If I only had a Blackberry

Joining Twitter is as bad as when I first joined Facebook. Don't get me wrong, I love it. But boy, is it ever addicting.

I am following more than 80 people — most of it is news; Macleans, National Post, Edmonton Journal, Toronto Star (old habits die hard), CNN, etc. I am also following personal faves such as Hillary Clinton, Oprah and Anderson Cooper (yes, I know he is news, but he is in a class all his own...)

And then there is the tabloid junk (and I mean that in the nicest way) that I am following; TMZ, Lainey Gossip, etc. I love celebrity dish as much as the next gal, I admit it. It is shameless and useless information, but I dive right into it like a contestant at a hot dog eating contest.

The thing about Twitter is you are getting real time updates — constantly — of the latest headlines and information. If I had a Blackberry, I would be checking that sucker every minute to see what was going on in the world. For someone like me, who needs to know the latest news update, Twitter can be distracting. Good thing the cell phone I have is the only one I have ever had — it's probably eight years old, but hey, it works!

I was really introduced to Twitter when CNNs Larry King and Mr. Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, had a battle to see who could get the most followers (Kutcher won). Ok, this Twitter thing intrigued me. 

And then Oprah had it on. I am a die-hard Oprah fan, and if she endorsed it, I considered it to be a good thing (although, I am skeptical about this hormonal injection business).

I stayed away until it became a part of my job a few weeks back. You see, I am technologically challenged. I like my VCR, it took me months to accept CDs (I thought it was a fad) and I could not hook up a TV if my life depended on it. 

Even blogging. While my staff has been pounding feverishly away at their keyboard, I stayed away. I was afraid, very afraid. But I am starting to get on this bandwagon.

I can finally say I am Tweeting and Blogging. It scares the heck out of me, but I am getting with the times.

If only they brought back bell bottoms would I be truly happy:)