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When he is convinced that he has precisely outlined his own place in the midst of the silent expanse of things floating in the void, amid the dust cloud of present or possible events that hovers in space and time, Mr. Palomar decides the moment has come to apply this cosmic wisdom to relations with his fellows. (Mr. Palomar, I. Calvino)

I was introduced to friendster yesterday. In the morning I had one friend. When I checked the site again before turning off the computer, I had 12.585 people in my “personal network”.

My 12 year old says my nick is boring. She has compiled a list of 40 nicks to use in chat rooms.

There is something really awkward about this.