When we first got a computer—and the internet—my sister and I pitched a fit. At age 8, I was sure that this thing called the “web” my mother was so engrossed with, was a passing fad. My mother has always been technologicaly minded, I mean the woman was getting New Zealand pen pals for her fifth grade class in ’97. Now she’s assigned homework to 11-year-olds via her webpage and getting her class to create podcasts. Which is why, in this day and age, it is a bit easier for my mom to keep tabs on my whereabouts day in and day out.

I’ll have to admit that I’m horrible about calling home. For the most part, my life is just so damn busy and by the time I think to call, its way past their bed time. Fortunately for my mother (who has just learned to text… she never could get cell phones) she can harass me lovingly in about five different technological forms.

Point in case:

Mom 6/6/07 10:28 am: Hi call me!

Mom 6/6/07 1:33 pm: Please call me and let me know how u r! Read More »

OMG! No U Ddnt!

I’ve never been the biggest fan of text messaging. I still have one of those phones where you have to press a thousand different keys get the letters you want, and since everything is so damn small, squinting is the only way to make sure I’m saying the right things.

Plus, I’ve never understood why someone would text instead of call unless A) they’re somewhere that inhibits phone usage or B) they don’t want to hear the other person’s voice.

These opinions of mine are in the minority, though. I’m well aware of how much this country is in love with text messaging. Just like that crazy AOL Instant Messenger took hold of my generation years ago, text messaging is slowly becoming our primary form of communication as well as a way to make shitloads of cash. Read More »

Yup. My brother and I had another lovely convo on IM. And in this exciting installment, we learn many things, including:

1. Guys will sleep with an annoying girl — but not date her

2. Britney Spears still isn’t hot. No matter what the pics say

3. EVERYONE knows who Sanjaya is

4. My brother has a grammar problem.

(23:22) Me: Do guy think Paris Hilton is hot?

(23:22) The Bro: um

(23:23) The Bro: she’s bangable

(23:23) The Bro: like…she’s not celebrity hot

(23:23) The Bro: and she’s not date-able

(23:23) The Bro: I think most sane men would agree.

(23:23) The Bro: No one wants to spend time with her…but…I doubt many men would turn down free sex with her, assuming no consequences

(23:24) Me: but her stupidly and selfishness and self-serving attitude doesn’t diminish her attractiveness?

(23:26) The Bro: Yes and no

(23:26) The Bro: I mean, there’s 2 categories:

(23:26) The Bro: bangable and date-able

(23:26) The Bro: her attitude makes her not just unattractive to date but undateable in my opinion

(23:26) The Bro: Id rather live alone the rest of my life then date her

(23:27) The Bro: as far as sexual attraction…for men (and you know this)…attitude means little at first. After you get to know a women that could change her sexiness…but like…if a dude meets a lady at a bar, and she’s looking good, and its happening, the guy isn’t gonna be like, “I can’t do this, she’s annoying”. Anyone who says that they’d hesitate is fat or has never had sex or both. Read More »

As I was browsing the internet on a snowy Sunday, I came across something that really made me wonder if AIM usage has reached a new level. Each Sunday newspapers such as The New York Times and The New York Post publish a section on weddings and highlight different couples. And I’ll admit it, I’m a devout reader of the NY Times wedding section. Not because I plan on getting married ANYtime soon, but because it’s more of a fantasy aspect in college to read about couples that found each other while both working on PhD’s at Ivy League schools or met while searching for a cure to cancer, yada yada yada. I mean, a girl can dream right?

Carrie Bradshaw once said the wedding announcements in the Times are “the straight woman’s sports pages,” and I would have to agree.

But, the Post has also started a wedding section that features more, ahem, “normal people.” The couple highlighted this week met on the internet (okay, thats fine and becoming more acceptable recently). So, for some reason, the husband thought it would be okay to propose over the internet! On AIM! Read More »