As is usually the case with life, nothing ever goes according to plan, even when you don't have one. The gods of chaos seem to delight in making a mockery of our attempts at existence. A bit overly dramatic perhaps, but I just lost my job, so I'm feeling a little gloomy about things.
Needing something to cheer me up, I thought what could be better than looking up some old friends and reconnecting with them?
A while back, in a fit of pique at Facebook, I decided to reduce my Friend's list to the bare minimum - family and very close friends only. I'm sure there's a word for this kind of Facebook purge, but if not allow me to coin one. Furge. I furged hard, from several hundred down to about twenty in less time than it takes to Google up a Twilight meme.
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Where was I? Oh yes, feeling nostalgic. So, I started adding people back in. Holy crap, I know a lot more people than I thought I did. Some I still talk to anyway, but just didn't have them on Facebook. Others I hadn't seen or heard from in a long time. Then there are the other ones. The ones I thought I'd completely burned my bridges with, and yet still they accept my friend request. Even after all this time, all these people are still my friends.
Even as I type this, I still see notifications popping up in Facebook telling me another old friend has accepted me back into their lives.
What a rush. I've been scrolling through friend lists and clicking "Add" buttons all night long, and I'm still not tired of it. It's almost worth removing them all just so I can add them again.
So, if you're reading this as one of my long-neglected friends or reconciled enemies, I just wanted to say thanks. You've changed one of the worst days in recent memory into one of the best, and I can heartily recommend you all go and do the same. Right now. Go on!
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