Whoa. We are connected...

So. tonight I was playing Words With Friends with about five people. I was on my mac, on Facebook. Alex was using the TV, playing a video game he just got. I was waiting to watch Project Runway All Stars which started at 8pm when I realized I didn't need the TV because I can get that on my iPad. I could watch it on my iPad while still playing Words With Friends on the mac. While he played the game on the TV, he was working something out on his computer so would occasionally run over to it to click something.

It dawned on me then that we are probably most "connected" couple I know! Haha! Here we were in our little living room accessing all manor of electronics and "interacting" with other people. Yes, we are in the 21st century. So, while we don't have those cool hover cars they promised us in those futuristic movies from the past, we do have high grade communication devices and, frankly, I'm all for them!

I am one of those people who can say that knowing how to use a computer and the Internet has really changed my life. For one, I have connected with so many truly talented people that I have been inspired to nurture my own inner creativity which is something I have neglected for a long time. Another great thing, my world is smaller than most people I know. I have friends all over the world. True friends too, not just names and faces, but people I know would be there for me in a heart beat if I needed them. I met them because we share a love of Sweden and our friendships grew from there. We share our good and bad times and support each other and some of us have even met each other. It's been very good. The best thing that's happened to me via the Internet is, of course, meeting my husband! People sometimes raised their eyebrows when they hear we met on the Internet. They're thinking "Internet dating sites" or something and even those have changed dramatically in recent years. Alex and I met on an independent musician website. I was writing lyrics and singing on collaborative songs with other artists. He uploaded some music of his own that blew me away! We started corresponding and talking as friends. He got me through a rough time. And then he proposed!

I know I will embarrass him when he reads this but Alexander is the best person I know. Funny, kind, super smart and excited about life. I love him so much.

Okay, enough of that...where was I...oh, yes, the Internet. I have reconnected with people that fell out of my life years ago and that's been a blast. I've had lunch with grade school friends and we have laughed our asses off each time. I have dined with college friends and we have the same reaction. Time changes much but not what matters. That's important. Write it down.

So, I'm a big fan of the internet and electronic devices that allow us to multitask and connect to each other and other parts of the world. And you can find some really weird stuff too. And that's okay...as long as you know it's weird and move on!