FarmVille, FarmTown, and YoVille

I've been a member of Facebook for several months. I joined only because friends of mine kept asking me to -- yes, I have friends.

Since I joined, I am continually bombarded with notices, prizes, and requests to join different Facbook offered games; mainly FarmVille, FarmTown, and YoVille.

One day last week, I had a spare hour and found myself sitting at the computer, so I logged into FarmVille and began to mess around. When Will got home from school, I showed it to him and he wanted his own town. We started him a farm in FarmTown. We are both hooked.

It is so much fun. There is so much to do. And the challenge of making money, timing your crops for your free time, and helping our your neighbors is a blast. Will just likes the animals -- so if you are a FarmTown friend, send poor Will some animals. LOL

Having so misjudged how much I would enjoy the games, I went ahead and set me up a pad in YoVille. I've given it nearly a week, and I just don't enjoy it.

Basically, you can change your clothes, decorate your apartment, or go see your friends places. When you go to your friends places you can kiss them, throw a water balloon at them, dance, sent them a note, or give them a gift -- which you have to buy or give them something you own. Money is hard to come by for the newbie too.

I enjoyed getting gifts, but the rest felt 'fake'. I couldn't show up and rearrange any one's furniture, still their clothes, or hitch a ride to the park. To be honest, there just didn't seem that much to do. I found myself sitting in the casino playing the penny slots out of boredom and I had to ask, "What the hell are you doing playing a game that bores you?" So I quit.

I gave away all my belongs to my friends and logged off.

My final conclusion was that I am unable to remain inactive, even in a game. Besides, it really freaked me out to start and end each session alone sitting on my couch in a sparing decorated and lonely apartment. If I wanted to see that, I'd get a mirror.