stressing out in real time

Late Friday afternoon...

Jess: Did you hear about Friendster?

Yours Truly: I don't think so. What's up?

Jess: They activated a "Who's Viewed My Profile" feature without telling anyone. You can totally see who's looked at your profile in the past 30 days.

YT: Oooh. Going there right now...

Jess: Hee hee.

:: I log in and see a photo gallery of people who were looking at me. One thumbnail photo immediately jumps out at me and I gasp ::

YT: Oh man. THE EX was looking at my profile.

Jess: Oh really?

YT: Yup. She's totally busted... But I'm.not.going.to.click.on.her.profile!

Jess: Good!

:: several minutes pass ::

YT: God, who are some of these people looking at me? I don't know them.

Jess: I'm trying to remember whose profiles I looked at.

YT: I don't think I've really logged on in the past month.

YT: Shit! Maybe I have. I don't remember.

YT: But I definitely didn't look at THE EX's profile recently! I know that much.

:: several minutes pass ::

YT: Sigh... it says "In a Relationship" under her name.

YT: Eh, I knew that. It doesn't bother me.

:: several more minutes pass ::

YT: Yes it does.

YT: But I'm.still.not.clicking.on.her.profile!

Jess: Good!!

:: several more minutes pass ::

YT: Oh curse you for telling me about this!!!

Jess: I'm sorry!!

YT: Hee hee. It's okay. I was totally giggling as I typed that.

Fast forward to Sunday night...I.still.haven't.clicked.on.her.profile. My heart hurts a little bit but my willpower is, how you say, fucking kick-ass! Just the same, I fixed my privacy settings so that my profile views aren't counted... you know, in case I get weak.

In case any of you Friendster stalkers, er, I mean... users, were unaware of this new feature, fear not! People FREAKED the fuck out and the powers-that-be at Friendster immediately wiped the visit history clean. I don't know when it will kick in again so do yourselves a favor and adjust your settings now so that you can continue to stalk your exes the way God intended -- all sneaky like.