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Different Loves
July 24, 2008For someone born in the 80s, I’m amazingly technophobic. I’d rather use a mouse than a touch pad, a desktop over a computer, Nokia over any other mobile model. This isn’t paid advertising from Nokia, by the way. I’m just pointing out the obvious. Nokia is so much more user-friendly, from its keypad and icons to its interface.
Last year, the hub gave me a Samsung phone for a birthday present. Thin, maroon, and pretty, the phone seemed perfect. The moment I started pecking away on the keys, however, it quickly turned from new BFF to foe. How could it not? It was far too complex for my low-resolution, old-processor-run brain. A full year had to pass before I started using the Samsung unit; and even at that, it was only because my old Nokia unit conked out.
This abiding love for all things low-tech spills onto my choice of games as well. I’d pick cards and scrabbles over computer games any time of day, the lone exemptions being Sid Meier’s Civilization series and the Sims - before it got too complex. The hub could not be more different. A techie since spermhood, he likes to take things apart to see how they work. He tinkers with computers and putters about with gadgets. He downloads all sorts of things, too. If there’s one thing he and the little girl have in common aside from the nose, it’s this love for all things high-tech and electronic. A loves logging in to NickJr. and playing games online.More recently, all the hub ever talks about is playing diamond poker at a place near The Forum. He’s been googling top online casinos, too, and studying how to brush up on his game. I find this recent behavior scary - very, very scary. I know W well, and I’m sure it won’t be long before he asks me to go play a round of Blackjack with him.
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