Monday 9 November 2015

Take me with you. I can see perfectly well...

Tom Stephenson is now on Facebook.

Ok, I know I said I would never do it, but I haven't done it willingly. I just wanted to see what was going on behind my back in the pub, that's all.

The trouble is, you know what a loudmouthed gobshite I am - I really have to force myself not to respond to other people's postings about their latest holiday, boyfriend, meal or whatever, and I really have to stop myself from prying into the private lives of all the young people who have been foolish enough to either put this stuff up publicly (why would you do that?) or accept me as a friend.

I have tried to limit my friends to people who I actually know and actually like, but it is difficult. Last night I had a personal message from someone I didn't know, saying how much she enjoyed our conversation in a different pub, and it was signed on the bottom by someone I did know, so I replied by saying I thought she had the wrong Tom, and was she he anyway? She said she was confused and she had to un-friend me (no offence). SHE was confused?!

The thing is that there is a lot of bad decisions being made and other shite going down at the pub right now, and whereas about 5 people read the Forum, 5000 read its Facebook page. Pragmatism -if you can't beat them...

I was scrolling through the small handful of people who I am proud to call friends last night, when I noticed a man who I actively despise, who had somehow snuck in under the radar. I un-friended him.

If only real life was that simple.




15 comments:

  1. Why are you limiting your friends to people "you know and like" when you are not using your true identity? They won't know who you are. I don't understand. Do you think you might be worrying too much about the pub?

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    1. I've told them who I really am. Nobody else does, which is fine by me.

      Yes, I probably am worrying too much, but if nobody else does, then the shit will get carried through to implementation, and nobody else seems to be worrying up until now.

      Aside from the ethos of the place, we have £5K tied up in it. That, I am sure, even you can understand.

      Them's the breaks.

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    2. You might make more money from your investment than you think. Sometimes change is for the best and you have to let go.

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    3. Now I know that you do not understand a fucking thing.

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    4. What the fuck did you tell me about your £5K investment for then? Lose it and see if I fucking care.

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    5. Now I know even better that you don't understand a fucking thing.

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    1. That's my boy. I'll call you. Should I use the Samaritans line?

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  3. I may look for you. I only post on fb when I have a new piece for the gallery, an with a broken arm, that won't be soon.

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    1. Oh Joanne, I want to come over there and nurse you back to health, but - what with ISIL and the rest - you are on your own. Tough shit.

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    2. That sounded offensive - it wasn't meant to be!

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  4. If you get what you want from facebook then I suppose it is all worth it, but for the sake of sanity what you have written about above looks like it's complete nonsense.

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    1. It could be, Weave - with courage (which I haven't got).

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