Facebook et al.

I have recently taken the plunge (about 10 minutes ago) and signed up for facebook. It is light years ahead of Myspace in pretty much every regard. However it must be noted that facebook and myspace both draw from the same pool of consciousness, namely Planet Earth, so I'm unsure whether or not the experience will be any better. I think it's likely txt spk and various superfluous replacements for LOL will bring it down to the level of a book with cardboard pages and an attached squeaky toy.

As I was flicking through page upon page of a seemingly amaranthine list of people I shared my school years with, it occurred to me how many of the names had not been at the forefront of my mind for what seems like eons. I am only 21 years old and yet I had almost completely forgotten certain names. Even a girl whom I spent most of my final year with was something of a stranger to my head and if I were to meet this girl tomorrow I would be dumbstruck and unable to speak despite the fact I spent a great deal of time with her in a state of undress.

I find myself quite distraught with the knowledge that some of these people thought of me as an arrogant and self-absorbed prick and I made countless mistakes throughout my school life to further that idea. Superficially I did relatively well I suppose. I achieved decent grades and left school fairly optimistic but overall I failed to learn the basics of integrating with society. I have paid dearly for this and I officially apologise to all affected.