Facebook Status: Deactivated.

one goal of 2010 has already been accomplished.

and trust me, i know all the "pros" that facebook can bring:
keeping in touch with old friends who
otherwise you'd never hear from,
seeing whats going on with friends and family members
who may live around the world,
etc...
etc...
etc...

but the "cons" outweigh those for now.

for those who may still be interested,
i found these following articles rather amusing,
(and perhaps slightly persuasive)

1. How Not to be Hated on Facebook.
"If you create a group called "Lost my cell phone; need your numbers!," I will join, but I won't give you my number."

2. Facebook is Now a Part of Your Relationship.
"Emily and Michael Weise-King were in complete agreement about their status: they decided to change themselves from "engaged" to "married" in the middle of their February 2009 wedding reception."

3. Facebook Made Me Do It.
"That's why I accept all sorts of people I haven't seen in 20 years and couldn't pick out of a line-up. I refuse to have one less friend than my arch nemesis from college."

4. 25 Things I Didn't Want to Know About You.

#8. I eat gummy bears by tearing them
limb from limb and eating their heads last.

#15. I like to tape my thumbs to my hands
to see what it would be like to be a dinosaur.

#16. A horse once fell over while I was riding it.

5. 25 MORE Things I Didn't Want to Know About You.
#7. My grandmother once told me I was her favorite. I don't think she meant it.
#8. When I die, I want a steaming hot Reuben
sandwich shoved in my mouth during the open-casket part of the funeral.
#25. I'm writing this list for sympathy and attention.

with that being mentioned...

goodbye facebook,
goodbye annoying notifications,
goodbye ridiculous news feeds,
goodbye life-wasting social network.
your purely-meant-for-stalking-ways
will not be missed by me.