“At first, I thought it was a sad, handwritten book. I did not know it was your diary.” This is one of my favorite quotes from the very entertaining and well-known movie “Bridesmaids,” and it’s pretty similar to how I feel about Twitter.

I use Twitter to keep up with friends, read witty banter from anonymous accounts and most importantly, to keep up with the news. For some, however, this is not the case.

While telling the public about how terrific and/or terrible your life is from minute-to-minute is amusing at first, it leads readers to do the Internet unthinkable: click the “unfollow” button. As delicious as your diet might be, is it absolutely necessary to update us on every pound lost?

The aspect of these tweets that gets to me most is that the guilty offenders don’t seem to realize that future employers have the opportunity to look at social media before hiring. All it takes is a Google search of your name, and anyone can see that you were #druuuNnkkkkkk. And, for those senseless folks who say derogatory things about other races, genders and lifestyles, or use words that would require censorship in the media, the public can see this too. And more than likely, they’re judging you.

My favorite examples of what not to tweet includes, but is not limited to: “about to shower,” “so hungover xoxo #redshed (insert emojis here),” “I wish he would reply to my text :/,” as well as anything with inappropriate language you wouldn’t use in a conversation with your grandmother.

Though this is entertaining to some, it is insulting to one’s intelligence. Admit it: you know better. Save it for your lunchtime conversation, not your followers’ twitterfeeds.

First, do yourself a favor and make your account private. This will help the hiring process, as well as your dignity. Secondly, if you feel the need to have a diary-like outlet, blogs are back in style! If blogging is not really your thing, I am sure you can still find those super cool 1990s fuzzy diaries that require a spoken password to open. I’d look on eBay.

Don’t be one of the people who gets (gasp!) unfollowed. In the meantime, find your local, national and international news sources in the Twitterverse and learn something new! Twitter is your friend and can be an excellent source of news. Next time you press the little blue bird, think before you tweet.

Tori Lee is a senior majoring in dance and public relations. Her column runs biweekly on Monday.