the end is nigh...

well, it's here. i've made up my mind. i don't need Facebook to be happy. in fact, during the past two weeks that i've been in deactivation-mode, i've been happier than i've been in a long time. partly because i've stopped worrying about how happy/unhappy all those other people that populate my Facebook world are. no longer having the forefront of my brain cluttered with confusing and misleading statuses by attention-get'ers and woe-is-me-ers, i've been able to begin a bit of a detoxification process of finding myself again. and it's been nice. (oh and don't get me wrong, i'm by no means discounting the fact that i was indeed an attention get'er and a woe-is-me'er too. being free from there for two weeks has helped me realize that i don't have to declare to the world, or my "hood" what i'm thinking or how i'm feeling every single day and expect pats on the back or condolences. it's just not necessary in being able to function as a normal human being.

so i'm going to do it. the big unplug. the Facebook suicide. gonna delete the whole motha'. this is my 24 hour notice. if you see this and feel you may want to contact me about anything in the future, jot down my email address. it's there on my info page. don't write any comments on my "wall" because i'm not going to see it. just logging in long enough to post this link and then i'm outta here. oh, and i'm not replacing Facebook with Google Plus. G+ has just been a stepping stone in my process of coming to understand how social networking is not a replacement for personal networking. i will still use the internet for some things, but overall i'm going to be going through a dumbing down process. find my blogs and see what i'm doing in my life via them...

if you really want to be my friend, write me a letter. on paper. put it in an envelope and send it to me. i'll do the same for you. i'll even send you a "real" photograph back in return.

darko
2520 dos rios dr.
san ramon, ca.
94583