When I started this blog, I wasn't exactly sure what it was going to be about. Turns out I'm still not sure what this is about. My posts are all over the place. Maybe that's okay. I'm kinda all over the place (figuratively and literally since I started Wednesday adventures...)
It has been a great motivational tool. I am having my most successful stab at keeping a webcomic since I originally had that dream of running a webcomic. It only took 7 tries to get one that has a marginal success rate (success, in this case, meaning has updated more than once). A lot of that is thanks to this blog. Readers are like observers and science shows people are more productive when they know they are being watched.
I've also managed to strengthen a lot of friendships since leaving facebook, as I was hoping. Sure, I've completely lost contact with A LOT of people, but as it turns out...I did not really care what they were having for breakfast or if they were skipping class that day. Having actual discussions with people, over the phone, via e-mail, with the good ol' USPS has also helped my art. Since we are much less likely to give limited 150 character blurb-ette of our lives, I've gotten into some deep discussions on philosophy and life with people whose ideas I respect and that always gives me something to paint about.
Contact in the physical world with other people has gone up too. Since quitting facebook, I made a new best friend. I haven't had a best friend since middle school, and had no idea how much I missed the awesomeness of best-frienditude. We've even had a slumber party. It was totally tubular.
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| Anyone want to guess who's been on my mind? Anyone? |
In conclusion, quitting facebook is one of the greatest things I have done for myself in the last year. I am still never going back.
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| I just so happen to have a photo of the EXACT conversation that lead to me quitting facebook. |
I find it hilarious that FB has been my main medium for building friendships
ReplyDeleteReaders keep me posting comics. I'm watching you!
ReplyDeletePamela
I think the lustre is off social networking as many like you are rediscovering that real life engagements are far more rewarding.
ReplyDeleteMy face here pretty much sums up how I feel about FB.
ReplyDelete@Shama: You know you're the extroverted one.
ReplyDelete@Pam: I'm closing my curtains!!!
@Quitting Facebook: Mmmm...I think we'll be looked at like people without televisions. It's such a part of life for so many people that it is impossible to imagine someone living with out it.
@Stephanie: That face pretty much sums up how I feel about a lot of things. Like bills.