YourSpace

Oh, myspace. How you've changed the way we look at relationships. Every day I walk past Starbucks and I see people hunched over their computers, furiously typing doctoral dissertations changing their top 8. Last week I saw a girl sitting in the window, tears streaming down her cheeks, holding a bouquet of flowers in her lap. I saw the entire scene play out in my imagination: this girl had set up a myspace date. As he walked by the 'Bucks and saw her in the window, he realized the picture of her on myspace in her naughty nurse costume from Halloween didn't actually depict an accurate portrayal. And he simply walked away.

This seems as though it would occur fairly often. Considering the amount of drama myspace can cause (comment wars, top 8 picks, etc.), I'm surprised that people still use it at all. Then again, some people just love drama. And while the Space is too high maintenance for me most of the time, it can be a fun way to keep in touch with people. So I'm often torn between condemnation and praise.

But the thing that amazes me the most is the sheer number of people still attempting to meet up with little girls and boys. Just last night there was yet another news piece on a local Boston man arrested for soliciting 13 year old girls via, of course, myspace. And once again, the tech-savvy Boston police had a bunch of undercover cops posing as young girls and caught this man when he went to meet up with "Amber" at a 7 Eleven. Good job, BosPoPo- but what about the thousands of other perverts that haven't gotten caught yet?

Tom from myspace: please look out for our children. You're all we've got.