Long Distance

The couple of years before my parents were married, my dad was in the US getting his PhD, and my mom was in Taiwan. Do you know how they communicated? They wrote letters. *gasp!* I think most of us have forgotten how to write in long-hand now that we have the convenience of computers and the internet. But they heard from each other *maybe* once a week.

Contrastingly, Daniel has been in Asia for the last few days and won't be getting back till next week. I talked to him this morning and he showed me the new Disney CD he got via video chat. Other than making sure we're not beeping each other when the other is asleep, it doesn't *really* feel like he's halfway 'round the world (in retrospect, there are actually a lot of ways that remind us we're rather far apart, but not for lack of communication). But he can tell me what his day is like, show me what he's eating for breakfast, and I can play him the newest song I wrote, or learned, or just serenade him with my guitar while he works. I can also show him receipts that are laying around to see if he needs them anymore, and he can watch while I gleefully rip them to shreds and send them to receipt heaven (aka the trash bin).

Isn't living in the 21st century great?

However, we have to cut down on the videochatting - apparently it eats up all the bandwidth in my house, and slows down the internet to the point where it's...not...moving... (according to my brother and my dad)

Cynthia