to become a "Fan." A relationship is never quite so stable and secure until both parties Facebook page proudly affirms, "In a Relationship with...," and if someone de-friends you on Facebook, it's a done deal. Your friendship, both cyber and real-world, is over.

We bleed our hearts out over Facebook chat and the occasional inbox message, and we send cheery "Happy Birthday!"s to people we haven't seen in years. As long as you start a sentence with, "I know I'm a creeper, but..." anything you say on or about Facebook is justified.

I don't write this in a hypocritical way but in total frankness. I should've started with, "Hi, my name is Lindsey, and I'm addicted to Facebook" because I, like millions the world over, am a slave to this popular networking site.

And I'm not condemning. I've thought a million times over of getting off of Facebook completely because, to be honest, it's dangerous. But I can't. I would feel so isolated. Isn't that amazing? By simply leaving a website, I would feel cut off from the world.

But such is life. This, ladies and gentlemen, has been my Facebook rant. I will likely go from here to there, as both blogspot and Facebook are in my Favorites bar.