Technology Times

It's official. With much thanks to Dave, I have become a tech junkie (sort of). Well, let me put that in perspective for you. I'm still farrrrrr behind the times compared to many of my peers (I don't have a Blackberry or a palm pilot), but I have come a long way since one year ago when I still did not have cable and was using my very basic green-screen cell phone from several years ago (no camera, no graphics, no voice commands, etc). When Dave started staying around more and more it became clear that I would have to move forward with the times. Fast forward from one year ago. I now have digital cable with DVR (which I LOVE!). I get to record all my favorite shows and watch them sans commercials--yey! And of course we have RoadRunner to use with Dave's laptop (with wireless internet connection, nonetheless). I've been making the most fabulous mixed CD's for myself and friends and family and desinging my own special labels to go on them (legal, of course!) all while sitting comfortably on the couch. And we've been wearing out Dave's Sony digital camera taking photos and then printing photo quality copies on his ink jet printer and framing them (Hello! Mother's Day gifts!). Then obviously there's this blog. And today Dave bought me a wireless ear piece to go with my blue-tooth capable cell phone which I purchased several months ago, a luxury I decided I needed since I saved money by getting rid of my home telephone months and months ago. So what does all this mean? I'm lazier than ever, my house is dirtier and less organized, and I am constantly submitting myself to overexposure of simultaneous sources of information and stimuli. I can now sit on my couch, watch my recorded shows fast forwarding through all the commercials, surf the net, download music and make CD's, update this blog, take pictures with the digital camera and upload them, and talk on the phone hands-free all at the same time. I'm expecting my brain to short-circuit at any moment. Do you have a mental image yet? So for those of you who have asked what I'm doing with my time these days (Still making jewelry? Still baking cakes?), well here's your answer. But I'm still "keeping it real" in a few ways--I still have the same $60 DVD player that I bought several years back that we have to "beat" repeatedly everytime we attempt to watch a movie in order to stop loud vibrating noises coming from inside the machine. I'm sure we'll be getting new one anytime now. Ahhhh....the wonders of technology!