I love the internet. What would we do without it? I'm not young enough to say "I can't remember a world without the internet" hell, I can barely say I remember a world without a remote control....but I have realized how much I've come to depend on the internet and it really is a gloriously big-brother type thing.
I use it for directions probably twice a week.
I connect with friends via e-mail and the all-encompassing myspace and facebook has put me in touch with people I haven't seen or talked to in ages. And wouldn't have made an effort to find otherwise, in all honesty. No offense to all you folks out there, but there just isn't enough time in the day, ya know?
And this connection leads me to many laughs during the day when I normally wouldn't have it. The status bar on facebook alone makes me chuckle when I log in. Ben S, you are cracking me up with those posts about Starship Troopers and what not. And Sharon with your 'virtual hips' comment....All fun all the time. I love it.
The internet has just spoiled me even more in the instant gratification department. When I hear a song on the radio that I dont' know, or I'm watching a movie with an actor that I just KNOW I've seen before but can't place.... voila! Look them up on the internet. Now, sometimes, I let my brain just try and figure it out by itself.
No, really, I do. I love letting my brain work that way. I'll see someone on a TV show and think "Oh, where do I know that guy from" and then my brain will say "Oh, we know him in some kind of uniform...possibly a cop? Or a military guy?" Then I'll keep watching, and listening to his voice. And then my brain will say "Oh, we hear him saying this specific line..." and finally when I figure out it's the guy from Movie X I saw 3 years ago, it's that A-ha!! feeling that is most satisfying.
The internet both feeds and destroys that process with the mighty Google and IMDB. You can look up anything you want! You just need to know that your source might not be so reliable (Suck on lemons to stop your menstrual cycle? Um.... okaaaaaayyy) but it's THERE. It's right at your fingertips! It's just....like....maaaaaaagic! (bonus points if you can tell me where that line is from without looking it up)
I'm off to look up my kids karate class schedule, then print out some directions, then play that addicting scramble on facebook.... toodles =)
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Well, of course the line is from Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets, and it's said by Gilderoy Lockhart as Fawkes is flying them all out of the chamber. Duh? Or have I stirred up too much dust in my cleaning and it's clogged my brain?
A GOLD star for you, my anonymous friend =)
Anonymous friend used to go by the name of Stepford Auditor. =)
Well then, hello there, Mickey Mouse. *chuckle* Guess I'll leave some more HP trivia sprinkled throughout my blog now.
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