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• Life before the internet... - May. 16, 2006
I was talking to my friend at work (Natalie) the other night about life before the internet. It's hard to imagine that over 10 years ago I didn't have an internet connection. Didn't chat online. Didn't blog. Didn't google!
Oh my.
Seriously though, life with the internet obviously is a mixed bag. As one of my commentors pointed out yesterday - I fear for the safety of books. I adore books, I read them by the truckload and I'd hate for actual books to ever be "ancient history".
I also fear about letter writing skills. I have to still write my grandmother in Colorado (she doesn't have a computer) and I am reminded how many letters I used to write....
Yet, I wouldn't give up the ability to email all of my family and get responses the same day. I feel closer to them that way. I love instant messaging with my dad almost every day (he's in California) and being able to talk to school friends through Myspace and Xanga.
What about you? Life before internet and life after... what would you give up.. what would you keep?
I couldn't give up books either! There is something about being able to hold a book in your hands. I love getting letters in the mail - always exciting to see someone has actually taken the time to write a letter, address it, put a stamp on it and go out to the mail box to send it off.
I'll keep the easy access to information - I love having a question and knowing (or being almost certain) that I can find the answer online. I also like the communities online... I've gotten to "know" many artists whom I would never be able to meet in person.
Blogging is my only addiction. Well, blogging and new books. I was homeschooled from K-12. I have an overactive imagination, read a page a minute and type 75 wmp. I've worked with kids since I was 13 and love writing about education issues. I'm an unpaid intern with MINDspriting. I steal paperclips to make up for the lack of a check.
