Road access

I find it amazing to be sitting in the car, motoring along, checking my emails (which is my euphemism for Facebook) and typing my next scintillating blog. Ah, technology. I can’t believe that I got through my childhood in such a primitive fashion. Fancy having to write letters, or heaven forbid, use the telephone with that stupid round-out number dially-thing-a-ma-jig.

I do find it all a little nauseating – of course that could just be Mark’s driving and the eerie sounds of ‘Shark Boy and Lava Girl’ coming out of my head rest. Is that weird feeling in my gut guilt or that last meal at McDonalds?

A quick techno-count reveals that in the car we have two ipods, two Nintendo DS consoles, two laptops (we like symmetry in our family) and one DVD player…don’t fret, it has two screens. And to think, this is our holiday to get away from it all.

So what are we having a break from, if we have brought it all with us? I just couldn’t bring myself to unplug from my life. We have tried some old-fashioned road trip techniques – 20 questions; spot the road kill; eye spy; singing along to the Christmas CD (BJ’s request….I’ll make sure to remove that precious little gem before our next adventure).

Perhaps the benefit of leaving home for a while is the change of routine, rather than achieving a state of absolute isolation. It is nice to be able to connect into our real lives via our virtual ones for peace of mind. We know you’re all safe (and of course what you’re all cooking for dinner, all you facebook braggers…)

In spite of the fact that the sound of my fingernails on the keyboard is driving my husband to the edge of his sanity, I can’t help but relish in the access to the world sitting on my lap. Isn’t that human nature to want to be connected and existing within community?

I do believe in balance, although it is somehow hard to achieve with an exuberant personality, but moderation is the key to living a happy and healthy life. Except when you’re talking about winning, there can never be too much of that…lol..or humour…those things are never inappropriate *laughing*. So maybe a little bit of internet for the road is okay after all.

Speaking of winning, I have five more questions to ask Mark to seal my title as ‘Indisputable 20 Q champion’.

See ya’ll online.