Facebook’s gotten out of hand. I think we can all agree on that one.

In the past month, I’ve gotten friend requests from three people I’m not convinced I’ve ever even met. The last one was from some guy in Abu Dhabi, whose profile photo makes him look like a rock star. No kidding – he reminds of a young Lenny Kravitz, wearing dark sunglasses and a black shirt that’s half unbuttoned…and after I responded favorably to the request (hey, I’ll be friends with ANYONE on Facebook, don’t double-dog-dare me on that one) I looked down his wall and discovered a crowd of people who are posting that they have no idea who he is.

Amazing.

I’m considering starting a series of ‘Fan’ sites, though, to establish some sort of record. That way, for the masses of people who've made the mistake of ‘befriending’ me when they have no idea who I am, they’ll all get that continuous string of site suggestions popping up on the right side of the screen…with my name next to all of them! Almost like I’m famous!

“Game Show Hosts of the Seventies! John is a fan!”

“Things That Start With the Letter ‘C’! John is a fan!”

“Nebraska Zip Codes! John is a fan!”

“Things That Look Like Other Things! John is a fan!”

“Getting Kicked In the Crotch! John is a fan!

But the best thing about Facebook for me is that I now have a second piece of evidence (along with my seventh and eighth grade yearbooks) that I actually know actress Gillian Anderson, star of the t.v. show ‘The X Files.’ When her face popped up as a friend suggestion, I waited the required two days (no need to seem desperate, right?) and then sent her a request.

And she responded.

So how cool is that??? You actually know someone who knows someone who’s famous…

“People Who Know Gillian Anderson! John is a fan!”