Media Diary Entry - When do I love my computer?
It occurred to me that most of my media entries have been about my frustrations with technology, and in particular, computers. In reality, those entries are really more about my need to vent. Quite frankly, it is me in the moment of dealing with media, and my response to it. That is the point of this diary.
But for balance, I need to ask, when do I love my computer?
- When it works
- When it plays Pandora (I LOVE PANDORA!)
- When it pays our bills - ok, I pay the bills, but the computer lets me do it conveniently
- When I can balance our checkbooks with the click of the Update button in Quicken
- When I can communicate with my cousin in the Philippines in real time, especially when I’m up late at night writing this and she’s at work seeing that my yahoo account is active and can IM me.
- When I can make websites look pretty, like this. (I don’t think Jeff would like me calling his website pretty, but there you have it.)
I’m sure I can sit here and continue to make this list. Ultimately, there is something that compels me to continue to create on a computer, despite its frustrations. Maybe that’s the key - the act of being able to create on a computer. At heart, I am a creator, an artist (I still feel uncomfortable using that word, but that’s for another post).
The computer has become my medium. Maybe I should put that on the list.
