STALKERSPACE

does anyone have myspace for any reason other than ruminating over old lovers? it is THE shoebox under the bed of the 21st century. it saves messages in your inbox so you can go there and read all the love letters that guy sent you in college, and you can click on their default photo and be whisked to their page and their albums. and since no one maintains their profiles anymore its like things havent changed at all since you were dating or whatever. an ephemeral little nostalgiaspace for anyone that was active on the interwebs 2004-7.

CNN Acknowledges Re-teening Effect

Around here, we know all about going out on your own for a while after high school and then having to run back home with your tail between your legs when you realize your live-in boyfriend is a douche, or that your part time job cant pay the bills, or you'd really rather just save some money so you can buy your first place instead of paying rent throughout your twenties. We affectionately refer to this phenomenon as "re-teening" (thanks, Dirty D.)

Although it seemed like a grim prospect at first, this life style choice has some decided benefits: no (or low, if your parents are assholes) rent and access to a stocked fridge. In my experience there were some drawbacks as well: as an adult, the fact that my mother is a lunatic was even harder to ignore than it was when i was an angsty teen and i couldnt bring boys home. not just one night stands, no steady boyfriends, either. no boys allowed! period! your parents hear you having sex once and they turn into christian fundamentalists. sheesh.

CNN had an article (or rather an expanded ireport, which is annoying, but i digress) today about this increasingly popular phenomenon. Apparently with this downturn in the economy, people are sucking at life now more than ever.

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