I promise I will post more...later...

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GAH! I haven't posted in AGES! Actually, I've been really bad about livejournal these past couple of weeks...need to find a balance in my life between web social, IRL social...and video games LOL!

Actually, bittertwee and I have been having come great email conversations about the state of the social network world. Our newest pet peeve is the stupid integration of Facebook into website, the main offender being SPOTIFY.

When Spotify first launched in the US, you could register with your email address. NOW you have to have a Facebook account and you sign up for the service that way. Now, let's be honest, this is some brilliant marketing and I'm sure HUGE sums of money are flying around right now. But it's just wrong that it is the ONLY way to register. Why not with Google+ or OpenID? VERY suspicious. I know bittertwee deleted her FB account today and I'm sort of tempted to get rid of mine because I don't really use it...but some of my other friends do. And by that, I mean, I post to it via twitter and tumblr but I barely go there to do anything but play Sims Social. BUT I have friends who read my FB and see all my posts that way. Conundrum.

IN OTHER NEWS: Just watched The Wedding of River Song which I enjoyed and I think wrapped up some things that needed to be ended. I'll try to digest the whole thing and write up a proper post at a later date but right now I'm totally spazzing because IT'S TIME FOR MY NEXT ADVENTURE!

Tomorrow, I'm going to leave on my first ever CRUISE! Yes, it's simontrueheart's birthday this week and we are all setting sail for Bermuda together to celebrate the awesome that is him. :) I've never been on a cruise before so I'm a little nervous, but I know I will have fun because it's hard not to have fun with simontrueheart, Perri, and Mathew around!

And (going back to what I said in the third paragraph there) I paid the extra $10 to give myself some international texting so I can update my twitter/FB from Bermuda via texting. I plan to describe to all my Maryland friends what the SUN looks like! (apparently we had some on Friday but it was while I was at work - not fair).

Oh, and while randomly looking for Star Wars related crafts I could use for an upcoming library program, I found Cubeecraft which just happened to be doing a promotion with Carnival Cruises so I made a little Cubee!Sam to take with me on the cruise and take pictures of ala the Travelocity Gnome.

More posting when I get back from Bermuda (hopefully slightly less pale...and not too many pounds heavier!!!!!!!)

***HUGS***

Comments

[jellibean.livejournal.com]

I second the frustration/stupidity of having to log into other sites with Facebook. I use the iHeartRadio app on my iPhone to listen to radio stations from Nashville, and the app update kept bugging me to log in w/Facebook. The update even had a Pandora-like option to create your own station, but you couldn't even use it without connecting your FB account to it! >:(

I really liked "The Wedding of RIver Song." I think it was a wonderful finale.

And your Cubee is ADORABLE!

[plumxxjam.livejournal.com]

Have fun on the cruise! I've never been on one before, so I can't wait to hear all about it and live vicariously through your adventure! :)

[bittertwee.livejournal.com]

Not to sound like I'm trying to get you to leave facebook (everyone has to pick their battles-- I only had 20-something friends, so it was much easier for me to leave), but do you know for sure that the friends following you on facebook have no other way to follow you, and are actually paying attention to what you post? Because once I knew that you weren't logging on and probably wouldn't see any comments I made, I kind of stopped paying attention to the facebook stuff. But then I was in touch with you via tumblr and lj, so it wasn't a big deal to skip the fb posts which were pretty much a rehash of those things anyway. But if facebook is really the only way they're connected with you and they do read the posts, then that's more difficult. I do have to say that I'm much happier with google plus thus far!