Last weekend, I went on a little out-of-town jaunt to San Francisco (details of this trip will be given in another post). During the two days I was gone, I had no internet service. While I found this factor to be somewhat annoying (I am a total internet junkie), I really had no choice in the matter. So there you go.
Upon my arrival back into town, I received a voice mail message from my old roommate, Jamie. It went something like this:
“Courtney. I just saw your facebook status update. Call me! We need to talk.”
Eh?
My status update? As far as I could remember, my last facebook update involved my disgruntled emotions about being viciously attacked by my flat iron. Stimulating stuff, I know……but certainly not something that warranted an over-the-phone conversation.
I was a little worried now.
I ran downstairs and hopped online. I had 22 facebook notifications – all of which were comments on my “relationship status.”
Oh, no. This could not be good.
I clicked on my profile. Apparently, in the two short days I had been gone, I had gotten ENGAGED.
What the......WHAT?
Underneath the new status, I had comments from friends, relatives, and co-workers – either sending me congratulations, or accusing me of keeping my "engagement" a secret from them. Co-workers….oh, no. Some of my co-workers knew. Great. That meant come Monday, all of my co-workers would know, and I was going to have a lot of 'splaining to do.
How in world did this happen?
Well, as far as I can figure, in my haste to get out of work for my flight last week, I must not have logged off of my facebook account completely, and one of my cheeky co-workers must have taken it upon themselves to marry me off. I have yet to figure out who the culprit is, but trust me - I will!! In retrospect, I guess they could have done a lot worse things to my profile than changing my relationship status....but still!! That'll teach me to play on the internet when I'm supposed to be working.
Anyway, I quickly changed my relationship status, and posted an announcement that I was, in fact, NOT engaged. My profile now read "Courtney is no longer listed as engaged."
Okay, so some of you are going to think that I am pretty pathetic for what I am about to say. But, as I stared at the whole "Courtney is no longer listed as engaged" status on my page, and then as I had to repeatedly explain to co-worker after co-worker that I am, in fact, not betrothed, I started to get kinda sad.
I mean, I am happy with my life, and am totally content with my single-hood. But getting supposedly "engaged," and then subsequently "un-engaged," reminded me of just how single I am. Of how far away I am from actually uttering the words “I’m engaged” in real life (or on facebook, for that matter). And I felt a little downtrodden.
See, I told you. Pathetic, party of one!
Anyway, I’m okay now (no thanks to stupid facebook). And I’d like to share a little clip from my new favorite TV show, “Glee.”
Not only does this clip cheer me up and have me rolling with laughter each time I watch it, but the song has become my new mantra.
Don’t stop believin’, folks.
