so, jared talked me into joining myspace.com

[minxnim]

does this mean i am going to burn in hell for all eternity being burned by hot oil and perpetually stung by bees and blown by hot winds? even if i put that i was not interested in romance and i didn't put a pic of myself on there?

 

[xfer]

oh, man. at least you're not on orkut yet.

 

[minxnim]

wtf is that? also i was never on MOC, friendster, or any other permutations. i hope my soul is safe.

 

[avi]

I have still resisted all temptations to participate in those things

 

[xfer]

friendster -> ringo -> myspace -> orkut

 

[lizard]

Orkut is an online community that connects people through a network of trusted friends.

We are committed to providing an online meeting place where people can socialize, make new acquaintances and find others who share their interests.

 

[minxnim]

jared just started making an account for me so i figured the least i could do was make it accurate. so far it hasn't been scary but then again it's been like 24 hours.

 

[xfer]

ummm that's not you on friendster, avi?

 

[xfer]

http://www.friendster.com/usersearch.jsp?email=&allfirstname=avi&alllastname=roig

 

[xfer]

add me back!

 

[avi]

if my name is on friendster, it was someone else's doing, not mine

 

[xfer]

holy shit so creepy:

I got a Friendster message from "Boston College". okay. obviously my alma mater is now using Friendster to do alumni functions. I didn't bother reading the message.

Finally I just logged in and read it, and it has a PERSONAL MESSAGE to me, saying something like "Hi! I see myself in the background of your picture! Tee hee! Add me!" so it's obviously someone who looked at my profile! (and it has like 100 BC friendsters, so it really is some alumni thing, also).

weird.

 

[xfer]

liar, avi, we know you're looking for "activity partners" on the internet.

 

[avi]

can someone else please confirm that there's an entry for me on friendster and it's not just alex being a jerk

 

[minxnim]

i dont belong to friendster avi so it won't let me see, sorry :/

 

[avi]

alex was simply being a tremendous jackass and fucking with me

 

[minxnim]

that's not nice alex

 

[xfer]

well, NOW will you join and be my friendster, avi?

 

[minxnim]

don't avi. myspace is like 10,000 x cooler.

 

[xfer]

evidently, since the Boston College bureaucracy has discovered friendster.