Book of Faces

I have turned over a new leaf in my life as of late, because I have finally disassociated myself from the popular social networking site, Facebook. I feel so much more free now that I have left the site. The false enjoyment I felt from looking at my news feed every ten minutes or so has finally been taken away. I have rediscovered the life I once had before I got a Facebook account, and it has been quite enjoyable. Facebook had its moments, but it carried too much drama along with it to be kept afloat in my sea of thoughts. My friends and I had some funny times on the site and I enjoyed it for a long time. Facebook was a very convenient medium for school and communication, but as of now I do not see a use for it.

Before I had a Facebook account my life was fine, but when I started my high school years, it became all the rage. I was egged on to obtain this extravagant treasure now as "a Facebook" by my friends, but I did not really see the need for one. As I approached my sophomore year however, I started to want a facebook really badly. When I first got my account I was very excited and it was great while it lasted. But after about a year and a half, I have become tired of it and I yearn for the freedom of my younger days. I have learned one thing from having a Facebook account though, it's that too much of a "good" thing is a bad thing.

World Cup 2010

I was not a soccer fan at all until this year's World Cup started. I never watch it, talk about it, or even think about soccer. For reasons still unknown to me, I turned the channel to the World Cup one day while watching television. I always thought soccer matches were way too long and drawn out, and the goal scoring way too infrequent for my taste. But, as I watched it I started to appreciate how hard soccer must be on that kind of level and how skilled the players are. It occurred to me that the difficulty of soccer was the reason for the low point scores.

I began to realize why the World Cup is such a huge event all around the world. Having your country represented in a tournament of the most talented teams in the most difficult game around is something to behold! The fact that one event can bring together all kinds of people from every continent to one place for a game is something that seems so special to me. This World Cup has given me a new perspective on soccer and the rest of the world. I am now very excited to see how this World Cup will play out and I have an appreciation for soccer I would not have otherwise from watching it.