O_o

It's quite disturbing to suddenly realize that the majority of the people with whom one has recently been associating were born within a year of losing one's virginity.

Technically, had I been an irresponsible teen and gotten pregnant, these people could be my children.

Excuse me, I need my Geritol and a walker...

Meme-y type stuff

As a break from my plunge into Academic Paper Hell today, a thoughtful question:


How many people on your flist are actual friends? If you have other Web presences (MySpace, Facebook, etc.) note those, too.

You may define "friend" as you like. No need to name the people in question--just a count.


My definition: Someone with whom I have shared at least a few emotionally and personally significant moments and who has shared such of theirs with me, and with whom I am still in at least somewhat regular contact (at least once or twice yearly), however that contact happens. I tend to lean toward people whom I've at least met in meatspace, but that's not an absolute criterion.

By this definition: 45-ish of the 90 I have as mutual friends. Probably only a handful I would consider current close friends, but most of the disconnect with the rest is due to circumstance (mostly my being up here in the boonies and having little time/opportunity for socializing) rather than any inherent incompatibility. I miss the hell out of a lot of those people these days.

On my Facebook account: Eh. Two or three of the 32 classmates I have friended. I could definitely see more becoming actual friends were we in different circumstances, and I do hope to stay in touch with some after I graduate, but as things are, nah. Just those few for now.

On my MySpace: seven, all of whom overlap with one of the other groups. Several of my MySpace "friends" are bands and such. I probably should hunt down more people there so I don't look so pathetically friendless.