We can't be on a girlfriend getaway all the time - believe me, we've tried.  And chances are, you don't live in the same city as ALL of your best girlfriends.

Next to cell phones and IM, we also love Facebook.

It's not the frenzied, ADD-style of MySpace, which sends us into convulsions upon first glance.  Facebook is for big kids.

You can upload a fairly simple profile and photo, and then either focus on finding friends, via the Search function, or waste endless hours adding applications and playing games.  The "Where I've Been" application is a favorite of ours, as it's map allows you to flag places you've visited, lived, or hope to visit.  Approach the Traveler IQ Trivia game with caution.  Or a very empty schedule.  It is completely addictive. 

But back to your friends! 

Facebook updates you on your friends' statuses (is that too much plural?), and if you don't have time for a full email or voicemail message, you can just Poke your friend, to let her know you're thinking about her. 

Right now, we're thinking about you.  POKE.

To join:  www.Facebook.com