A month or so ago, right after I had been talked into joining Facebook, the entire studio where I work also started joining up and starting zinging friendships around, including me. There must have been a story about Facebook on NPR or something to get everybody so energized about it. Facebook was new to me and I didn’t really understand what it was all about except that it was fun to “rock the granny panties” or send someone a jpg of a piña colada.

Now that I’ve been on it for a while and have thoroughly gotten used to it (at least the old Facebook), I’ve realized what you can do with it, and more specifically, what is seen and what can/can’t be seen. And after hearing remarks at work such as “he said on his Facebook that he was going to the doctor” or “OMG did you see that picture of (insert employee name) on Facebook?!” I’ve decided to de-friend my coworkers, meaning they will no longer have access to the information on my page. It’s nothing personal, but it’s everything personal. If you want to come here to futurejunkie to see what I’m Twittering about or what I’m posting about that’s fine, it’s public domain, but at least make the conscious effort. Don’t scan your Facebook page and expect me to be there.