Got into an argument on Farmtown, and other reasons I probably need a job

For those of you who are not familiar, Farmtown is a game on Facebook. It's a virtual interactive game in which the player is a farmer, and has his/her own farm. You can have houses, buildings, trees, flowers, animals, and of course, crops on your farm. You plant everything, and when the crops "come in", you go to the virtual marketplace (where you will find other farmers, a.k.a. losers like yourself) and hire them to "harvest" your fake crops for you. Believe it or not, it can be very addictive. There are levels of farmers, in that you receive experience points and money for either harvesting or plowing in others' farms. Each level is indicated by a number, and a title....levels range anywhere from 1 to around 120.....currently, I am what is known as a level 50, or "Green Dazzler". On some sick level, I am both proud, and embarrassed by the title of "Green Dazzler". Proud, in the sense that I am WAY more experienced than, say, a level 20 farmer....and EQUALLY proud, that I am LESS experienced than a level 100 farmer, because that must mean that I have SOME sort of life, right? But then logic quickly takes over, and I realize that the fact that I have ANY experience points proves beyond a reasonable doubt... that I indeed, have NO LIFE.

Since taking Katie to college, in between crying bouts, I have been spending more and more time in Farmtown. I already spent too much time there as it was....so now, it's really ridiculous. Never has it been more clear to me than today. Imagine this scene...... I log on to Facebook and go into Farmtown. I go into the virtual marketplace, because I want to "work" on someone's farm and make "money". As I'm sitting there with probably 25 other virtual farmers, all trying to get work, we all begin to realize that no one is hiring. So everyone just sits there and types stupid stuff like....JOBB PLEEASSE. And this is the way people type in Farmtown, because I think they all must be morons. Except me, of course. So, finally I decide to break the ice and I type.... "Any Howard Stern fans in here?" I wait with anticipation. Finally, some farmer named "Mammie" pipes up. I forgot to mention that we all get to name ourselves something clever, like "Billy Bob", or "Daisy Mae"....smart stuff like that. Anyway, so this "Mammie" types to me... "NO". Ok, well that's simple enough. But it's not good enough for me. I want to know why. So I say... "Why not, Mammie"? And she says "hes rude". Hmmm.....Ok. I press further. "No he's not, he's hilarious", I say. So Mammie says... "if your into that junk....my life is much better than that junk". Ok, so now I really press.. "Mammie, have you actually listened to even one of his radio shows?" Then she says... "dont need to. i got better things than that junk to do". (like take a grammar class?) So then I get annoyed...and say..."Oh, like what? Sit here on a fake farm game? How can you sit and say you don't like Howard when you've never listened to him?" She never responds. Just ignores me. And it doesn't matter, because then I get hired to work at "Nerd Farm"...seriously. So, when I get to "Nerd Farm", he has maybe 24 crops to harvest. And he's hired 3 of us to do this job . So we each get 8 crops. 8 crops....and they're worth about 14 cents a piece. So I find myself just getting more and more angry at this "Nerd Farm" guy. In fact, I'm so angry that as I'm leaving his farm to go back into the marketplace, I type..."Why in the hell would you hire 3 people for 24 crops.....you're a dumbass". And that's when I realized.....I need a job. I really, REALLY need a job.

Something else I've learned about Farmtown.....it is a direct reflection of society today, and the economic problems our nation is facing. It's really very interesting watching the interactions that take place. Farmtown is not just for people in the United States....it has people from every nation. Anyone who has a Facebook account can play Farmtown. When I first started playing Farmtown, over a year ago, there were unspoken rules. If you were hired to work someone's farm, you considered yourself lucky. You thanked that Farmer for the work, and you didn't leave until the job was finished. Sounds silly, I know. But that's the way it worked. Eventually, it has morphed into a whole other type of place. Now, when you're in the Marketplace trying to get hired, you will see Farmers come in and demand work. For example, they will come in and bark a variety of demands, such as.... "solo work only"...."will only harvest wheat"...."no plowing, only harvesting"....and many other strange dictations. It's almost like the workers are now controlling the game, telling employers what they will and won't do. I mean, do they realize they're trying to get work? Americans are guilty of the same thing. They are "too good" to do some jobs.

And the employing farmers are equal offenders, I think. In example, my "Nerd Farm" guy who hired 3 people for 24 crops. Why? Because he wanted to spread the wealth around. That's right. We're all equal....everyone should get the same. Nevermind that some farmers have been there longer, have played more, have worked harder.....doesn't matter. We should spread it around equally. So where is our reward for success? Why work hard for what you have, only to have it given to those less fortunate.....or even worse, those less driven?

So there it is. In black and white. Non-disputable, and crystal clear. My brain is going to waste. And I need a job. And not in "Nerd Farm".