On Netflix and Facebook. And a little Twitter mention.

I just added a bunch of DVDs to my Netflix queue that I'm deeply embarrassed by. I know this is why I've denied every friend request on Netflix community. It's easier to let people hate me, thinking that they've been left out in the cold. The truth is, I'm just not active in the community and don't plan on ever joining in on that fun. I have added no one because there's no way to hide my shame (queue).

I feel bad denying citizenrobot, especially because she sponsored my Netflix subscription these past couple months.

Another part of all of this is that I'd hate to see it become another Facebook to me. I reluctantly joined FB earlier this year after refusing to do it forever. Even then, I was determined to not get caught up in it but apparently there were people waiting years for me to set up an account. Really, I'm an easy Google, but some long lost friends for whatever reason, only tried FB. I might have never joined and they would have waited forever. I guess they used my last known email as a lookup but I'd lost access to that account a long time ago so I never got the notifications. It's hard to hate FB for getting in touch with people who want to reconnect that badly but pretty soon even friends that I'd been in touch with by phone/email/IM are sending me imaginary gifts and the Wall becomes our primary form of communication.

Is there some middle ground? Maybe we can Twitter. I don't even know anymore. I Twitter a lot, but I don't take it very seriously. It's the meaner, sillier version of this blog. No, it's more like a supplement. I definitely like it better than FB though especially now that I've added some people that post frequently and say interesting things on it.

The most recent gripe I have with Facebook is some people's tendency to share too much. I put a lot of really stupid things on my own profile. I know that. I even have a disclaimer on the sidebar that says, "I don't take Facebook very seriously." (Yeah, like Twitter.) Other people do and I think that's great. It's been a really useful tool lately with the elections and socially, but there are a few people that I find myself requesting "less on this person." It's just too much.

Back to the Netflix thing. This morning I was reading the sleeve on a movie I was watching and noticed an inaccuracy. I need to see this rectified immediately. That's how bad I've become. Should I call them? This is incorrect! David Bowie is not even in this movie! I had to stop my movie for awhile to think about it. Also, I like talking to friends about films and recommendations. I'd hate to see that go away.