Drivel Central

Pass the Ambien

The insomnia fairy has been a frequent visitor of late.

Prolly just too many cogs and wheels whirring non-stop in this cranium of mine. That... and the lack of the usual... complements... conducive for restful sleep, I suppose.

These past few days I suddenly feel the need to... take a step back from several things that I feel shouldn't have taken on such a level of importance in my daily schedule. Primarily, my attachment to the mothership that is Twitter.  It was the same when I first got onto Facebook. Oh.. the livestock and confectionery I used to throw! The excitement each time I unlocked a level and I could throw a cheesecake instead of a measly Oreo cookie! *groans* (You know what I mean you SuperPokers out there! :P)  Facebook day in, day out... hours on end. The world did not exist outside of Planet Zuckerberg :P

Glad to report that I got over the FB 'addiction' and no longer feel antsy if I don't log on. Sometimes I go for days without logging on *gasp!* and I am perfectly fine. No withdrawal symptoms, no driving need to check if anyone's sent me a bleemin' Farmville gift or if anyone's tagged me in a photo (quelle horreur! :P) 

However... Twitter had to come along and the pressing need to share my inane drivel in 140-characters or less began to take over me. I became obsessed with the number of people who followed me. There was a time when I'd cry into my coffee each time someone unfollowed me. I'd go through introspective soliloquies questioning the validity of my existence just because someone I followed didn't deign to follow back. *falls off chair laughing*

It's gotten better now but Twitter is where I get all my news these days.  It's what I turn to whenever I get any free time.  I can't see anything weird/wonderful/inane/disgusting/shocking/idiotic during my daily activities without thinking, "Dang I need to twipic that!" I can't eat anything without whipping out the phonecam and taking a pic first.

In short, it's getting rather ridiculous.

So... I think perhaps it's best that I return to my long-winded self. Give micro-blogging a bit of a rest.  After all, those days when I used to blog (Oh God I hate that b-word :P), I only came back to check for comments 10 times a day... which is way below the 20-30 times I refresh my bleemin' Twitter timeline. :P

So yeah... let the drivel flow. Free myself from the shackles of the '140'! 

Let's just hope I don't put up 10 short posts a day up here :P

 

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