Pet Peeves– “Going Digital”

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Pet Peeves– “Going Digital”

Rant in progress…

1. All the binging. While you may need to know the very second that you’ve been emailed or Facebooked or tweeted I do not. One word: vibrate.
2. Here’s a sample conversation that drives me nuts. NC = Not Connected GD = Gone Digital
NC 1: I haven’t been out with my husband in a long time.
NC 2: I hear ya, sista’! The last time we went out was when Spider Man II came out. So a few years ago.
GD: (Pulls out a small electronic device and retreats into silence for about 1.5 minutes)
NC 1: Well, it hasn’t been that long for us but it’s about time we get out. Oh! I was talking to Susann the other day and she told me about this sale -
GD: 2004.
NC 1 and 2: Huh?
GD: Spider Man II – 2004.
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
3. Doing things fake that should be done real. If you have hours to play Guitar Hero just LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR!
4. Apple in general. I’m a proletariat and PC is good enough for me.

I say all this as a personal warning to myself because I am getting an Ipad2 for my 30th birthday from the Love Doctor! And therefore am in serious danger of becoming my own worst enemy. But danger is the way to live! Any iphone/ipad app suggestions? I still have 8 days to wait and I’m just dying!

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AimeeMay 3, 2011 at 6:50 PM
there are so many good Catholic apps! there's a free rosary app, there is a prayer app from Diving Office that is awesome -- just about any prayer you can think of. You can also get the Liturgy of the Hours. I also like the confession app - the examination of conscience is very helpful.
In the more secular vein, we like to play Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Bubble Bust, Words with Friends, Boggle . . . .
Have fun with your new present!
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ReenieMay 3, 2011 at 6:57 PM
I'm completely with you on all four counts. Oh wait, the love doc isn't buying me an ipad and I'm way past 30. All 3 first counts. "Just because you can doesn't mean you should" -- I couldn't agree more (but clearly I'm a NC). And what's this early birthday presenting??? Your birthday is in July. And please tell the Love Doc that MY birthday is only 6 weeks after yours... :D
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Jesse RayMay 3, 2011 at 7:41 PM
Happy Early Birthday!!
You'll have fun, and probably find your laptop getting dusty.
Suggestion: redeem a $50+ itunes gift card and remember, you only have to pay for the app once if you download under the same account even if you have multiple iOS devices in the family.
Apps?:
Pampers' "HELLO BABY" is free and has great images of developing babies (touch them to see actual size).
IMOVIE is a deal at $5.
DRAGON DICTATION is a sweet way to speed up long emails by speaking them instead of typing.
TERRA is a better browser than the standard "safari" one.
PICA or FRIENDLY for facebook.
AMR Radio to hear your dad crystal clear!!!
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Katie RoseMay 3, 2011 at 7:58 PM
wow, that is an awesome bday present. how fun!
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AEMay 4, 2011 at 6:42 AM
ohhhh... you can take your ipad to the grocery store... I bet you can save the price of that ipad in 1 year of couponing!
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ChristineMay 6, 2011 at 3:59 PM
Am i this GD of which you speak? Hanging head in shame....
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Loves and Loveletts

Lex - somewhere in her mid-30's. Homeschooling mom as well as a homeschool graduate. Lives in a little Burg in the Appalachian mountains but will always have a little Michigan inside her. Mother of 6 that were born within 9 years of each other. Lover of audiobooks, praying through singing, birding, asparagus patches, and photographing kids. Grateful for the gift of community - the beauty, the ugly and the mediocre. Follower of Christ.

John - Late 30's Theology Professor, aka The Love Doctor. Always burning the candle at both ends he works hard during the day to form the future of Catholic priests and in the early mornings and evenings he carts children to and from activities and makes his wife mean G&Ts. Evangelization, providing music for Mass and adoration, sharing insights from St. Thomas Aquinas are what he's most known for in his professional life. Doing the dishes every night, dropping everything to meet us in the ER, and fixing the constant rotation of things the kids break are what he's most popular for here at home.

Anthony - Thirteen. Geography and grammar are where he shines academically - both requiring a precision that Anthony has a hard time not overusing. He enjoys playing soccer as often as possible and he stands out on his team as being a guy with his head and his body in the game - attentive and thinking. He works hard on living with equanimity as an introvert in a crowded, loud, busy home.

Rosie - Ten. Leader of "The Tribe": the three loveletts that were born within 2.5 years. She is a hard worker in school and rarely requires my help, just plugs along and gets her stuff done. She takes a lot of art classes and keeps a nature journal and I love what she is able to observe and translate through a pencil. She loves to make up all sorts of games and fun pretends for the younger member of the family. Everyone should be so lucky as to have a Rosie.

Thomas - Nine and all E. Energetic, enthusiastic, eager, excitable, extroverted, exhilarated and engaged. The only trouble we have with Thomas is that it's hard to keep him busy enough - he has an appetite for life that can be overwhelming! He's been this way ever since he mastered crawling. He was off and the rest is history. Anthony wrote this limerick about Thomas this year.

My brother is energetic

His body is super frenetic

He yells and he jumps

and he gives us all bumps

But Thomas is never pathetic.

This is all true.

Cecilia - Eight. Cece is such a great "smack-dabber". Smack-dab in the middle of the family and always wanting to be part of the team. She is generous, inclusive and positive. We often call her excited, positive, can-do presence, "The Power of Positive-Ce". She has none of her older sister's innate sense of fashion and often rollicks around in outfits that make me question her ability to see colors. And patterns. And cleanliness.

Catherine - 5 going on 30. Probably the most thoughtful and caring person in the house. She is totally normal when it comes to wanting to run with the big kids and "do it myself" and other such developmental standards. What sets her apart in our family is that she is so tuned into how other people are feeling and how her actions effect them. When she throws a fit (which she still does occasionally) she is the only child to offer unprompted apologies and amends. She is our sunshine.

Gloria - 3 and THE BABY. She is well ensconced in her role - having no desire or inclination to reliquish her tyrannical hold on all the people older then her. We do her bidding and she entertains us by singing herself little songs, letting us tickle her and having big beautiful eyes and super long eyelashes.

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