The irony is that my first instinct was to post a status update--on Facebook. Even as my brain was telling me I couldn't do that, my finger was clicking my FB bookmark.
That's how addicted many of us have become to the social network. With that in mind, I thought I'd offer this little list of ways to survive a Facebook outage.
1. Try Twitter instead. (Duh.)
2. Need a chat fix? There's always instant messaging (remember that?).
3. Still need a chat fix? Try the telephone (remember that?). I'll bet you haven't called your mom in ages.
4. Break out the bleach wipes and give your mouse and keyboard a good wipedown. It's cold and flu season, after all.
5. Read a book. Books are great. We spend so much time digesting tiny chunks of status-update text that we forget how wonderful it can be to curl up with...
Whoops! Facebook's back up. Gotta go post an update!