MySpace makes me feel oldJuly 14th, 2006 @ 6:57 am
I really want to talk about MySpace. I’ve been sucked into it. But I don’t really understand how it works. You leave comments on their page? But you can’t IM through it? Why don’t you just e-mail the person? Or better yet, call them on the phone? It just makes me feel old.
I’m not going to talk about MySpace today. For fear that I will say something really stupid and affirm that I am, in fact, really old.
And really stupid.
So we’ll talk about MySpace another day. Okay?
The head of my division here at work sent me an e-mail last week. He asked me to fill in for a coworker while she was on vacation this week. He said I would just need to approve time sheet. I wrote him back and was all “yeah, that’s sounds fine. I don’t mind helping her out a bit.” I thought it would be easy. Me, approve time sheets? No big deal.
That is until she spent over 4 hours training me.
Crap, this is a big deal. And I don’t really understand all the rules. Can you charge 10 hours to LWOP if you only have 7 hours of sick time? What? You can’t? Crap.
I am so screwed. I don’t even know the rules and I’m the one in charge this week.
And next week.
I imagine I’ll spend the better part of today trying to figure this all out.
The worst part is that after she trained me she looked me in the eyes, touched my arm, and said, “Isabel, don’t screw this up!”
I’m pretty sure I’m going to screw this up.
Maybe I should just forget about approving the time sheets and get back on MySpace to find out who from my high school is now fat and divorced.
Work
janet
said,
July 14, 2006 at 3:46 pm
I’m happy to not talk about MySpace because I don’t really get it either. But I like facebook, so that might make me lame.
As for timesheets, I think you just need to give everyone more vacation days. And doubly more for yourself. And none for that guy who thinks you have a teenager.
Jana
said,
July 14, 2006 at 4:00 pm
I’ve gotten sucked into the myspace thing, too. But, you can IM. It just has to be turned on by you and the person you are trying to IM. Give it time, you’ll begin to love it!
Britt
said,
July 14, 2006 at 4:08 pm
I remain unimpressed by MySpace, although it did help me find my long-lost penpal from Texas who I met through a penpal service way back when penpals were real and wrote actual letters…with stamps…and envelopes.
I’m the big kahuna AKA: time sheet keeper at my school, and I would offer to help you out if it weren’t for the fact that we live a few states away and your company’s payroll procedures are probably nothing like that of a special ed school so I’d be pretty much useless anyway. But I’m totally here for moral support if you need it!!
Carrisa
said,
July 14, 2006 at 4:19 pm
I have a myspace. I don’t use it as much now but my fiance does. He likes to use it for networking his freelance art.
http://www.myspace.com/melodygirl
come be my friend!
Liberal Banana
said,
July 14, 2006 at 4:30 pm
You can do it! We have faith in you!
MySpace, by the way? Is totally retarded. I like getting in touch with old “friends” through it, but for my regular friends - JUST EMAIL ME NORMALLY! And don’t get me started about the people who make it so a song plays when you get to their page. SO ANNOYING. Okay, I’m done now.
Erika
said,
July 14, 2006 at 5:11 pm
The comments thing on MySpace is dumb. Because you can send a private message through MySpace if you don’t know a person’s actual email. I guess comments is just to sy something to someone you want other people to read…??? I guess I am old too.
Erika
said,
July 14, 2006 at 5:11 pm
AND why don’t they have a maiden name feature, since it is a “poor man’s” Classmates?
Reesh
said,
July 14, 2006 at 5:12 pm
Yeah you should talk about MySpace cause it’s totally retarded and i ‘ve just been waiting for someone else to say it. I would talk about it on my blog but I’ve sworn to keep my blog strictly Lily.
Courtney
said,
July 14, 2006 at 5:31 pm
Darn it… I love MySpace. (Wait, does that mean I’m still young???? Awesome)
But really, I’m totally adicted to the site. I check in on my high school friends to see who’s getting married and whatnot… and I visit my sis to see all of the crazy pics she puts up… and I stalk my boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend. Ok, so that last one isn’t too healthy, but whatever. 2 out 3 aint bad.
Cindy
said,
July 14, 2006 at 5:41 pm
I thought I was the only one who used MySpace to look up classmates to see who’s fat and divorced ! Even though I don’t understand it, it has its uses.
Jezer
said,
July 14, 2006 at 5:50 pm
I have a MySpace…there, I said it. And “to find out who from my high school is now fat and divorced” is EXACTLY why it’s so fun. And to look at their pictures and to see who’s on their “friends” list, and other lame stuff like that.
Ok, fine. I am a huge dork.
Lizzy
said,
July 14, 2006 at 6:00 pm
MySpace can tell you who from your high school is not fat and divorced?
How do I sign up?
Seriously.
dee
said,
July 14, 2006 at 6:32 pm
I recently joined Myspace as well and damn that stuff is addicting. Now my whole family is on it and we’re constantly finding old friends and getting back in touch. I hang my head in shame when I talk about it because I always swore I would NEVER join up.
Angela
said,
July 14, 2006 at 6:37 pm
MySpace - I’ve no clue about that I’ve never even been there so I guess that 35 is now over the hill. LOL.
Payroll issues - not fun but not impossible. I’m a CPA - shoot me any questions you have.
You are a very funny, gifted writer. I am a new reader. Thanks!
Christar
said,
July 14, 2006 at 7:12 pm
MySpace is so addicting the first like, week. Then it gets old…. fast. I think it’s super dumb, and I only get on it to keep in contact with old friends, and check my mail. But it really is an awesome way of promoting things. Whenever my boyfriends band has a show, they get lots of promotion through MySpace.
Good luck on the payroll thing! I was going to try and say something really helpful about it, but I don’t know anything about it, lol.
Kristin
said,
July 14, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Bill & I set up a MySpace account to see if there were high school friends on there too. Bill found out that a friend is now on a roller derby team, some other guys are in a band & I found one of my best friends that I lost contact with (& found that we have nothing in common anymore).
I also found out that one of my sisters is on there with a secret blog. I tried to trick her into adding me on to her buddy list so I could read it. It didn’t work. Damn.
Hilary
said,
July 14, 2006 at 9:29 pm
I am seriously too old for MySpace. That is where I first started blogging. Yeah, I was actually going to have a blog on MySpace. But then I found Blogger so I left MySpace faster than I could say, I’m too old for this. I seriously felt like I was trying to still go clubbing with all of the early 20’s people (or 18 and 19). Like they were all getting dressed up in hoochie momma clothes getting ready to go out, doing shots and chasing them with beer, while I stood there in jeans and a sweater feeling buzzed from half a beer.
MySpace also scares me. For some reason I just don’t think it’s safe. I don’t know why.
With all of that said, I do have a MySpace account. My name is “invisible” and there is no info about me. Yes, my name is Silly Hily and I’m a MySpace lurker.
So, have you screwed up the time cards yet?
Lisa B
said,
July 15, 2006 at 1:09 am
I haven’t even checked into MySpace. How bad an I?
anna
said,
July 15, 2006 at 3:24 am
How wierd, I was just getting ready to write up a post about myspace and you’ve beaten me to it… sort of. I have a myspace page. Mostly because I wanted the young girls at work to stop asking me when I was going to get one.
Good luck at work next week.
Chas
said,
July 16, 2006 at 5:03 am
I feel the same way about MySpace. I went there one time only and actually searched for my high school, but when the search resulted in only pages from people ages 14-16 I figured it just wasn’t meant to be.
Mrs. Flinger
said,
July 16, 2006 at 6:05 am
I am SO GLAD i’m not the only one. ‘Cause my sister, 5 years yonger, is all up in arms with this “MY SPACE” and my students, all 17-22, are always on it in class and I have to yell and scream that it is NOT a website.
So thank you. I’ll be old and stupid with you, no problem.
Shash
said,
July 16, 2006 at 7:21 pm
I just had to say hello to someone who also calls her kids sweet babboo.
So hello there! You rock!
I found you by way of Beth at sothefishsaid. I’m going to add you to my blogroll too.
Have a great weekend!
Shash
Katie
said,
July 17, 2006 at 4:10 pm
LOL. I gotta tell you - I love MySpace. It’s like crack. And you’re so right - it’s a great way to see who’s fat and divorced…however - in my case it’s who’s married with children. And guess who’s not under either of those titles? ME! Ugh. I love MySpace but it does kinda make me want to run out into traffic. LOL. Check me out sometime::
http://www.myspace.com/sugarmagnolia66
haggalicious
said,
July 17, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Never been to myspace. I’m kinda scared to venture down that road…
And the whole time sheet thing? That sucks, but you’re smart and will definitely figure it out! That’s why they asked you and not someone else to do it!
Frema
said,
July 18, 2006 at 12:46 pm
Yeah, I don’t get MySpace, either. All you can do is leave a comment on people’s pictures, I think, unless you do a blog. I cannot believe it’s gotten this popular.
Heather
said,
July 24, 2006 at 5:20 pm
I’m glad to hear that I’m not the only one who doesn’t “get” myspace. I have an account on there, but I don’t know how all these kids “pimp” their profiles, or whatever. I had a hard enough time just adding my name and former highschool so that I could look at my SIL’s website.
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