the word of the day is SCUPPERNONG.

i got rid of most of my facebook friends and when i say "got rid of" i don't mean in the tony-soprano sense and when i say "friends" i don't really mean in the tony-soprano sense, either. or, in the rachel-&-monica sense for that matter. by "facebook friends" i mean, like, people i hardly know and rarely see. my old man would read that and think i am complaining but that's what's called "projection" in the dr-of-psychology sense - that is, reading me thru his filters. the truth about me is that having friends is a hassle and i'd rather not bother. friends want to learn about you and keep tabs and get filled in and hear the news, and there is simply a limit to the number of times i can describe my job, house, education, lifestyle, family, or dietary habits before i want to poke someone in the eye with a firebrand and that limit is one-half of one time. i prefer that other people talk about themselves because then they are clearly not talking about me and also i can sort of just let their words flow on by and think about something else. the trick is getting people to start talking about themselves in the first place, and this may come as a surprise now, but i am no social houdini. i am not good at the social tricks.

having friends takes time and effort. friends call on the phone when you are trying to have a cuppa or a lie down. friends come over to the house so you have to clean it up and watch something they want to watch on teevee or maybe even not watch teevee at all. friends want to do stuff together and OH MAN then you have to make a plan and an arrangement and then you are stuck and you have to do that friend thing even if something better comes up at the last minute like maybe sitting on the deck and blogging.

according to a story on NPR this afternoon, i could possibly be autistic, and i find this fascinating because i can't even draw well. haha. actually, being autistic sounds good to me because i was beginning to suspect i was simply lazy and perhaps even a bit of an ass.