I was walking to work the other day and thought of something funny to say to a friend of mine. Since I was walking alone, and I did not particularly feel like granting a stranger with my out-of-the-blue humor, I needed a different outlet.
And so the following mental process ensued:
I could call her, but that’s too invasive, and I don’t have anything else to say. Well, I suppose I could send her an email, but it’s really to short for that. A text would be ok….but I think other people might find this funny as well, knowing both of us. Twitter…too broad a broadcasting range, most people won’t get it. Facebook? Sure, but where? A message? Too direct. Not on my wall…her wall. That way she will see it, but other people might as well, and therefore be impressed with my wit.
All of this occurred within a few seconds and my phone was out and into my Facebook app before I realized the negotiation of media that had occurred for me to say, admittedly, one only vaguely amusing thing. Had I not had the ability to plug into any of the above applications, the thought would have passed from my mind, likely never to be voiced–instead, it is cataloged in the infinite annals of the internet.
We live in strange times.
