For the most part, I've been moving down the "21 things" list in order. Astute readers might notice that I skipped right over instant messaging. There's a reason for that.
I remember the first time I heard about instant messaging, though I don't remember the year. A woman came into the branch and asked for information on ICQ. I had no idea what it was, and when I found out, I shuddered.
Suddenly, I was living in a world where e-mail wasn't considered fast enough.
I've been avoiding IM ever since, and I will continue to do so for just a little longer.
As for mp3 players, they've been a regular part of my life for a long time. I covet a Zune.
Allconsuming was interesting. I don't see it becoming a daily or weekly destination for me, but I might drop by now and then. After completing the assignment, I found myself sidetracked by the 43things group of sites. Those were intriguing-- the 'net as a tool for life goals. Hmmm. I typed in two quite lofty goals for myself, then noticed in the "term cloud" thingy goals like "get more body piercings" and "get to level 60 in World of Warcraft." Somewhere out there is a planet where I'd be considered normal, I guess.
Oh! I just went back and looked again, and in the cloud I spotted "go to the library regularly." Nice to know I'm living somebody's dream.
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Dude. Your blog is awesome. Keep it up. I actually like IMing my niece and stepson. It's a way to get them to "talk" to me...
Rebecca
How can anybody who calls herself a typist not use IM!? Haha, just kidding. (Though perhaps some readers who call themselves readers just have a different definition of "reader" than you do.)
Who's a typist? I'm a writer. You know, a 1.4 mm bold tip ballpoint pen (preferably a Papermate Profile) and a fresh, new unsullied notebook? You younguns don't appreciate the Joy of Office Supplies.
Aside from that, I think the world has enough ways to reach me without IM. There's my work phone, home phone, cell phone, text messaging, voice mail,answering
machine,e-mail, blog comments or if you're really desperate, you can resort to face to face interaction. (But I wouldn't recommend it.)
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