Facebook username

Facebook username registration opens for the firs time in just a few hours, marking a major milestone in Facebook identity. For the first time since Facebook began over 5 years ago, users will be able to choose a username to go by on the site. And while it may not be clear today how broadly Facebook usernames will be used in the future, everyone should be careful to pick a username that they will want to be associated with their real Facebook identity for years to come.

In addition, Facebook has set up several rules for businesses interested in getting vanity URLs for their Facebook Pages. Only those Pages with more than 1,000 fans on May 31 will be eligible for usernames starting tonight. The rest will also have to wait until June 28.

Facebook chose to start the username landrush at midnight on a Friday night in the US to ease the transition on its internal systems and processes. Europeans probably have the toughest time though - they’ll be getting up at (or staying up until) 4-5am to get their Facebook username.

Luis Castillo

Luis Castillo was sitting in a chair facing his locker, his head buried in his hands. He stayed like that for 10, 20, 30 seconds until he turned around, took a deep breath and faced a cluster of reporters. His mouth continued to move, words kept coming out, but Castillo’s eyes were glazed over, as if he were still in shock. One out from an uplifting victory, the Mets suffered their most heart-rending and gut-wrenching loss in a season loaded with them.

The Mets’ last three losses have come in the ninth inning or later, to the two teams they want to clobber most, in games that they readily acknowledge they should have won. Against Philadelphia, the Mets were burned by their own disappearing offense as much as the Phillies’ resolve. The Mets know they have no margin for error, that they must play perfectly, as Carlos Beltran said Thursday, because of all their injuries.

Against the Yankees, the Mets did everything right — stringing together hits, receiving solid bullpen work, delivering in the clutch — until the final play of the game. Aside from Castillo, Church had the best view in the ninth as Rodriguez skied a ball to shallow right center. Castillo ranged back, staggering somewhat, before preparing to make a one-handed catch. From contact, Church said he knew it was not his ball because he saw Castillo’s uniform number — a sign, according to him, that Castillo was not in danger of misplaying it.

Jamie Czerniawski

Jamie Czerniawski, who was part of the ABC reality show "Wife Swap" in 2006, has been released on $75,000 bond after being arrested for stabbing her husband Charles. According to Jamie, he became jealous after he caught her talking to a male friend and threatened her. According to Charles, she simply went psycho. Charles spent two days in Intensive Care with serious stab wounds to his right arm. No word on if the couple are sleeping under the same roof tonight.

This little domestic violence incident would have gone unnoticed if it weren't for the fact that the Czerniawskis were part of a "Wife Swap" episode in which she switched places with a tattooed mom from Arizona. That was three years ago, but apparently her fame and name recognition is still out there - admittedly not enough to get her immediately into the headlines once she was arrested, but enough to get her some publicity once people learned 'who she is'. And because of who she is and her now-famous arrest and release from the pokey, she has taken the No. 1 spot on Google's most searched topics, if only temporarily.

What really happened between Jamie and Charles will no doubt be a 'he said, she said'. But just the fact that the incident is the tabloid equivalent of the Shot Heard 'Round the World is more than a bit disturbing. Why do we care? Famous people are always being brought up on assault charges, and truth be told, there are probably far more reality show has-beens who have been brought up on charges than we will ever know about.