I seem to have developed an inability to deal with technology.
This is the voicemail I just left on a friend's phone:
"You know the drill??? Nice message, dork. Anyway, so I was thinking abo--WAIT. You're texting me! I don't know what to do! I don't know what to... crap[insert like, fourteen expletives here]dammit! GAAAAHbye!"
And then it took me at least three tries to end the call.
You can't text??? Really???
It's not an age thing, it's a culture thing. For some reason the US discovered texting after the rest of the world had been doing it like mad for at least 10 years. I'm sure you'll pick it up.
Even my mum can text, and she's 69. She's also European and has been practicing it for a while as her kids keep texting her and shaming her into responding in the same way.
I'm sure you'll pick it up in no time, you are after all quite capable of managing a great blog (the 33 years of mishearing Penny Lane as Elaine does cast a shadow of doubt - but I'm going for the positive angle here).
Isn't it fun to learn something new?
Posted by: Eva | 26 March 2010 at 05:05 AM
Oh, I'm capable of texting. I was just thrown by his texting me WHILE I was leaving him a voicemail and I just... PANICKED. Which resulted in a completely ridiculous message. He'd better have erased it.
Posted by: Leila | 26 March 2010 at 06:21 AM
Sweetie, are we becoming worried about the birthday coming soon? Do I need to send you flowers to disabuse you of this notion that you're old? Because remember: I'm older than YOU! By a little bit. At least. Okay??? So, stop already.
I can only take another text whilst texting because my phone gives me a SINGLE option of "DRAFT?" and if I don't say yes fast enough, just gives me the new text anyway. And each time it happens, I squeal and thumb keys frantically. It's not age -- it's just that technology changes pointlessly quickly.
Posted by: tanita | 26 March 2010 at 10:25 AM
I'm not really concerned about my birthday. It's more that Every Single Day, I gain more evidence that I am turning into my parents.
Posted by: Leila | 26 March 2010 at 10:41 AM
Yes, the growing into our parents happens to most of us. I hope you like them as well as love them.
Posted by: Eva | 26 March 2010 at 07:43 PM