The perils of Facebook!

I love Facebook - well, maybe 'love' is a strong word but I can truthfully say it takes up a lot of my time!

Now I've recently been considering doing a Facebook Detox or shock horror, deleting it altogether but I somehow can't bring myself to just yet. Facebook has put me back in touch with old school friends and university friends and since I'm a big fan of other peoples business, I get to be nosey whenever I like!

Now the one thing that, to me, has spoiled the whole charm of Facebook are the endless applications. Some of them are fun, some are totally mad and quite frankly some are downright pathetic. I draw my attention for this rant to the latter - the pathetic.

Hot or Not? Would you DO me? Would you date me? Rate Me, Would you kiss me, How good am I in bed?, What sort of kisser am I................this list goes on and on and on.

Now some are funny but lets face it, you see all those applications on one persons page and you think one thing - arrogant bastard! Has Facebook suddenly become a dating service? Is it used purely to feed the egos of those who, quite frankly have more ego than they deserve anyway?

Now I admit I have succumbed to a few of these applications just to see what they're about and then been so ashamed and mortified that I've deleted them instantly. Then there are the ones that you never signed up to but seem to have anyway - what the hell is 'Zoosk' and why do people keep saying 'wink wink' to me? Is this the way people date these days? If so I'm abstaining until the traditional way comes back into fashion!!!

And what is 'Owned'? Another application I seem to have acquired and don't know how to get rid of! Strangers keep bidding on me - people I don't even know - one of them is female so if she's reading this blog - sorry love, your barking up the wrong tree!!!

So I'll continue to click 'ignore' and 'reject' on these applications and will keep deleting the regular spam that comes through on a daily basis, most of which could be passed off as porn. I think however it will take some time until I stop going up to people and asking "are you ...........? I'm sure I've seen you on ............'s facebook page"!!!!!

The world gone crazy?

The world of Celebrity is a strange concept to understand isn't it?!

We enjoy witnessing the misfortunes of others and where I do enjoy seeing the fashion faux pas's of the rich and famous from time to time, I can't agree with the incessant need to know who is in rehab, who's sleeping with who or who's had botox and a boob job!

Unless you've been living on the moon for the past year, you would know that the one time 'Princess of Pop', the American Dream that is Britney Spears has been suffering a very public breakdown that started with the shaving of her head to the more recent loss of custody for her two children in a court battle with her ex husband.

Is this a true sign of what young fame and too much money can do? We all knew that Ms Spears was never an angel despite the image they so desperately tried to depict for so many years, but who would have known that this young women who every woman wanted to be like and every man, gay or straight, idolised, would turn out to be so troubled. It seems no one is able to help this fallen star and ironically it goes to show that money can't buy you happiness or security - and it sure as hell can't buy you faithful friends and family. It makes you wonder how much of her troubles are down to living such a public life and being hounded by the press from sunrise to sunset - even nipping to the chemist to buy her tampax becomes a public affair - quite frankly who cares anyway?

We've been watching the details of Princess Dianas death unfold before us for the last 10 years - once again the press being in the forefront when it come to laying the blame. How many more celebrities or public figures are going to go this way?

This week the untimely death of Heath Ledger was announced to the world. Heath was just 28 and had a wonderful future ahead of him. Although known to have an anxious personality at times, this young man had a two year old daughter and everything to live for. We're yet to know how he died but of course the rumour mill goes into overdrive with talk of an overdose and a lengthy drug battle. These people may be on our cinema screens and in the magazines but that does not give anyone the right to judge another persons life. Heath has a family that will be grieving right now and the press are tearing his life apart to find answers - or 'fodder' that will sell on the news stands. There were crowds of people stood outside his apartment waiting for his body to be removed - is that the most extreme sense of morbidity possible? It takes the term 'rubber knecking' to the next stage.

The latest is that a church group are going to protest at his funeral after Heaths portrayal of a gay character in the award winning film Brokeback Mountain. Has the world gone crazy? Are these people for real?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22813570/

When is the law going to change to prevent this hounding? I agree that when you choose to live a 'celebrity' lifestyle you do become targets for the media. I agree that they have certain responsibilities to the impressionable and have opportunities to promote great causes that should be monopolised - they are however human and should be allowed to make mistakes like everyone else - and not in the public glare!

So let Amy do rehab in peace, leave Lily to grieve her recent loss, let the reality stars have their moments of fame but don't encourage their 'knicker flashing', who cares who Kate Moss is currently seeing and big deal if Girls Aloud have all lost 3lbs each!

Give me proper news, give me good news - just give me news!