Y'all, my Memaw just sent me an e-mail. I'm very proud of her! I sat down at her computer over the weekend and made sure it was still "connectable" to the Internet (something had happened...). It was. She's still on dial-up... but is dial-up really that bad if you have never been on a faster connection? I remember we all used to do it!
In fact, I was re-reading a chat transcript the other day from back in my day of dial-up Internet service. Skipper and I were having problems keeping our modems connected to Al Gore's interweb. Man... remember having to tell Mom to please stay off the phone or hoping that no one called (the call waiting beep seemed to knock us off at Mom & Dad's and at LR) or waiting around (for what seemed like forever) for a page to download!!!
Or how about this one... the silliest of all, I think... e-mail service where your modem calls in to retrieve your messages (and send any you've got in your outbox) and then immediately disconnects. One shot... send and receive. Call again later if you think you'll have more (or if you have another message to send). So funny. Haley & I used to spend hours just waiting around... waiting for an e-mail to send, waiting to receive an e-mail, waiting for my sister to get off the phone or the computer so that I can use the one line. Of course, that did give us hours upon hours to sit around and giggle with each other... and, over the course, become best friends (is that when that happened?!). So, maybe it was all for the best. :)
Sometimes I feel like my current IM (chat programs, Memaw) is slow... like I can't actually have a conversation in a sensible amount of time... but think of where we've been! Ah, the good old days with Skipper and Mr.PM. And we didn't complain... well, too much. Oh wait... YES I DID. I complained constantly. In fact, just about every message I sent was probably ended with some "hurry up" or "send more" directive. But that's just because I'm a complainer. Maybe the rest of y'all didn't complain. You're better peeps, I'm sure.
Sitting in front of Memaw's computer (and 56K modem) on Saturday, I was i-m-p-a-t-i-e-n-t! I live in a world where I have 2 computers... both are powered on, online and running something (even if it's just my little contribution to world peace -- what I really want, too -- or curing incurable diseases -- You too can help change the world!) at all times. My download speed is upwards of 3mbps (can I say mbps or does it have to be 3000kbps?) and upload is right at 2. And I complain about even that! Patience is virtue... and I am not a virtuous person.
My Memaw, on the other hand, is very virtuous... and patient. She's going to be learning more very soon, I'm sure. She's a doer. And nothing, not even a slow connection, will keep her down! Keep up the good work, Memaw. Send lots of messages. We ♥ e-mail. Right Haley? Right Mom? Even Dad enjoys reading some e-luv (if he remembers to check it!).
Speaking of e-luv... Lois, I know I haven't really acknowledged (on the blog or via reply) your e-mail. It's in my Inbox waiting for me to write you back. I got it, I appreciated the heck out of hearing from you, and I love that you're enjoying (I hope that's not too presumptuous) my little eCorner (or in this Apple-crazed world nowadays, maybe it should be iCorner... did you see their iPhone yet?) on Blogspot. Of course, Lois & Memaw (and Mom, who also joined the let's-email-Heidi club today) have let me hear a little bit of what they have to say. Oh, and Haley too... a comment definitely counts. The rest of y'all... silent readers... lurkers... sneaky, sly I'll-read-what-you-have-to-say-but-never-let-you-hear-from-me: shame, shame, everyone (well, no one... no one, that is, but me) knows your name. I love you anyway. Keep reading... but I'd love to hear from you sometime.
Finally... last thing and then I'm out... there was a story on CNN today (here if you're interested) about John Cusack and Jeremy Piven not being friends anymore. I feel like I should write a NYT obit for their friendship. Something with the word "fatum" in it, fo' sure. But really... say it ain't so! They hafta still be friends. You don't just stop being friends. Especially over something as silly as success or fame or jealousy or anything really. You just keep on wanting what's best for your friend. You keep on standing behind, beside, in front of (wherever they need you) them. Am I right? Pssha... probably not. Y'all would all probably leave me in a heartbeat if I got famous too. LOL... what a scary thought... me famous. Lord help us. And on that note, I'm out. Peace, y'all... world peace if it's not too much to ask.
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OK Melanie here.
I guess I'm one of those readers who never writes any comments. But in my defense until I met you I didn't even know all this existed. I didn't know I could comment until I read this blog. On another note, you have inspired me. I have a facebook page now. Not my first choice but that's what my brother has and I wanted at least 1 friend. I have no pictures yet (haven't figured out that yet) but at least its something. So here's to Heidi for bringing Melanie into the internet age. YEAH!!!
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