My cat-and-mouse game with Facebook continues.

Just as I have made real progress in digging my way out from under a newly-imposed Outlook storage limit – in order to avoid having my email service hobbled (see yesterday’s post) – I woke up this morning all ready to hurl my latest bolt of genius, only to find I couldn’t get in to Facebook. I could see and comment on what was posted on my wall, but every time I tried to access my timeline, all I got was an illustration of a bandaged thumb and a message stating that my account was unavailable.

I tried every workaround I could think of: Google-searching one of my older posts, and clicking on it, in the hope it would take me to the page. Attempting to create my own link by leaving a comment on the wall of a page I follow, then selecting my name. Visiting a friend’s page, to see if I could find a way in through there. All attempts were mocked by the image of that infernal thumb.

Finally, I wondered if the problem might have something to do with the fact that I had jerry rigged something a few months back so that I could hang on to “Classic Facebook.” As you may know, I have been quite vocal in my loathing for the new Facebook design. Until this day, I have yet to post anything using the new set-up. What’s the point of New Facebook, anyway? So I can enjoy more stupid high-definition “recommended” videos of people making fools of themselves?

In any case, this was my second backdoor entrance to the old format. We’ll see if I’m successful in building a third. In life, there are two options: submit to the grim, soul-crushing dystopia of New Facebook, or rise up against the machine!

In case you’re wondering, I have now deleted over 49,000 emails from my Outlook account. Which means I am currently only 120 percent over limit (down from 476). The fight against our electronic overlords continues!

To the last I grapple with thee, Facebook! From hell’s heart I stab at thee!