Social Networks Rot My Brain

Created by Oatmeal


So I took this quiz off of the funniest site I've found in years www.theoatmeal.com and by golly I feel like a loser. Worst of all I now have Google+ for which I will then utilize as my new social drug of choice.

One would say...Christal, this isn't healthy. However, I have found so many advantages to social networking. Let's discuss...

1. It helps me wake up in the morning. When I open my eyes and check the phone for the time I am also able to immediately check to see who's commented on that photo of food I posted exactly 7 hours prior.

3. Personal planner. Hey, when did I do that thing that I had to remember? According to my FB status it was 14 hours ago.

4. Family liason. I should communicate with my family more..."Dad, nice photo of your garden".

6. Telephone book. Hrrrmp, how am I going to get a hold of that perfect stranger I need to text right now. Oh, they were dumb enough to post their digits on FB...i'll sync them to my phone.

7. Resume.  Gee, this perspective employer is going to FB stalk me. I better post only pretty headshots and add jobs like "Administrative Toilet Brushing Supervisor"

8. Yearbook. All girls you ever wanted to get fat...did.

Camping

Who, after discovering they could build a house, decided it would be a good idea to put people back outside in the dirt on blankets inside giant nylon bags? To what am I referring?

...camping.

I like camping. I do. I like the fresh air, fires, outdoor activities, and ample sun. But there are some things about camping that make all those wonderful experiences seem like the perks to the products you by on an infomercial.

Drawbacks...

You might find yourself listening to a rabid racoon about to naw on your tent. That is until someone decides to wake up and chase it with the knife they most likely made in Boy Scouts.

Other drawbacks to camping include but are not limited to: eating rotten food because you didn't purchase enough ice for your cooler, swollen ankles due to mosquito bites, weight gain from s'mores, discovering that the word "s'mores" is utter nonsense, dealing with the elderly who spend all summer at the campsite, dirty feet, and hating the people you're with simply because you cannot stand to hear the same voice 24/7 through nylon or otherwise.

But yes, I love camping. I'll do it again. Then I'll recouperate and think of all the awkward moments shared with those who where so awfully too close to me for the short period of time I slept in that nylon bag.

Epic Company Email Fail

...I haven't even purchased anything from this company yet. TMI? I think yes...

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