Low Energy Level

I am so organized that it's frightening. My body must've known that I wasn't going to teach this week; therefore, it scheduled a little down time. I've been lounging around since Tuesday afternoon feeling rather unhealthy. Cuddled under a blanket on the couch with a gas fire roaring isn't really the way I expected to spend my time. Yet, I suppose I'm lucky. It sure wouldn't have been fun trying to go to class. I'm sure I'll be as fit as a fiddle by next Monday.

I haven't had much gumption. Even sitting at the computer is a struggle. I did have time, though, to get back on orkut.



I first talked about social networking websites about two years ago, but for some reason I never actively pursued that curiosity. I like the concept. You have to be invited by a friend to join meaning that you have at least one connection to the community. In fact by connecting to an existing member all of their connections become part of your network. There are only a few degrees of separation between me any of the 21 million members connected through three contacts. It's like the adult equivalent of starting a tree-house club.

Unfortunately the sum total of interest among my real-world friends, is somewhere between zero and nil. In fact, I don't fit into the demographic well either. The average orkut user is between 18 and 25, single, and from Brazil.