Twitter for real people

May 15, 1:35 AMArlington Internet and Tech ExaminerDavid Silversmith

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Twitter asks "What are you doing?” and gives you 140 characters in which you can lie, exaggerate and occasionally actually answer the question.  Although each day it seems like fewer and fewer people actually answer that question. It wasn’t always that way,

I have always felt that my life is not exciting enough for Twitter - but fortunately a trio of sites are here to help.  Check out MyLifeIsAverage, MyLifeIsG and FMyLife also known as "My life sucks but I don't give a f***."

These sites allow people to be really honest as in these examples:

• MyLifeIsAverage - "Today, I microwaved a bag of popcorn for one minute less than the recommended time on the bag. It popped fine. MLIA"
• MyLifeisG - "Today, I earned a lollipop in Spanish for winning a game. I would have gotten a cupcake, but I pronounced one of the words wrong. At the end of class I asked if I could trade my lollipop for a cupcake. She said yes and told me I could keep the lollipop as well! MLIG.”
• FMyLife - "Today, I was on a date with this girl I actually like. The date was going really well and it seemed like it would be a good night. Well while in the movie theater I went to hold her hand and instead she gave me a hand shake and said 'You're so funny I'm so glad we're friends'. FML"
• MyLifeIsAverage - "Today I was going to go to the gym, but I decided to stay home and only eat two slices of pizza instead of three. MLIA."
• FMyLife - "Today, one of my three-year-old twin daughters asked, 'Dad, can we get a cat?' I replied in a gentle dad voice, 'No, honey, dad is allergic to cats. That means they make him sneeze and sniffle. So we can't get a cat. Sorry.' After a slight pause, the other asked, 'When you die can we get a cat?' FML"

The explanations for site features are also great! For example, when you try and submit something without being logged in, you may get the message displayed to the left or you might get, “Our mediocre server was being inundated with submissions, so until it recovers, only registered users can submit.”

If you do register you can submit stories and vote on existing stories.  Finally - there are places where you can honestly answer the question "What are you doing?" without being forced to realize how boring your life is compared to Ashton Kutcher's life.