As the years go by, technology advances and becomes more and more part of human (at least American young adults) everyday life. There has not been an instance where I have failed to see a teenager with a cell phone or ipod near them. Same goes for me, though. After evaluating what I do on a day to day basis, I would have to say I am a very digital person. My days start off with my phone being my alarm clock. I do have a regular clock to be my second alarm clock, but I only turn it on once in a while. I then make my way to my computer, turn it on, and do my bathroom essentials as it loads. While showering in the morning, I listen to my shower radio because I just love to sing in the shower! After all that, I get a bowl of cereal and sit in front of my computer checking my e-mail and ilearn because most of my classwork comes from the internet. I feel that when I do not check my computer for one day, I am at loss and afraid that I have missed something. Then I leave my house to get onto BART which I then either pull out my ipod or Nintendo DS to entertain me on the way to and from school. Whenever there is a waiting period between classes, I pull out the same devices to pass the time. When I get back home, I hop back online to see if anything else is going on and to do my homework and socialize. They are my atoms that I keep close to me.

Compared to me, my grandma is a very analog person. Although I do catch her watching the television once in a while, it is nothing she truly cares for. My grandma just likes to observe others and enjoy peoples company. She does not need technology in her life besides a simple phone to keep in contact with all of her children.

After talking about my grandma, I truly see what the article "Being Analog" really means. All this technology truly does not help us in anyway. Sure the internet may send out information faster to companies and what not, but things such as a DS or an ipod are truly pointless in our everyday lives. There are better things out there to do to pass the time than through technology, like studying or reading. There are much more valuable things at hand, yet our generation tends to lean towards these pointless toys. They're entertaining, but what else are they?