Blog Posting #8: I Heart Technology This Week...

Okay, so I had a bit of panic when I heard on the WBNI that this museum in Fort Wayne would be closing at the end of June. I have always enjoyed going to this museum, but what really concerned me was that I am planning on doing my internship there this summer as a cataloging intern. I was so excited when the collection manager responded so quickly to my email about doing an internship there this summer, and was even more enthusiastic when I was offered it.

Right now I am sitting at work, and sometimes I listen to the radio just for background noise. As I was on the phone with a coworker, I heard that the Lincoln Museum was closing. Panic-stricken, I immediately emailed the person for whom I will be interning in the summer. Less than a half-an-hour later she responded to let me know that they were still planning on using an intern during the summer. Hurray; I feel so relieved!

I guess I never really considered the significance of email until I really had to get in contact with someone (without having their phone number). Lucky for me, many of the people I strictly correspond with using email are really good about getting replying in a timely matter. The solace of email; you can write it at all hours of the night and it is in the recipient’s mailbox before one can lose their audacity (and the regret of sending something).

This is why I feel great about technology this week. Perhaps, it is due to the fact that I finally allowed myself to have some fun with technology. On both Saturday and Sunday I went to Best Buy and Circuit City to look at technology. I was hoping that they carried something like a Kindle, but they did not. Then, I decided to use my gift certificate to purchase a computer game (hurray; I have finally allowed myself to have a little virtual fun).