Final Post

Well this is officially my last post on the blog...

First of all, I DID NOT CHEAT!!! When I commit to something, I can usually stick to it. I mean, I don't have the best willpower, but I try my hardest...and in this case, I was SUCCESSFUL!!!

As for my feelings about the project, I was actually pretty surprised at how quickly I was able to adapt from using Facebook a lot every single day to not using it at all. Going into this project, I was expecting a major withdrawal or some sort of problem. I truly didn't think that I was going to make it all 4 days.

The extent of my deprivation manifested itself in the form of a loss of my "ambient awareness" and the weakening of several of my lesser relationships. However, even without the sense of "ambient awareness", I was still able to live my life as I always do and I had much more time to actually get out and enjoy myself with my friends rather than reading about how they were enjoying themselves on Facebook.

So, all in all, I would have to say that my experiment was a success. It opened my eyes to a whole new range of possibilities and I now know that the use of Facebook isn't really necessary for me to survive, but it sure makes it a heck of a lot easier!

This blog has been a production of Jake Lutz...

GOODNIGHT AND GOOD LUCK!

Done With Classes

Classes are finished for the day and I'm finally able to sit back and relax...I still have that minor curiosity as to what's new on Facebook but it isn't bothering me to the point where I'm going to lose my mind. There has still been no backlash from anyone in my family circle or friends...in fact, they're probably thrilled that I'm actually enjoying my life and doing stuff with myself. And that I'm not posting up mushy statuses about how much I love and adore my beautiful girlfriend <3

So for now, I'm going to enjoy the thought of my girlfriend, but I'll be back later to post up my final blog post!


My Beautiful Girlfriend Jackie <3

Day 4...and then NO MORE!!!

Well, I'm finally up and at it...my first class today is at 11. I haven't even thought of Facebook this morning and that in itself is a HUGE step in the right direction...that I will completely alter at midnight tonight. If I can just keep myself under control for one more day, my reward will be the continued use of my favorite site, that I recently learned that I could easily live without.

In any case, I have to get a move on or I'm going to end up being late today. Good luck everybody, and I truly hope that none of you have died because of this experiment...JK


Oh, and GOOD MORNING!

Tired Yet Again

Well, this is the official end of my 3rd day without Facebook. I haven't experienced much of a backlash from any of my family members or friends, and I haven't even felt that lost without my constant updates into people's lives.

I got a lot of my homework done today and I got about half of my history paper done that is due on Wednesday. So, as far as that goes, I'm in pretty decent shape. I guess that there really isn't much more to say than ONE DAY LEFT!!! YEAH!!!

Goodnight all!

Still Getting Along Fine :P

While typing my history paper as I am now, I came up with the perfect song to describe my relationship with Facebook! Think about it as if I was singing the song the the social media giant that is Facebook...

Lolz, bet you guys didn't expect that. Nevertheless, I'm gonna get back to typing my history paper and then I have some other things I have to take care of. Not missing Facebook much at all at this point, but I'm already planning to go on at 12:00AM Tuesday once our experiment is over...how's that for forward planning?

Round 3 - FIGHT

Well, Day 3 has officially arrived and the urge to check my Facebook has just about diminished. I'm thinking that this is gonna be an easy day today especially cuz I have a lot of schoolwork to do. Of course, there's also a lot of slacking off to do and in case you guys haven't figured it out by now, I'm the absolute master at that! In any case, I'm going to go get started (now that I've had my breakfast and my coffee) and I'll end this blog post for now...

Crazy Tired...

Well, I've got my friends over yet again and I'm finding that I'm really tired...yet again lol. I've still been busy and haven't noticed much of a difference without the book of faces. Tomorrow, or today rather, I've got lots of work to do so I'm expecting that I'm not even gonna be affected at all. Nevertheless, I'm surprised that I've been able to maintain the willpower that I have so far!

Well, goodnight all, and I sure hope that all of your media deprivation experiments are going as well as mine :P

Epic Realization!

Aside from the initial curiosity of what notifications I'm receiving, I'm not having that much of a problem not using my Facebook. I honestly thought that I would be lost without it, but I guess it was all in my head. I just got so used to using it and spent so much time searching for people and playing games that I thought that my life would be different. The truth is, I could probably get along fine even if I never used it again.

Of course, as soon as this experiment is over I'm going to continue wasting my life on it, but not out of necessity. Instead, I will be using the site out of pleasure, such as I use video games for pleasure. Also, if we have any Xbox 360 players in our class, feel free to add me as a friend. "Jaytee1023"

2nd Day...

Well, I'm finally up and at it again. Staying up until 2 in the morning watching South Park on Hulu was a good distraction, and it also created a need for me to sleep late! So now I'm showered and ready to start my day. I don't know why, but for some reason I feel less of a need to check Facebook today than I have in the past.

I guess that the withdrawal already passed me by...? In any case, I'm gonna continue my day and try not to think about my favorite website. In fact, it's bothering me more that I have no money and need gas than the fact that I can't go on Facebook!

Day 1 - Fin

Well, I can't say that life is TOO much different so far without my favorite website, but I have noticed a slight change. I feel more out of touch with all of my old, far away friends! Granted, I still have my cell phone for my close friends, I haven't seen or heard from most of my old high school buddies and I kinda feel out of the loop. Regardless, I had a busy day with work and chillin with my best buds (I went home for whe weekend [yea, I couldn't resist]) and I didn't really miss FaceBook that much anyways.

The only horrible thing is that my friends went on their FaceBooks a little bit while we were hanging out and it kinda hurt me that I couldn't check mine. For now I'm just gonna tighten my belt and rough it. Maybe tomorrow will bring something else that will help keep me occupied...

I'm...Bored?

I find myself sitting in front of my computer with nothing to do? I do feel free from my FaceBook, but for me it was a huge time waster. Now I've got nothing to do and I really don't feel like doing my schoolwork! Gah, I might just have to start it early...or I can postpone it till Sunday like I always do :P Gonna see a movie later so that should be pretty fun...Zombieland.

1st Day...

Well, I had to get up early this morning for work, so I haven't really been around my computer. I'm back now though and it took a lot of my willpower to resist clicking the FaceBook link I so cleverly placed on my desktop...It feels different, but I'm sure by now that I have at least some sort of notification! The fact that I don't know is killing me so far, but I think I'll be able to make it fine. Instead of surfing FaceBook, I've tried surfing YouTube and it's working so far!



And of course this is keeping me distracted too :P


HTML IS COOL!!

First Blog Entry

This is my blog for keeping track of my horrible life without Facebook. I check Facebook regularly, usually never going without it for more than a few hours. When I'm just chillin' out, I'll even just leave it up on my laptop and wait for notifications. (Yea, it is that bad...)

I'm goin' without this social media device for a total of 4 days...from Friday, October 16 until Tuesday, October 20...

Oh Joy...let the pain begin.

And I'm Jake Lutz, by the way...