Life without Facebook
Me:*takes a seat in a chair under a flood light* Um… hi. My name is Ruiz.
All of you: Hiiiii Ruizzzzzz.
Me: For about three years, I had a bad addiction to this drug called Facebook. I couldn’t stop using and it was taking over my life. But I’m glad to say today that I have been Facebook-free for over 6 months.
All of you: *clapping*
Okay, so it wasn’t anything like that, but throughout the time that I used Facebook, it quickly became a very unproductive tool. I flagged my account for permanent deletion (not suspension) and it was officially deleted for good on October 7, 2010. It isn’t common for people to delete their Facebook accounts. I don’t see any reason for anyone to do so if they feel the need to have one. But why me? I didn’t appear to have any problems with it. I never complained about it. I had plenty of friends, photos, and status updates to go around. But why would I leave it all just like that? Furthermore, how does it feel now that it’s gone? Well there’s causes and there’s effects.
Goodbye Facebook
Hi Ruiz,
We have received a request to permanently delete your account. Your account has been deactivated from the site and will be permanently deleted within 14 days.
If you did not request to permanently delete your account, please login to Facebook to cancel this request:
http://www.facebook.com/login.php
Thanks,
The Facebook Team
You never really know what you have until it’s gone. But right now in life, I could want nothing more.
October 7, 2010 is D-day. Fourteen days and counting.
Finals are OVER!!
Christ, it’s taken forever, but goodbye finals and hello Christmas break!! I finished all of my finals with no problems or difficulties at all. All of my classes are finished with A’s and B’s, bringing me closer to the 3.5 GPA mark. HECK YEAH!! Hopefully everybody is just as relieved as I am. All those late nights of staying up and slaving away on a diet of coffee and energy drinks paid off, didn’t it? ;)
The end of the year is always the best time of the year. I can now finally focus on Christmas shopping and leisurely activities such as STREET FIGHTER IV MOTHA TRUCKA! I’m just kidding. I received my arcade stick back quite a while back so I’ve been playing a bit here and there, a lot less than I did before of course. I opened my Facebook back up late last week. It feels good to be back. Twitter is pretty convenient and it did hold me over while I was away, but it just isn’t as powerful because not too many personal friends are on it. It feels good to waste time on Facebook. and not suffer any punishment from it. :]
For the rest of the year, I want to spend as much time with as many friends as possible. I look forward to the endless hangouts and great times. Good things are only going to continue happening and I can’t wait for it!! I hope that everybody feels the same and continues to stay warm. Seriously, it was pretty warm for a bit, but the freezing cold came back from out of nowhere! O.o
Place to Unwind.
Hello again! I hope you all are feeling well and healthy. Is everybody busy studying?
After much thinking, I decided to finally turn my Facebook account back on because the semester is almost over. But because it can still be a distraction, I will not log into it until exam finals are over. Instead, I will have Twitter update my Facebook status.
Ah, finals are here! I studied very hard and at the last minute for an English exam yesterday. What sucks is that it was only the essay portion of the exam that we took, so I studied all of the wrong content! Even though I did not know much about the story I was to write about, I still feel that I wrote a pretty convincing essay. I really hope I get a good grade on that essay. On the plus side, I received an 87 on my semester English paper. I was really surprised, I did not expect such a high grade! I usually get C’s on most of my college English papers so this was really a treat. I’m kind of disappointed at the same time though. If I took the time to correct a few minor mistakes, I would’ve had an A.
Ack, enough about school. Take a look at this photo I took back in early November. It’s a stitched panoramic photo of the Belton Dam at night. This is my favorite getaway spot. Whenever I feel stressed or upset, I always come here to try and take my mind off things. If I’m angry I can just yell all of my troubles away without anyone hearing from miles. Yeah that’s right, I yell at the sky. Don’t judge me. The lake and the starry night sky (whenever it’s not cloudy) are both beautiful and help me to relax. Unfortunately it was cold and cloudy that night when I took the picture. The stars were not visible but the fog helped the lights brighten the sky. I added stars just to show how great it would look if you were there on a perfect night. So yeah, enough of my blabbering. Take a look!
I think it’s working.
Hello. It’s Saturday morning and I’m coming to you all empty-handed. No new photos, videos, or anything. But I did want to let you all know that I am doing fine. Hell, since my initiative to boycott unnecessary things, I’ve been doing great. It feels good coming home or waking up in the morning just to know that I can’t play games or waste time staying online. A lot more time has been dedicated to studying, and I know the payoff will be more than generously worth it. But here’s a quick rundown of what’s been going on this past week:
- If you don’t know already, I deactivated my Facebook account and boycotted all of my Xbox 360 games and controllers. Spending 500+ hours on a game and even more time browsing a social networking community just isn’t the thing to do anymore. Talking about it is a waste of time too.
- I’m becoming a studyholic. There’s good and bad things to this. The good is obvious, but the bad is that I’m always being invited to hang out or go out with friends. I’ve declined them all, with the exception of one.
- I’ve been showing a greater appreciation for music. I’m doing as much as possible to explore and expand my music interests. While Kpop will always be my number one (don’t judge me), finding new Hip-Hop, Trance, Electronica, Lounge, and Rock tunes is always a treat.I have a friend who’s into A Day to Remember. I tried to get into it, but all I learned from it is that screaming-type music is something I can’t study to. It usually results in me making a sarcastic remark such as “Could you please stop yelling? I can’t understand you..” I think I need to try harder hahaha.
- I’m working out again now. I’m done with being lazy. Just because I don’t have a P.E. class or an inspiring coach this semester doesn’t mean I should put off what I’ve been doing for a while. I swear, I’m convinced that I will have a body like Rain (No homo on this picture, I didn’t put those chocolate bars there) by the end of the year. That V-shaped torso is SICK and getting something like that is going to be a chore, but I’m sure gonna try. It’s alright, I all need is something to hype me up (like A Day to Remember, lol) and I’m ready to DO IT!!