Where. Are. The. Turtles???
OMGYAY I got to watch The Office today. :D
I had to watch last week's episode on nbc.com because I usually don't get back from school until 9:25pm on Thursdays. (Because the stupid bus leaves at 8:20pm, 5 minutes after my class is supposed to get out, but of course no one ever gets out of class precisely on time, so by the time I hike over to the bus stop, the bus is GONE and I have to wait 45 minutes for the next one.) But today we got out of class 15 minutes early, so I got to catch the elusive 8:20pm bus, so I got home in time to watch The Office live on TV. Yay! :D
Anyhow, PB&J are freaking adorable. ♥ I'm so happy they're finally together and still totally cute with each other. It totally makes my day. Though Jim needs to do some pranks! I miss my prankster. :(
Now with today's episode, I was very interested by the issue that was brought up with Dunder-Mifflin Infinity. Michael's reaction to the technology "take-over" of sorts was actually something I can relate to. (Because, of course, usually Michael is rather "out there" and, while amusing, not anyone I can relate to.) This is an issue in library science these days (with many people asking the question, "Do we even need libraries and/or librarians? Everything's online..." [the answer, of course, is a resounding "Hell yeah!" to anyone who will listen]), as well as an issue I'm invested in personally, librarian-in-training aside. It absolutely terrifies me that you can essentially live your life without ever leaving your house (you can telecommute to work, have groceries delivered, etc.), or at a lesser extreme you can live your life with very minimal human contact.
I make it a point to interact with a human being whenever I can. I stand in line to deposit my checks at the bank, I avoid the self-checkout machines in grocery/drug stores (and libraries!), and I go to physical bookstores rather than Amazon (unless it's something hard-to-find or something ridiculously expensive that I really need Amazon's discounts for). And I do all that just so I can have a few seconds' interaction with a human being. I don't want machines to take over every aspect of my life -- particularly if they'll end up murdering me by sending me into a lake. ;) As Michael said, real people offer a personal and human touch. And I truly believe that that is far more important than most people give it credit for in this digital era.
I had to watch last week's episode on nbc.com because I usually don't get back from school until 9:25pm on Thursdays. (Because the stupid bus leaves at 8:20pm, 5 minutes after my class is supposed to get out, but of course no one ever gets out of class precisely on time, so by the time I hike over to the bus stop, the bus is GONE and I have to wait 45 minutes for the next one.) But today we got out of class 15 minutes early, so I got to catch the elusive 8:20pm bus, so I got home in time to watch The Office live on TV. Yay! :D
Anyhow, PB&J are freaking adorable. ♥ I'm so happy they're finally together and still totally cute with each other. It totally makes my day. Though Jim needs to do some pranks! I miss my prankster. :(
Now with today's episode, I was very interested by the issue that was brought up with Dunder-Mifflin Infinity. Michael's reaction to the technology "take-over" of sorts was actually something I can relate to. (Because, of course, usually Michael is rather "out there" and, while amusing, not anyone I can relate to.) This is an issue in library science these days (with many people asking the question, "Do we even need libraries and/or librarians? Everything's online..." [the answer, of course, is a resounding "Hell yeah!" to anyone who will listen]), as well as an issue I'm invested in personally, librarian-in-training aside. It absolutely terrifies me that you can essentially live your life without ever leaving your house (you can telecommute to work, have groceries delivered, etc.), or at a lesser extreme you can live your life with very minimal human contact.
I make it a point to interact with a human being whenever I can. I stand in line to deposit my checks at the bank, I avoid the self-checkout machines in grocery/drug stores (and libraries!), and I go to physical bookstores rather than Amazon (unless it's something hard-to-find or something ridiculously expensive that I really need Amazon's discounts for). And I do all that just so I can have a few seconds' interaction with a human being. I don't want machines to take over every aspect of my life -- particularly if they'll end up murdering me by sending me into a lake. ;) As Michael said, real people offer a personal and human touch. And I truly believe that that is far more important than most people give it credit for in this digital era.