AND SO IT BEGINS.
Starting late due to a family reunion (always the first Sunday in July) I
finally began the Challenge: at 2034 EST the final text files were emailed to
the open web and hence to the Performa... and then, the ÒPowerÓ button was
pushed and the Pismo went away.
It is currently in a laptop box taped shut (if I can attach photos via email, I
will) that will be held off premise for the entire month. The only peice left
out will be the external hard drive, which is used for photo work and doesnÕt
work with either machine anyway.
There is some thought that certain parts of the modern computing experience,
particularly the internet, instant messaging, and social networking, are
desirable by their users almost to the point of addiction [or beyond?]... no
doubt this is due to the social nature of humanity as a species, and the
MTV-driven need for McInfo- essentially soundbytes of data that anyone can find
anywhere. I will admit I feel like something has been removed from me, but not
cold or depressed as so often is the steriotype of addiction yoinked from oneÕs
hands.
Alas, though...no facebook, myspace, youtube, jibjab to pass the time and lower
the national productivity further... no iTunes to listen to blasting, no falling
asleep with iChat on in the hopes someone will poke me. Growing used to that
sort of thing is as gaining a virtual appendage to an information world.
I hope I donÕt end up with a Òshop classÓ accident.
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