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Facebooking Your Wedding
January 11, 2008
I didn’t know what a face book was until I met my now-fiance. I was checking out the books and binders at his house and one of them had the photos of every student in his freshman class at his east coast liberal arts college.
“Is this your yearbook?” I asked, confused.
“No, it is a face book. Basically, you can flip through this and figure out who you want to date.”
“Ah.” I was intrigued. And jealous. Why didn’t my college have one of these things? My freshman class was only 650 students, so this could have been accomplished with little difficulty or cost. Looking back I realize that at 18 a lot of guys still look they’re in the midst of puberty, so maybe this isn’t the best idea in the world.
Of course, now the innocence is gone. Now I’m in Facebook and being bombarded with ads (Get some Save the Date magnets! Have you hired a photographer? Here’s some boudoir wear! [seriously, lingerie on Facebook. Ew]), including one that really, really wants me to bare my wedding soul to my Facebook contacts:
Uh, no thanks. Every time I see one of those on a profile I take a look at the countdown and can’t help but think of a prison sentence.
This might have something to do with the fact that I recently visited Alcatraz. Or it might have something to do with the fact that I am going to a bridal show tomorrow. In Portland. Sober.
Wish me luck.
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