Interweb

I remember my dad first showing me discussion forums and ICQ. I totally didn’t get it.

But I sure do now.

I freaking love the internet. I wonder all the time, what did we do before it. Everything else would be so inefficient. Anything you want to know, at the tip of your fingers, instantaneously. Like magic.

You meet someone, you Google them and you can find out so much about them. It makes pseudo-stalking so freaking easy it hurts – and don’t get me started on Facebook.

I remember being on the internet one night when I was 17 and my connection was obviously dial-up and a boy rang me. He left me a message and then stopped by to drop off something. When get got to my house he asked me – your phone was busy, don’t you have call-waiting? I told him that I was on the internet and he asked, “what’s the internet?”

Can you imagine a time when someone didn't know what the internet was?!

The internet has kept me close to people I would be lost without. It has given me an outlet for my insanity. It has kept me entertained and informed.

I do, however, blame the internet for my adult-onset ADD.

I’m amazed it has kept my attention this long.

Geeky is as geeky does

I admit it, I am as geeky as geeky can be.

I have learned to deal with it, my family has learned to deal with it, and well, you kinda have to too.

So, this year, I am putting my geekiness to the test - Blogathon 2009

WTF you may be asking. Well, if you were too lazy to click on the link, Blogathon is a 24-hour blogging - athon. For a 24-hour period, I have committed to writing one post per half an hour.

Yes, you read that right, there will be 48 blog posts up on this here blog in a short 24 hours.

I am doing this in support of the MS Society of Canada. Should you feel so inclined, you can sponsor me here.

You'll have to sign-up for an account and then decide if you want to pledge per hour or just a lump some.

So, there you have it. Give your money to a good cause.

Oh, FYI, the first couple of posts may be incoherent. I am in Edmo this weekend for Cookie Monster's 30th birthday!