Let the word go forth...

...that I am finally creating this blog assignment, after being only a mere 11 weeks behind schedule. Hee! I fully admit that I have been dragging my feet on this; not because of any fear or reluctance to embrace the wonders of technology, but because I have already been doing almost all of this stuff for quite awhile.

I have had a blog for years now; a MySpace, a Facebook. I have IM'd strange men from Europe and the middle east who found me on Yahoo (and who somehow always ended up wanting to talk about sex..*hits "block" button*); I have uploaded personal concert photos to a Photobucket account, uploaded videos to YouTube and added content to Wikipedia; I have participated in online "cellcert" concerts broadcast from the other side of the country, and online chats during webcam interviews. I've purchased everything under the sun from theatre tickets to candleholders in the shape of Greek columns via online methods; posted creative writings to considerable acclaim, been a moderator on a chat board and met several of my current closest friends via the Internet. I am no stranger to all the technological wonders that the Internet offers.

And so, as some uniquely challenging work responsibilities I've embraced this year have been dominating my time and energy, often leaving my brain feeling much like a wrung out sponge at the end of yet another very long day, I admit, this assignment has been something I have let slide.

Yes, the internet has revolutionalized our lives, and the way that libraries provide service. I fully anticipate what further delights it shall present to me during this training.

As long as the ol' brain holds out. ;)