You gotta have friends

It's official. I now have 111 friends. I believe that number has magical connotations. Can you imagine little shy me with that many people in my life. I was thinking that if I struck it rich , I would have a huge party and invite every single one of my facebook friends. Some of them would actually know each other. I wonder how much better that might be to be able to see their facial expressions and watch their body language. I think it's easier having a social network of friends. You can delete things that you should not say. You can correct spelling errors thus appearing more intelligent than you really are. You are free from any social faux pas. Like a runny nose or an unsightly blemish. If you don't like your profile pic you can keep taking one until you do. You can replace your pic with one of "Strawberry Shortcake" or "Yoda". Sometimes you can even Photoshop your pic erasing wrinkles and stuff. "Just saying". I could actually be 85 , you never know. I'm kinda worried about my facebook time. I could be addicted. Years down the road they may name a syndrome after me.  A few times I have been asked to go somewhere where I could connect with real people with skin. I've declined. It seemed a better idea at the time to put on my jammy pants and grab a bag of chips and a smoothy and scroll through my virtual list of friends and creep. Even if you don't know what creeping might be I'm certain that you've done it once or twice.. I love to look at people's pics. Sometimes I'll leave a comment , but otherwise I am in creeper heaven. It's like my dream of being invisible and opening peoples closets or drawers without them knowing. It's safe to say that the times they are changing.. It does my generation no good to hold on to the past. We need to embrace our modern technology. It may  soon be easier than embracing real people. Picture this , 4 family members out to dinner all with their own cell phones texting to other friends who are not at the same table. I'm not thoroughly dismayed, it may be the only time we all are in unison and have something in common. Then there are the perks. Like being able to connect with a niece in Australia or friend in Florida. Just to be able to ask them what the temp is over there or if they indeed have seasons. Regardless of how we acquire them I'm going to use James Taylor's words and say "You Gotta Have Friends". Well, I'll say adieu and  I'm off to Facebook..