Monday, July 25, 2005
Anica's boyfriend called me a ludite. I have never been called a ludite before. Am I a ludite? My admant refusal to acquire a cell phone is what prompted the label, but I don't eschew cell phones because I abhor technology. I eschew cell phones because I think they are annoying, intrusive and (largely) unnecessary. Oh, and did I mention costly? Why would I pay money for people to interrupt whatever I'm doing with an obnoxious "dee dee do de, dee dee do de, deedy do de do?" If I want someone to talk to me, I'll plant myself near a phone and engage in activites I don't mind being interrupted.
My response to the ludite comment was that cell phones have no adventure in them. Arranging a rendevous in the mall back in bad old days was so much more exciting. "Okay, I'll meet you by the fountain at 2 o'clock sharp. Let's synchronize our watches." Now, you just call the person every twenty minutes and ask, "Where are you now?" It's like they're homing beacons or something.
Bleh.
BTW I would officially like to say that I found the boyfriend (in spite of the luddite comment) to be a decent fellow.
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My response to the ludite comment was that cell phones have no adventure in them. Arranging a rendevous in the mall back in bad old days was so much more exciting. "Okay, I'll meet you by the fountain at 2 o'clock sharp. Let's synchronize our watches." Now, you just call the person every twenty minutes and ask, "Where are you now?" It's like they're homing beacons or something.
Bleh.
BTW I would officially like to say that I found the boyfriend (in spite of the luddite comment) to be a decent fellow.
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For those of you who don't think I post enough (if there are such people - all, I hear is crickets), I thought I would let you in on my other blog-like projects. One is a conversation about art between Sarah and I called Arrivals. This is serious blogging, not for the faint of heart.
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Friday, July 15, 2005
| You Are 79% American |
 Tough and independent, you think big. You love everything about the US, wrong or right. And anyone who criticizes your home better not do it in front of you! |
Yeahaw! At least I did better on this one that that political quiz that said I was (gasp!) a moderate.
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