Archive for the ‘Facebook Friends’ Category

Facebook Friends, Neko Chan

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Neko ChanNeko Chan is my only Facebook friend who is not human.

She was created in a government lab and her heart and brain are a computer, probably an Apple.    Though she claims to be invincible, that is up for question.

Neko, also referred to as the Evil Neko Chan, was determined to rule the Earth.   She intended to do this with an army of felines that are subservient to her will.

It turned out the reason she wanted to rule Earth was because the banana-martians were prohibiting her from ruling other planets.    When the banana-martians were turned into banana daiquiris by the cognitive transmogrification gun this opened up new possibilities for her.

When offered the option of drinking the banana-martians turned banana daiquiris she agreed to spare the Earth.

Earthings, at least the ones who knew about her evil plot, were grateful.

Though no longer a threat to the planet, it is unwise to cross her on an individual basis.    She is still prone to assassinate people who forget to take out their garbage, get their mail, or litter.

She also fights crime in the sewers.

When she can not find any of her enemies she picks fights with random hobos and then flies away to the moon.

There are no current reports on how the people on the moon feel about this.

Facebook Friends, Chloe Audrey Lee

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Chloe Audrey Lee
Chloe Audrey Lee fooled me.    She didn't mean to, but she did.

When I first started exploring Facebook I met people by joining book lovers groups, then ask the members to be my friend based on our common interest in books.

That is how I met Chloe.

When I looked at her profile I saw she was interested in history, literature, traveling, music, and stuff like that.    I didn’t do the math to figure out her age.    It didn’t seem relevant.

We started exchanging ideas about history, philosophy, and world affairs.    She was obviously bright, well read, and thoughtful.

From these discussions I guessed she was around eighteen or nineteen years old, but I didn't give it much thought.    I enjoyed exchanging ideas with her.    She impressed me with her maturity.

Gradually it occurred to me that she wasn’t as old as I had thought.   I was astounded to learn she was only fourteen years old at the time I first met her.    I could hardly believe it.

I continue to be very impressed with this young woman.    I have learned a lot from her, particularly about life in China (Hong Kong).    We have had so many interesting written conversations.

She is definitely one of my Facebook friends who has had much to teach me.    She has made my life more interesting.

I will always value her friendship.

Facebook Friends, Barrie Jenkins

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Barrie Jenkins
Barrie Jenkins became my Facebook friend after I became astounded by his physical similarity to actor George Clooney.

As you can see from the picture to the left these men look remarkable alike, Barrie is the one to the right.

You can tell the difference between these two remarkably handsome men only because Barrie's eyes are set a tiny bit closer together.    Other than that they are identical.

Barrie frequently works as a double for George, sometimes as a stunt double but more often as a stand in.   Barrie has made ALOT of money from his physical similarity to this celebrity.

Truth be told, Barrie is something of a celebrity in his own right.    However he is always very modest about it and will play it down if asked.

Over the years I have sometimes taken exception to how Barrie has taken advantage of his movie star good looks.   Though he never tells young starlets that he is the real George Clooney, he sometimes doesn't dissuade them of the belief.

Though this leads to Barrie having a remarkable love life, I think it is somewhat unfair. I have chastised my friend for this ethical lapse, but I am not certain he had taken my admonishment to heart.

He believes, and he may be right, that I am just jealous.

Facebook Friends, M. Ömer Gölgeli

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

M. Ömer Gölgeli
Ömer Gölgeli did not want to be my Facebook friend.   Not at first anyway.

When I made my request to be his friend he replied he only had people as Facebook friends who he had met face-to-face.    I knew this wasn't true because I had seen he had friends from all over the world.

The real reason he resisted becoming my Facebook friend because he thought I was an old geezer, which I am.    Also because his priority was in meeting attractive young women, which I am not.

He had some pretty good reasons.

At the time I was new to Facebook and thought it would be fun to have a friend what was a twenty-something, Sunni Muslim, from Turkey.    Believe it or not, here aren't many of those folks in my neighborhood.    I thought it would be fun to get to know one.

So I wrote him back and told him I had bought a plane ticket to Turkey so we could meet face-to-face.   He did not believe me, of course, but I got his attention.

He relented and allowed me into his circle of Facebook friends.    I am glad he did.

Though we don’t communicate at huge lengths, we do exchange messages fairly regularly.   He refers to me as "Old Man", which I might take offense at except I am an old man and he seems to regard me with a certain fondness.

We have had discussions about politics, religion, and what is going on in the world.    It has been interesting to see the world from his perspective.    Our exchanges have certainly enhanced my life.

Ömer was one of the first Facebook friends I made from outside of my country.    I am glad he relented and allowed me into his circle of Facebook friends.    He has certainly given me a broader view of the world.