Whenever, wherever

After getting my first blackberry, I became what you call a "feen" to stay connected to the outside world. With the freedom to have apps like that of facebook and etc, it became second nature to check my news feed or bbm (blackberry messenger). I think back on the days when I didn't have text...I remember the first day I got texting added to my phone's plan. It was epic. I was texting all my friends, ALL of the time. I felt as though I was part of the loop..I was getting closer to many of them just because we were constantly talking to each other.
Looking back, when I didn't have text I'd usually talk to people if I needed to or for important conversations, maybe once or twice a day. Now, I talk to my friends constantly. I don't see the point of owning a diary when I constantly express myself to the world via facebook, texting, instant messaging, etc. Whether it's a status or a simple bbm I send, I usually express my reactions or feelings all the time.
As Turkle stated, "the validation of a feeling becomes part of establishing it, even part of the feeling itself" (177). Whenever I feel something, it's almost as if I "have" to express it. I have to let someone know my thoughts and it's like I wait for their support to actually establish the feeling. I noticed I rely a lot on others opinions of what I have to say...That goes back to Turkle stating how we modify what we say once we hear ourselves say it to others. My feelings, opinions, thoughts, etc, are constantly changing as I get feedback from my friends. Talk about being a social creature. I really do rely on the responses of my friends.