1. Let’s talk about Facebook

    It just hit me. As I sit here scrolling up and down my Facebook homepage, I keep going back to my profile and looking at my “Info” and my “pics” and all the little elements that I have crafted together to make the “Georgia Fojo of Facebook.” I then realize I have begun to define myself, my friends and my fun activities all just by looking at profiles, pictures, comments and likes.

    Who am I?

    Should I even ask the question: How true am I being to my Facebook profile? Am I connecting and matching up 100% with that profile? Wait, is that all there is to me!? It’s almost like Facebook made me into a certain person. My online personality if you will.

    Are we more concerned about our one-dimensional profile created on Facebook  than our actual “in the flesh” self?

    Should I devote more energy to my self development or to posting pictures, making comments and living in a non-stop virtual reality? That answer would seem obvious, but in actuality I think most of us spend more time looking at what each other are doing, saying, thinking, hoping, desiring, living, loving…you catch my drift.

    Isn’t that funny. That’s the way I see it. Social media has taken over.  

    On the other less dramatic hand, Facebook does provide a hub of action! Lots to see, lots to talk about, lots to laugh about and lots to even learn. Yes, Facebook has educated me. Odd, I know. 

    Facebook is my resting place. Literally, I will lay resting in bed and be Facebooking it up for a solid amount of time. Is that bad? Some will say yes, others will say yes. My point being that we COULD essentially be doing more productive things with our time. I could be learning to play the violin right now instead of this. But isn’t this the way of the world now? All heading to digital platforms, rich media, touch screen everything and a whole lot more? 

    Ahh, so many contradictions. 

    G 

  2. INSPIRATION

    Inspiration.

    We all need it. Some seek it out. Some come upon it. Some crave it. And some create it. At points in my life I’ve been an element of all these things. Imagine what would happen if they all came together?

  3. WOW. A Volkswagen car storage facility in Wolfsburg, Germany.


    WOW. A Volkswagen car storage facility in Wolfsburg, Germany.

  5. YES.

    YES.

  6. Lighten up

    I once read that sites such as Facebook, Myspace and blogs like my own are outlets for people to exaggerate their personalities and make themselves seem happier or more fun, quirky and unique. I’d say there is some truth to that and I wonder if I am a culprit like many others. Do I post pictures of a me at party that looked like a lot of fun, but in actuality it was super lame? Do I post messages to people that are pretentious such as “OMG, I love you!” when in fact I have no real love for that person? What can I say..yes, yes I do.  I’m sure I’m not the only one admitting to this. Despite the importance of being real and being deep and being thoughtful and being pensive, we humans have to be a little whimsical every now and then and just LIGHTEN UP! 

  7. Love them. I have two. Still working on my collection.

    Love them. I have two. Still working on my collection.

  8. The old basket and I

    A simple object can hold so many memories. 

    Walking through my home I came upon this basket.

    At first I just continued on and didn’t even acknowledge it. But then I thought to myself, “How long has that old basket been around?” It struck me that the “old basket” has been around since my earliest memories. I know, that seems to be taking it a bit far. But really, I challenge you think about something around you, some object that is seemingly meaningless, and dig a little deeper.  

    That basket has weaved its way through my life. I look at it and I see so many flashes of moments as a child, with my family and all the inbetween. It reminds me of the beach. Wherever we went, the old basket came. It reminds me of my mother and her delicate way of making sandwiches-spreading the butter and cutting the bread-all the intricate details of the way my mum carries herself. It reminds me of my dad and how much he loves to grab a snack out of the basket while at the beach. It reminds me of home and all its comforts. It reminds me of childhood frustrations like having 5 siblings and trying to get along through the years.  Most of all it reminds me of simply growing up. A simple object going hand in hand with a simple, natural process.

    The old basket and I are still going strong. May the memories live on.

    G

  9. Can we? Mineral Baths, Terme di Saturnia , Tuscany, Italy

    Can we?

    Mineral Baths, Terme di Saturnia , Tuscany, Italy


  10. Google search: deliciousness. This is the first image that comes up….Hmm. Question mark.

    Google search: deliciousness. This is the first image that comes up….Hmm. Question mark.

About me

I am just another college student figuring out the classic questions "Who am I?" and "What do I want to do with my life?"

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