I joke a lot about how old I feel, not really because of any mental or physical aging, per say, but because everyone around me seems to be growing up and changing. My baby sister graduated from college in May, decided to continue to live four states away, and got a "real job". My little brother owns his own home and is getting married in May. Youth group kids that I remember from when they were in high school are getting married and one even has an adorable little girl! But 28 is not really that old considering I am hard pressed to remember a time when I didn't have a computer in my home.
Granted I was spoiled since my dad owned his own IT company, so I'm pretty sure we had a computer before a lot of people. And I do remember dos; that awful blue screen, having to remember exactly how to type the file you wanted, and word was basically a typewriter on a screen. Still, I can't remember not having one. If you told me today to write a research paper without using the internet, I don't think I could do it.
Computers have come a long way in my lifetime and I remember things changing as windows was upgraded; now you can play solitaire! The internet was introduced; turn computer on, make sandwich while you wait for dial-up, play on the internet till someone needs the phone. Then there was instant messaging; lose hours of sleep as chatting to all my friends at once replaced talking on the phone long into the night. Now even that has been taken one step further with my new favorite thing, facebook!
I always enjoy chatting with my friends online, and I knew of facebook, however the fact that anyone can just look you up and be your friend was a little unnerving to me. There are people I've known whom I'd rather not find me so easily; for some it was hard enough to sever ties the first time, so that was my excuse not to join. Then I started getting bugged to sign up, and I went to my 10 year reunion and had fun catching up with people there, so I decided that after my exam I would go for it.
Now I'm officially addicted. I've been throwing virtual snowballs, sending plants, getting in bar fights, kidnapping people, and beating up mobsters, and I can't make myself stop! I love seeing what other people are up to through the status updates, checking out people's pictures, and writing on the walls of people I haven't seen in years! I've owned a digital camera for a long time but usually forget it at home, or bring it with me and then forget to take a single picture. Now I want to take pictures of everything so I can post them on facebook, because I'm sure everyone cares about what my cat looks like when she's mad and how many pine needles are already in my house from the giant Christmas tree in the family room.
I have to get myself under control here before I start scanning old prom pictures and making videos of my breakfast...
Anyone want to join my mafia wars family? :)
