My goodness, it seems like every time I sit down to write, something else begs for my attention! I’m sure it goes the same for all of you as well.

Last week, my grandfather had double bi-pass surgery on his heart … which was a big success! The capabilities of modern medicine continue to amaze me which what can be accomplished today. He was in surgery on Wednesday and they had him up out of bed for a few minutes on Thursday. He wasn’t running, mind you (and still isn’t) but just the thought of him out of bed the next day astounded me! He is home now after spending a week in there and very happy They gave him this crazy gadget that neither he nor my grandmother can work that is a video phone, blood pressure moniter, O2 moniter all in one! He hooks up to it once a day at a specific time and transmits his vitals to the hospital. A nurse also comes on the video phone and has a look at his stitches! Crazy this technology!

Not only that but I started my Spring session courses last week, twice a week every Tues and Thurs so that has kept me good a busy. Since it is only a month long, all of the course work is smooshed into the time we have. Lots of reading and writing for this class I’m taking called Digital Democracy. It’s proving to be quite interesting as we discuss the ongoing role of the internet and technology in today’s democracy. It has come to my attention however, that most of the people in the class don’t actually have alot of experience with technology. Someone was talking about the use of Twitter by some US senators during one of Obama’s speeches. She was saying what a horrible thing it is that they are doing that rather than paying attention. She said she doesn’t want to know what they had for lunch or what they are doing. What she failed to realize is that by doing this, the senators are bringing the democratic process to the people. People feel involved and informed.  Of course some people tweet what they had for lunch. But above all, Twitter is a great marketing tool.

Am I rambling? I have a feeling that I’m rambling. I just have so many thought bouncing around my head!

I have been having a bit of a crisis as such in WoW these past few days. You see, I usually feel some sort of bond or affinity with my main character. She tends to be an extension of myself, if you will. But with my druid Neffi, I have not yet felt this connection and I have been raiding at level 80 for a few weeks now. This has been weighing heavily on my desire to play and as a result, I have begun to play my many alts more frequently. Does anyone have any advice for me? I’m sure there are people who have felt this way before.

Well I think that’s my rambling done for now. Since I am feeling in the writey mood, I may just write a few posts and put them up at a later date. Oh look how productive I am!