oh, internet

the power of the internet literally astounds me. on one hand, i think it's fantastic that we can look up anything we want about anyone or anything in the world and have answers within seconds.

on the other hand, i think it's sad how we're all so connected electronically that it takes away from actually connecting with people in more personal ways. we all carry cell phones around like they're a third arm, but do we actually ever call anyone on it? and if someone does call you, do you answer it? do people still stop by each others houses just to say hi and have a cup of tea? do we remember anything that is going on in someone's life without being prompted by facebook to remember? i think not. the internet completely takes away any and all brain activity that existed in pre-internet life. i, for one, can barely remember 5 phone numbers now. why is that? it's because i don't have to.

it's also scary how someone can post something about your or your company that is so completely misrepresentative of the truth. but at least the comment box lets you reply in real time and hopefully clear up whatever the misrepresentation is. i can't imagine being a teenager today, though. imagine if all the clique-y mean things that happened in high school extended into the wider online world.... how awful. anyone can say anything they want at any time - which is not necessarily a good thing.

in all honesty, sometimes i wish i grew up in the 60's and 70's when rotary phones were still around. wouldn't it be great to go out to eat in a restaurant and not have your whole table on their cell phones checking facebook? socializing in person... what a novel idea!

i felt like i'd lost an arm!

today, on my way out the door for a meeting, i discovered that i didn't have my cell phone. oh, where, oh where could my little phone have gone? i then proceeded to sit through a three hour marketing meeting before going home to see if i could find it. it was nowhere to be found. my coworker called it - nothing. i got back to my office, called it - nothing.

panic set in because, if i'm truly honest, i am a cell phone addict. i am a facebook addict. i am a compulsive email checker. my phone rivals my appendages - losing my phone is like losing my arm.

not to mention that i was thinking how expensive it could be to buy a new one. or what if someone had my phone and was making 3 hours calls to kenya? (yes, this is what goes on in my mind... i'm a worry wort. i was in panic mode.)

thankfully, i have the world's best roommates and we located the phone through the powers of facebook.

honestly, what did one ever do before facebook and cell phones existed? i imagine it was a much less ulcer-inducing time in history.