i have never met anyone through facebook and don't plan on it. but there are some who, for some unknown reason or other, believe online communities such as facebook, friendster, myspace, livejournal, etc. are a good way to meet people.
i happened to receive an IM from one such person last week. i had just come home from the bar and couldn't sleep, so i watched some tv. i was pretty wasted. i pass by my laptop and notice i have an IM from someone whose screenname is something like whenidie something or other. very emo-esque. person just says hi. i type hi back. i think i passed out immediately after that. i had forgotten about the incident the next morning, until i notice the person had sent me about 3 more messages after that. he said "i saw you on facebook and thought you're very cute and cool." and "i guess you're not there anymore. lol" and "ok. i guess you don't want to talk to me. lol."
if there's one thing i cannot stand, it's the use of lol or any other type of internet jargon. especially when used more than once. in a row. and especially when the person lol's at what he himself said. and especially when what he said was not even funny, or cause for lol'ing.
i don't hear from emo dying boy again until a few days later. i am about to go out for the night and i get an IM asking me if i remember who he is. and another lol. i have a few minutes to waste before a friend comes to pick me up, so i decide i can get some amusement out of this. i look the emo dying boy up on facebook. he's a freshman. and he's straightedge. i wonder if he noticed most of my interests include drinking.
he proceeds to ask me if i'm "latino" and when i don't respond says he "likes ethnic girls who aren't white". i finally say no. he lol's again, and says he's sorry. why is it funny that i'm not latino? who knows? maybe he just likes lol'ing. i wonder if he's really laughing out loud. then i ask him how old he is. after he tells me, he says he doesn't mind the age difference and that he can be "really wild." he seems to think we're on some dating show. i don't understand when this emo dying kid came to the conclusion that IM'ing someone from facebook equals hitting on them/flirting. i've never been a big fan of having real conversations online.
he tells me that he lives at home this summer, but he makes trips to east lansing often to visit friends. i think he expected me to extend an invitation. not going to happen, mr. emo dying.
what really gets me is that this kid didn't even bother to ask me anything about me. not like i would have told him anything had he asked, but if he really had any real interest in dating, wouldn't he have asked the usual get to know you questions?
i thought i would get more amusement out of the whole thing that i did. he didn't seem to understand sarcasm and didn't give me the humorous responses i had hoped for. so i chose to x out of the IM and left for the night.
he's im'd me once again, but i chose not to respond. i never added him as a buddy, so i can't remember his screenname other than the die part. i'm sure emo dying boy will move on to someone else from facebook. beware. he's out there. and he likes "ethnic girls who aren't white."
i happened to receive an IM from one such person last week. i had just come home from the bar and couldn't sleep, so i watched some tv. i was pretty wasted. i pass by my laptop and notice i have an IM from someone whose screenname is something like whenidie something or other. very emo-esque. person just says hi. i type hi back. i think i passed out immediately after that. i had forgotten about the incident the next morning, until i notice the person had sent me about 3 more messages after that. he said "i saw you on facebook and thought you're very cute and cool." and "i guess you're not there anymore. lol" and "ok. i guess you don't want to talk to me. lol."
if there's one thing i cannot stand, it's the use of lol or any other type of internet jargon. especially when used more than once. in a row. and especially when the person lol's at what he himself said. and especially when what he said was not even funny, or cause for lol'ing.
i don't hear from emo dying boy again until a few days later. i am about to go out for the night and i get an IM asking me if i remember who he is. and another lol. i have a few minutes to waste before a friend comes to pick me up, so i decide i can get some amusement out of this. i look the emo dying boy up on facebook. he's a freshman. and he's straightedge. i wonder if he noticed most of my interests include drinking.
he proceeds to ask me if i'm "latino" and when i don't respond says he "likes ethnic girls who aren't white". i finally say no. he lol's again, and says he's sorry. why is it funny that i'm not latino? who knows? maybe he just likes lol'ing. i wonder if he's really laughing out loud. then i ask him how old he is. after he tells me, he says he doesn't mind the age difference and that he can be "really wild." he seems to think we're on some dating show. i don't understand when this emo dying kid came to the conclusion that IM'ing someone from facebook equals hitting on them/flirting. i've never been a big fan of having real conversations online.
he tells me that he lives at home this summer, but he makes trips to east lansing often to visit friends. i think he expected me to extend an invitation. not going to happen, mr. emo dying.
what really gets me is that this kid didn't even bother to ask me anything about me. not like i would have told him anything had he asked, but if he really had any real interest in dating, wouldn't he have asked the usual get to know you questions?
i thought i would get more amusement out of the whole thing that i did. he didn't seem to understand sarcasm and didn't give me the humorous responses i had hoped for. so i chose to x out of the IM and left for the night.
he's im'd me once again, but i chose not to respond. i never added him as a buddy, so i can't remember his screenname other than the die part. i'm sure emo dying boy will move on to someone else from facebook. beware. he's out there. and he likes "ethnic girls who aren't white."
posted by Benita @ 8:24 AM
1 Comments:
At 3:43 PM,
atrain said…
haha that is hilarious. but i guess i don't have to worry, since i'm not his type read: white, non-ethnic girl. sometimes i get random messages on facebook from guys who are like, i just wanted to say you're pretty. pretty creepy, i think. i would never partake in internet dating.
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