So today at 11:00 am I get a text from my boyfriend. It went a little something like this:
“Do you want to go to a wedding with me today? Its an hour away and it starts at 1:00″
I respond with an enthusiastic “YES!” (I love weddings, always have, always, always will)
I figured an hour was more than enough time to shower, get ready, watch an episode of The Office on my computer and pick out an outfit.
It was only then that he texted me back with the following message: “Ok Great! p.s. its a potluck so we need to make something and bring it.” Then the panic set in. One hour is not enough time to pick a recipe, modify it to my liking, go grocery shopping and make a delicious yet savory meal for 30+ people… or so I thought.
I quickly jumped in the shower and threw on my go-to dress. Moments later my boyfriend picked me up and we went to Sundance, the local grocery store specializing in healthy food. Once we go there he asked what recipe I had found. My heart sank, I realized that in my frenzy to get ready I had completely forgotten to find a recipe.
I stood motionless, looking like an idiot, for about 30 seconds until he calmly said, “did you forget to find one?” I shook my head yes. ”Oh, no worries” he said. “Just use your iPhone and look one up right now.” Ingenious.
Within minutes I had found delicious recipe for whole wheat pasta salad with avocado, bell pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, parsley and onions. This got me thinking about the mobility of technology. Five years ago, to use the internet you would have to plug your computer into a cable that would connect to a router that would take you to the world wide web. Five years before that, you would have to wait for about 20 minutes while your modem dialed up and connected you to the internet. Now, I was able to stand in a grocery store and connect almost instantly to the web on a phone the size of my hand. Pretty. Stinkin’. Cool.
So thanks to this increased availability of the internet, we bought the ingredients, made the salad and got to the wedding on time.
The bride was beautiful and the pasta salad was a huge hit. Just in case you were wondering.
Nice story! The concept of having mobile internet access on your phone is something I believe everyone will have in a few decades. Last year, the iphone became the first mobile phone to be used more for data than voice. If the same scenario occurred prior to have internet access on your phone you probably would have called someone you knew and asked for a recipe. This would not have been as quick or effective. The implications that accompany people having mobile internet access are profound. They stretch as far as the imagination can conceive.