I have had rocky, tumultuous relationships with various outlets of media filled with cheating, neglect and assorted other types of abuse(usually in the form of dropping my cell phone into various bodies of water).
One of my early beloved forms of communication was in middle school when I fell for the charming, popular internet tool known as AOL instant messenger. I could spend hours on end chatting with various buddies where we would have in-depth, drama filled discussions and debates. (Ex: how r u? good u? good. gtg. ttyl. bye.)
In high school my affection for Instant messenger waned as soon as my Dad introduced me to my shiny, new cell phone. We went everywhere together AND it would even show me who was calling so I could screen out anyone I did not particularly want to talk to!
These days, even though I will always love my cell phone, the initial flame of our relationship has died down. I’m not really tied down to one particular source (I guess you could say I’m more of a media skank these days). Most days I read a couple articles in the Washington Post. I use the internet daily for class but I always seem to get sucked into those celebrity gossip sites like Perezhilton. Television is like the one I blow off most of the time. I like to watch the Office, Jay Leno, and Conan O'Brien. They make me laugh whenI get home late after work. My one long distance relationship is with Lucky Magazine, through which I stay connected to the fashion world and try to calculate how many paychecks it will take me to buy those Chanel sunglasses.
One of my early beloved forms of communication was in middle school when I fell for the charming, popular internet tool known as AOL instant messenger. I could spend hours on end chatting with various buddies where we would have in-depth, drama filled discussions and debates. (Ex: how r u? good u? good. gtg. ttyl. bye.)
In high school my affection for Instant messenger waned as soon as my Dad introduced me to my shiny, new cell phone. We went everywhere together AND it would even show me who was calling so I could screen out anyone I did not particularly want to talk to!
These days, even though I will always love my cell phone, the initial flame of our relationship has died down. I’m not really tied down to one particular source (I guess you could say I’m more of a media skank these days). Most days I read a couple articles in the Washington Post. I use the internet daily for class but I always seem to get sucked into those celebrity gossip sites like Perezhilton. Television is like the one I blow off most of the time. I like to watch the Office, Jay Leno, and Conan O'Brien. They make me laugh whenI get home late after work. My one long distance relationship is with Lucky Magazine, through which I stay connected to the fashion world and try to calculate how many paychecks it will take me to buy those Chanel sunglasses.
4 comments:
I have the same cellphone- bodies of water problem too! I've drowned 2 already. I don't know why they don't make them waterproof.
Nice blog. Your right, its really hard to pick one form of media that influences us. Our whole life is surrounded by media. I also thought what you said about our "important" instant messaging conversations was hilarious.
Great post! The Late Night shows are great to put on when doing last minute homework/studying or just chilling after a long day's work. Conan would have to be my favorite. On a side note, I'm in the same boat as you and Conor. Two of mine have gone the way of the lemmings via Davy Jones' Locker.
I too remember those early days of AOL, it all started with a few instant message chats and now I have also become a media skank. That's okay though because it means we're well informed.
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