Remember a few weeks ago when I complained about having the ugly number 9 as my stat?  And how I begged for viewers just to get one more and make my stat end with a lovely 0?  And remember I achieved that goal? (okay, I had to cheat be creative to do it but it was worth it and I still don’t regret it).  And remember how I said I was happy then?  Well, something has come up.  I have another situation that is bugging me.  Don’t worry, the stats are fine.  True, 6 is no 0 but it’s no 9 either.  I’m fine with my highest all-time view stat ending in 6.  The trouble is with my Facebook page.

I started a ck’s days Facebook page just out of curiosity.  I thought it would be fun.  However, I’m horrible at networking.  After all, I only have (gasp) one hundred friends on my regular page.  I know, I know.  I feel like the modern equivalent of a leper.  But I like the small numbers.  The purpose of Facebook for me is to actually keep up with old friends.  And new friends.  I don’t see how I could do that with 400+ friends that I don’t even remember. Or know. Or could care less what they are doing.  It would lose all its viral faux-intimacy.  For me anyway.

Anyway, I started a ck’s days Facebook page. Since I only had one hundred friends to begin with on my regular page I have a total of 12 likes for my page.  Don’t laugh.  I’m serious.  And I’m okay with that. I really am.

Except for the fact there’s this notice on the page that tells me if I have 30 likes then I can gain access to insights regarding my page.  Gain access?  And what kind of insights are we talking about here?  Are they cool insights?  Will it tell me how many people view my page and if it’s worth it to keep?  Or are the insights more personal, kind of like a Magic 8 Ball that will tell me how I can make $1,000,000 in the near future? I am so curious that I now want 30 likes just to see what it will unlock.

I have been posting all my updates as ck’s days and nothing.  Not one extra like.  I’m being a trooper and telling myself it doesn’t matter.   But c’mon, in this day and age validation is in the like.   I’m not begging though.  Well, maybe I am a little bit.  See, once I get my 30 likes then I will be happy.  Then I will be satisfied.  Then I won’t have to beg.  For a while anyway.  Because as Patricia tells Joe, “It’s always going to be something with you, isn’t it?” (Joe Versus the Volcano, 1990).  Um, yep, pretty much.