Twitter-wah?

I don't like to give into mainstream hype. I refuse to read or watch Harry Potter* until the day I have kids and they tie me down and make me read it to them. I resisted Facebook for over a year after I heard about it. I haven't read Twilight, I'm not liking The Shack, and 40 Days of Purpose did a whole lot of nothing for me. I returned a brand new Blackberry after 3 days because it was just way more than I need, I have no idea how to effectively use YouTube, and I rarely get pop culture references unless they have something to do with the time period of about 1990-1995 when I actually cared and tried to fit in (aka the awkward early teen years).

But today I joined Twitter. I gave in. I was curious, to be honest, what all the hype was about. But I don't understand it! I write stuff, but who sees it (much like this blog)? How do I find people to follow? Am I supposed to make a profile? And what's with all the # and @ and %$*? Ohhh, and I HATE text speak, or whatever you call it - u, ur, l8tr, idk - drives me batty. Please tell me I don't have to resort to sounding like a 9-year old hyped up about the lastest HSM or whatever is the hot thing of the nano-second.

Damn, I sound like an old geezer. I recall feeling the same way about Facebook, but I finally got the hang of it after week or so.

For what it's worth, I'm going to give it a try. I'd tell you to find me there, but I'm not even sure how to do that!

Update: Just search for "cerealgirl." Heh, I might get the hang of this newfangled thing after all.

*I read the first one and just wasn't impressed. You may throw things at me now.