Ohhhh right… I forgot about this thing. I suppose I should update

I decided to go on Xanga again today to see what was happening, and I was instantly annoyed and left.  But then I decided to throw together a quick post to both voice my annoyance and let you people know I'm not dead:  What's the deal with people who put names in the "Interests" sections of their profiles?

Interests: Complaining about things that nobody else cares about, writing about said things using poor grammar and spelling, quoting Napoleon Dynamite because it's funny when I do it... oh, and Justin.  Yeah, that’s right.  Justin.

Last I checked, the point of having an Interests section of a profile was to inform people of your interests.

Cindi:  "Hi, I'm Cindi.  Is your name Justin?"

Bill:  "What?  No, it's--."

Cindi:  "Not interested."

 Or, perhaps, to find people with similar interests. 

Girl1:  "I really like Justin."

Girl2:  "Me, too.  We have so much in common."

Girl1:  "Agreed.  I feel that this is a healthy basis for a friendship."

But that is not what this is.  This seems to be some sort bastardization of the concept by horny teenagers in search of a more loserish way to proclaim their 'love'.

Justin:  "Cindi, I think it’s time we took our relationship to the next level."

Cindi:  “You’re not talking about…”

Justin:  “Yeah, I think you should put my name in your Interests section.”

Cindi:  "Whoa, whoa.  Don’t you think that’s a pretty big step?  I mean, I just signed your guestbook like a week ago, and now this?”

Justin:  "Look, I don't want to push you too fast, but... all the other girls are doing it."

Why can't people just treat their Interests section as seriously as I do?

-FG

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