Social networking. Meh.

Social media is all getting a bit much (she says writing a blog). Gone are the happy days when my only social time was ballet class and, critically, the half hour before when we got to speak to the boys waiting for football club. I say we...I mean not me. I was shy. And slightly anti-social. I was standing awkwardly in the background or reading somewhere. Sweet.
But now it's a whole new world. Actually seeing and talking to people is the good part, but it takes some planning with us all being grown ups (when and how did that happen?), with wildly varying schedules and homes not just around the corner.
Which is where Facebook comes in. This I can understand. Though it doesn't make for the longest or best of conversations, at least you can keep up with what everyone is up too. And you never forget anyone's birthday. Lovely. But you get out what you put in...so you have to make some kind of effort. It's ok, phone internet makes it all portable at least.
But then there's Twitter. Gulp. And as much as I'm trying, I don't really get it. On FB you have 'friends,' but Twitter is just a lot of strangers following each other saying not very interesting things in order to promote themselves. Bizarre.
And yet, it's so important now. Everyone has it and I've read so many job adverts recently that ask for a good knowledge of it. So I'm trying.
As you can see though, 140 characters is a bit of an ask for me. I suppose it's good to learn to be concise but I do have a natural proclivity to waffle...
Hence my next bit of social media: this blog. It is my favourite of all but I fear I neglect the networking part. It's all fine and dandy writing down my flow of thoughts but I need to learn to promote.
This failing on my part probably stems from the same bit of me that stood awkwardly around while my friends flirted with the football team.
But when you are a wannabe creative type you have to be good at this stuff. If you can't sell yourself you have to be a waitress, or shop assistant, or something, and if you can't do it on Twitter, you probably can't in real life either.
So it's all good practice.
Well, I'll see how it goes. Follow me @LilJess100 and excuse the blatant plug. I will try to be vaguely entertain and...concise.