New Obsession

Of course I'm way, way behind the times with some of this new-fangled technology...  Being within only a year of even knowing what an app is, I approach each one warily, not sure if it's going to confound my technology-soft brain, or if it'll make sense quickly and easily, if it's going to cost a bundle, or if it'll be free, or if it's compatible with my Android, or if I would need to have the reviled iPhone to make it work. 

For months I've been hearing about Instagram, but always in the context of iPhone technology.  So I shrugged it off, stated, with the overwhelming taste of sour grapes in my mouth, that I didn't want it anyway.  So there.  But secretly, back behind my contrary, could-care-less exterior, I longed to make my lame, cell-phone snapshots of my every-day activities look interesting, even artistic.  And secretly, I wished to have that unattainable app, too. 

Actually, I wasn't too worried - I have been assuming, for some time now, that anything that's available for iPhone technology only would eventually come around to the Android market anyway.  Naturally!  And after a quick inquiry to a co-worker on Friday, I found out that, lo and behold, Instagram had come to Android.  Naturally!

That night, after an effortless 30-second download (or is it upload?  I can never tell which is which), and a quick self-guided tour, I was ready to rock and roll. 

Dang this stuff is fun!  But, being as late to the party as I was, I'm pretty sure that means that the fad will end and I'll be the one left standing.  For a time.  Looking foolish.  In the meantime, I'll take what I can get.  And if I can get a snapshot of 3 ears of corn to look cool, then so be it.

Here are a few of my favorites (can you hear distant strains of the chorus from "Seasons in the Sun" as you re-visit my grainy, sepia-tinted childhood memories of the 70s?):