rEVOLUTION or bust: Changes that move us in some kind of direction

History is packed with one revolution after another. Revolution for freedom, rights, votes, equality, you name it. Revolting is what we do as humans. We recognize an injustice and fight until we attain a satisfying result. Are we ever satisfied with a particular result, I’m not sure? I guess it’s a matter of perspective. Today, new kinds of revolution are changing everything we know about literacy, communication, and even the world we live in. As the rich get richer and our computers get smarter we must recognize that these revolutions, whether negative or positive, are part of our evolution as a thinking being. These revolutions are significations of our move into something beyond what we know. This move is and will continue to affect our composition classrooms and standing aside is not an option. But whether the right answer is to move with or against the grain is still left to be seen. Unfortunately, more often than not, our only option is to move with these revolutions—accepting this inevitable evolution in thought, society, and communication.

Crackberry Lovin: Keeping up with a world that refuses to wait.

I switched from my old-school flip to the hot new Blackberry because it’s what’s in and necessary to keep my swag going in today’s technologically advancing world. Now I can check who’s hollering at my email while keeping up with the latest ENGMA post. I can SMS, MMS, BBM, IM, and check my Facebook wall for shout-outs all in the same crackberry sesh. As soon as something comes to mind I could tweet it and the Twitter world will instantly be updated on my personal state of mind, thinking on the same page. i cn write 2 u like ths n u hve no prob readin it. We can LOL and ROTFL, talking about what’s hot, what’s real, what’s good, and what’s not. I can text with you today and tell another friend tomorrow that I spoke with you yesterday when, actually, I haven’t spoken to you in over a year. LMAO.

I was teaching my mom to check her voicemail (for the 3rd time) and realized afterward: Today is not like yesterday. Shoot, it doesn’t even sound anything remotely similar. The world seems to be getting smaller and bigger simultaneously.

(BTW, real reason I finally upgraded is because I dropped my old phone into a restroom urinal).