In the Beginning, There was the Obvious

Choosing one of the first profile pics was quite the ordeal.

Facebook asked me a simple question. What are you doing? Ummmm....really? Who cares, I thought? So in the beginning, my posts and status updates were mundane. And the UI was strange. I was chartering new social media territory that I had managed to avoid by creating a fake MySpace account just to keep in touch with friends who had moved away. I didn't want people up in my business, and was not sure why any body would care what the hell I was doing. But Facebook didn't like fake (and phew, they certainly did not allow you to theme your profile with cascading glittery rainbows), so I surrendered. 

I tread lightly on this new ground, and kept my status updates quite literal. But then something quickly changed for me. I decided to move 3000 miles from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Seattle, Washington. Kinda, sorta, maybe on a whim? But it happened. And it happened FAST. Then Facebook became a different sort of beast for me. It became the medium in which I would have to keep in touch with a massive amount of friends and family that I was leaving behind, and the platform for "adding" new friends in a city where I only knew two people.

Behold the first status updates...



Jamie Despres is making a magazine.
July 22, 2008 at 12:59pm 

Jamie Despres is running over deadline.
July 24, 2008 at 11:43am  

Jamie Despres is going for Chinese food with Ricky Reilly.
July 24, 2008 at 2:59pm 

Jamie Despres is working on a magazine again.
July 24, 2008 at 5:41pm 

Jamie Despres is getting ready to send Dino off with spirits.
July 26, 2008 at 6:15pm

Jamie Despres is getting ready for the 247 meeting.
July 30, 2008 at 3:23pm

Jamie Despres is coming to terms with her Facebook addiction.
July 31, 2008 at 1:42pm

Jamie Despres is a casualty of the FESH-TA!
August 2, 2008 at 12:16pm 

Jamie Despres is looking forward to Seattle.
August 5, 2008 at 8:54am 

Jamie Despres is hanging out with the ghost of Kurt Cobain.
August 8, 2008 at 5:46pm 

Jamie Despres is having a good day. She didn't have to use her AK.
August 13, 2008 at 10:06am  

Jamie Despres is apartment hunting.
August 22, 2008 at 6:59pm 

Jamie Despres is really really excited about moving to Seattle.
August 27, 2008 at 7:58am  

Jamie Despres Save the Date! My going-away party will be on Sunday, September 14th!!!!
August 27, 2008 at 3:06pm

Jamie Despres
my horoscope this week...
Pisces: It may be time to change your surroundings but do so with caution. Remembering to be true to yourself will help you decide what move will work out best. New career opportunities are waiting. Listen to what others have to offer carefully before you make up your mind.
August 28, 2008 at 8:07am  

Jamie Despres is very very tired of packing :(
August 31, 2008 at 8:37am

Jamie Despres is painting the town with Ricky Reilly tonight. Holla if you're down. town.
September 5, 2008 at 5:08pm  

Jamie Despres is thinking that everyone should just deal with the new Facebook. Seriously.
September 16, 2008 at 3:20pm 

Jamie Despres is in Seattle! Finally, ugh.
September 23, 2008 at 1:07am