Here is the reality of the world today:

If you're not connected, you don't exist.

I'm talking about Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, blogs (even one so unupdated as this one ;) and things like that.

I don't really do much on the internet other than absorb information. I don't disseminate the contents of my day because I don't feel the need to. I believe that everyone has their own things to do, own lives to live, and can take the time to observe my own. On the flip side though, I tend to find that my friends who frequent these sites not only end up repeating the same "How are you doing?" line of questioning as if I had never seen them the time before or the time before that, but also tend to assume that inactivity on the internet seems to imply inactivity in life.

So yes, friends, I am alive. I eat, I sleep, I do smart things, I do many more stupid things, and I watch for fun things to come. I wait for job interviews, I work on my manuscripts, I work out, I train, and I am quite happy with the way things are. I don't facebook for a couple of hours every day. I check my email for a grand total of one minute combined, just waiting to see if there are any relevant updates. I pay my bills on time. I have my doubts, and my worries. But that's life.

I'd like you to be a part of it. But you gotta do things my way. If you can do that, then I'll be happy to call you a friend.