Isn't that little thing cute?



A lot can be said about a little green bird. Recently the new obsession with birds involves the website Twitter. I don't know who created Twitter, or why exactly, but yet again it's another online website that my friends and I have become addicted to. It's rather sad how kids these days grow up and all they know revolves around the internet. I haven't quite caught up to the iPhone or Blackberry phase yet, but at least Twitter/Facebook/and my own blog are free. Back to Twitter. Why do I like it? Why do I need to go on every few minutes for an update of what my friends and favorite celebrities are doing? I mean there was a reason I didn't go to the St. John's soccer game on Friday night yet I find myself home clicking the refresh button to find out the score. Oy. Why do I get my news from Twitter instead of CNN.com? It's much more exciting to look at Anderson Cooper's face than a big red CNN logo with headlines.

Technology these days is shocking. I get mad at my mom when she doesn't respond to text messages within a few minutes, when it's a miracle in itself that she even knows how to use text messaging! I usually know what my friends are doing any minute of the day because I can check their facebook status, their "tweets", perhaps their blogs. I can text them, I can IM them, I can "chat" with them on either facebook or google. Would it ever cross my mind to pick up the phone and dial a friend's number, or rather just scroll down to their name and hit the green button? If I go away for the weekend and don't bring my computer I feel out of touch with the world. I must catch up and I must update.

There is a family reunion of mine on facebook. Mom, aunts, uncles, cousins, even Dad has facebook. No grandparents yet, and it's safe to say I don't think that will happen. But in a way it's nice. I don't usually get to talk to everyone with life being so busy all the time, but through all this crazy technology I can send a friendly message or a quick wall post or tweet to say hello and let the family know I'm thinking of them, while too busy to pick up the phone. I guess that's the world we have come to. And my God am I scared to see it in just a few short years.

Alright this blog is getting too long, I must go check my facebook.

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