I love twitter, thanks to having a dual screen set up, I can monitor tweetdeck all day long while I work, no need to toggle windows.  I feel constantly connected.  But, I am happy to report that I can easily close the window when the chatter gets to be to much and I can not concentrate on tasks that need to be done.

I know there are people who don’t “get” twitter.  Most of them are local, non-net friends.  And I didn’t totally understand it until I started using TweetDeck. Now I can keep track of my conversations.  I know who has replied to me and who has direct messaged me (sometimes before my cell phone chirps).  I don’t have any of the people I follow set to notify my cell phone, so before TweetDeck, when I was away from my desk, I missed tweets to me.

How rude, it is like not returning a phone call!

I can also set up groups.  I can have one for business and one for personal.  OR just one that only contains people who actually converse.  I did have some trouble with my group dropping people I did want to see, so I have not re-done it.  I have some people that I follow that I don’t want to see their tweets.  Sure, the simple thing to do would be un-follow them, but at the same time, from READING their tweets for weeks on end, I fear they might jump off a bridge at the rejection.  This way, I don’t hurt their feelings and I don’t have to read the seriously depressing stuff (or constant sales pitches).

Heck, I consider myself to be mostly stable and a strong woman, but when I get a notice from Qwitter it hurts my feelings.  Especially if it was one of my better tweets!

Another tool that has been discussed for weeks is TweetGrid.  Beware, it is more addictive than TweetDeck and about as useful, especially if you are a current event’s junkie or twitter chatter.  I am fortunate to have two twitter buds who have recorded videos explaining how this tool works.  One by ResPres and the other by Noelle from Take Root. I watched them both to be sure I got it!  You really only need to use tweetgrid if you wish to follow all tweets on a various topic or hash tag (#).

Not following me yet on twitter? I will gladly return the favor!

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The Spouselet calls me “design star” when my Interior Design Snob makes an appearance-He actually calls me {insert topic here} star about alot of different things.  Tonight, it would be my “facebook star” which is closely related to my “You aren’t leaving the house in that star” or (fashion star).

Earlier this evening I was browsing through facebook for people I went to college with, because, I am bored and it is just to late in the day for me to clean.

And let me tell you, it was interesting and because of what I saw, I have a few suggestions for those of you who have, or hope to have a profile picture on facebook.

1. Pictures of your family are great.  But, when every other image is a family, in white t-shirts on a beach some where, you might want to rethink it.  Next year wear a denium shirt and lay in the fall leaves with your clan or Blach shirts in the snow!  (oops, those have been done too-just not as much, yet)
2. If the last good picture you had of yourself was from your high school year book and you graduated 20 years ago, please do something about it.  Mullets are no longer cool and neither are your braces.
3. Here is a minor suggestion to all of my Christian facebook friends.  Drinking in moderation is OK.  Being falling down drunk is not.  Having your profile picture be one of you swillin’ a beer with your eyes rolled back in your head and your cheeks “st nick” red-might be a problem-especially if you are the church secretary.   Heck, I don’t think that is a good idea even if you aren’t professing your faith on every line of your public profile.
4. Facebook bans boobies for a reason-if you are boy, we still don’t need to see them, especially if they are larger than mine.
5. after tonight, facebook should ban all topless shots, especially the ones of men squishing their bellies to show us just how big their beer gut really is.
6. please don’t wear muscle shirts if your biceps are larger than your head, it looks really odd.

I think I am going to walk away from the computer now and clean my eyeballs with a light solution of bleach.

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Dear So and So,

Thank you so much for sending me that email showing me how my faith in God is directly related to how many times I forward a black and red flashing message to everyone I know.

It isn’t that I am ashamed to be a follower of Jesus. I am ashamed of the flashing animations and using the color scheme of the devil himself (black and red-SERIOUSLY)

I was also, mildly offended that it would be assumed that because I don’t appreciate getting any non work related items sent to my specific work related email it is also a direct reflection on my relationship with God.

But, enough of that. I am not going to pass on this offensive letter to everyone I know or even the 10 that were suggested. I will take this part:

If You Love God… And, are not ashamed of all the marvelous things HE has done for you…
Send this to ten people and the person who sent it to you!

And send it to people, from my personal email account on my personal time.

Also, I don’t think that it is easier to lie than tell the truth.
I am never sleepy during the sermon at church (and don’t need a nap afterward-worship leaves me filled up and full of energy and ready to serve).
I don’t often forward much of anything, doesn’t matter to me what the content-my email is the place where obnoxiousness of all flavors goes to die.

Furthermore, I don’t think it is “funny” that the world is going to hell and people are trashing God’s word. I don’t find humor in people who say they follow God but still follow Satan (ok this is another side bar-I can not judge if someone IS a follower of God or not-AND we ALL sin, so which sins specifically mean I follow Satan…).

And not sending this email to everyone I know, isn’t about “I can be more worried about what other people think of me than what God thinks of me”- It is about presenting the message of Christ in love, not full of silly demands and assumptions.

I will not be forwarding this email to everyone in my address book. I will also not send any email that talks about which man we should all vote for because God won’t let the other one win. I also won’t forward any gossip about anyone running for any office.

I will, however,send on the image of Mr. Obama and Mrs. Palin dancing-that one rocks.

I hope you are having a glorious day,

The Girl in The Middle