I always feel like, somebody's watching me

So recently there has been the craze of online connection sites like MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc, where we can put our lives on display for our friends, former friend and maybe enemies as well. It a great way to keep in touch and yes I have both a MySpace and a Facebook page, but I find them very interesting as labs for social experiments. Recently I have seen several articles about this new form of communication. The articles have discussed such things as the various reasons a certain author thought people posted those information type surveys on their facebook pages, to appropriate facebook , and I am surprised at how our culture has now fully embraced this new type of communication and its so public. Don't get me wrong I have no problem at all with those sites nor do I think people (including myself) are narcissistic for having them but I am struck by how we just put information about ourselves out there and even more struck by the fact that there is a consumer market for these things. Total strangers can view photos of us or know a little bit about our lives. To me its fascinating because it seems as if the gap between the "celebrities" and the average joes is shrinking. These sites make us all little celebrities in a way. Think about it we as a society eat up gossip magazines and blogs about celebrities, and all those are just glimpses (many time inaccurate glimpses) into the lives of people that we might never meet, and to some degree those communication sites serve much of the same function...granted hopefully the information is accurate. I don't think we are all trying to be celebrities but I do think it is fun to just see how other people live and we are all just a little curious. I often find myself asking what ever happened to so and so? Did they marry that person? I think its great that we now have a way of figuring that out.
What I don't understand is this new etiquette system with technology. I mean does it really mean you are in a serious relationship when you feel you should call vs text or "facebook" someone? I mean my goodness maybe you just wanted to say hello, you wanted to hear a human voice in our age of technology and prerecorded messages. Granted I am not in the dating scene so I don't have to worry about that aspect, but I do wonder if I have committed any etiquette fopas at all since I've entered this new world? I mean are there times when I've left facebook messages when I should have texted, called when I should have left a message on facebook, posted a comment to a friend's wall when I should have put it in message? I also wonder what is the difference between email someone and sending them a message via facebook, I mean they receive notice about it the same way?
I guess this post is just my curious ranting about a new craze that I don't fully understand, but I've just been thinking about it lately. I don't profess to have anything profound to say on the subject, I'm just pondering. Sorry if it bored you, but I hope you find it slightly intriguing or gave you something to ponder.
Have a wonderful day, stay warm if its cold and hold firm to your faith...and remember proper etiquette!

Words of wisdom from James

Last night James asks (while peeing) what does pee taste like?
I say, I don't know what it tastes like, pee is gross.
James: You've tasted pee before, remember when we were in the car and you were drinking something and I asked what it was and you said pee.
Me: No it wasn't really pee I just didn't want to share it.
James: Oh, well God wants you to share so you should share next time ok mommy.

This morning James let Esme out...again because he "just wanted to see her" so after he got in trouble for it he asked if I wanted a kiss (he's in the stage where he wants a kiss or hug after he'd gotten in trouble) I said no not right now James, he says but everyone needs a kiss. Needless to say I got a kiss.

Yesterday James had to stay home from school because he was sick. I had to go to class but before I left we had this conversation:
James: I remember everything.
Me: No you don't James maybe you remember somethings, but not everything
James: Yes huh everything. I remember when I was a baby and I was at Grand Gran's house and my finger got shut in the door. I remember going to Grandpa Lonnie's house and he took me to McDonalds. (Ok so all that did happen)
Me: wow that's good James
James: And I remember when I was a baby and sissy would put this toy (holding a baby toy up) on the wall and I would bat at it.
Me: good James, but if you remember everything why can't you spell your name (William not James, he can spell that)
James: aaaa...

Just some funny little happenings through the eyes of the littlest Smith.