May 3, 2007 • Print This Post
and usually more than a few dollars short. That’s me, the definition of a “late adopter.”
You’ve heard of “early adopters,” right? The folks who jump on the newest technology the minute it’s announced? The people who had cell phones and TiVo before anyone else? Well, I’m the opposite. I still don’t have TiVo, more’s the pity, and I only recently got a cell phone with all the bells and whistles, and then only because it was a gift.
So, yeah, I can be…cautious. Or maybe just oblivious, when it comes to what the rest of the world is doing. TV is a great example. Take Charmed, for instance. I just started watching it.
But it’s over, you say! The series finale was last year! Well, yeah, I know. But thanks to the reruns on TNT, I am now completely hooked, and loving the fact that I can almost mainline whole seasons within a matter of days. (Not to mention that I’m loving Julian McMahon as Cole. Whoa, is he smokin’, whether he’s evil, good, or some combination of the two. He’s particularly yummy when he’s a little unhinged over Phoebe and angsting all over the place, actually, with his stubble and his uncombed hair. And see? Now I want to watch Nip/Tuck, even though it’s several seasons in already.)
Then there are comics. I was too busy reading my Little House books and Paul Zindel and Paula Danziger as a kid to pick up a comic book. So I just bought my very first comic ever, at the ripe old age of ::coughmuttercough::, a few weeks ago. And I loved it! Of course, it’s Joss Whedon’s long-promised Season Eight of Buffy, so it was kind of a no-brainer, but still! A comic book! It took me a few minutes to get the hang of how to read it, actually.
Are you ever late to the party? What haven’t you tried yet? Have you never tried a Regency romance? Gone to a horror movie? Tried (ugh) tofu? Share!
Posted by Amy Garvey @ 9:22 am • Filed under: Amy Garvey
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I don’t have TiVo either, so don’t feel bad. I usually try anything once. I hate horror movies, but love a good romance. I don’t like comics, I ususally can’t follow them. Of course, I have read a Regency romance, I will read any romance, unless it is a paranormal, I just can’t get into them.
No TiVo for me either, I still use a VCR. I’ve never used a cell phone or an ipod!:shock: I have watched every episode of Nip/Tuck, love it and can’t wait for the new season.
To record, I’m also another one with a VCR.
And my cell phone is for emergencies only, and all it does is make calls. No pics, no internet, never got the text messaging turned on, nada. An old fashioned phone. Well, cell phone. LOL 
Lois
No TiVo, no cell phone, no iPod, no digital camera, etc.
Had tofu lasagna at a highly rated local vegetarian restaurant back in the 80’s with 2 of my 3 sons - both vegetarians. It was enough to, well you know - never again will I even look at the stuff!!
I never learned how to work my VCR and I don’t have Tivo. BUT I am head over heels in love with Cole and all of Charmed as a whole. I miss that series and can’t wait until season eight comes out on DVD, because I do know how to pop a disk in and play it!
I do not have Tivo, I have a VCR - and if it had not been for my son would not have a DVD player because I was happy with the VHS movies……..:grin: My cellphone has just been upgraded but it has things on it I will never use, but came with it. And I got a digital camera for Mother’s Day a couple of years ago, up until that time I was happy with the film and print camera. So I guess I stay pathetically outdated………….:lol: or late to the party however you look at it…….:wink:
I don’t have Tivo, but I have a VCR, DVD, Ipod and a cell phone which I only use when I travel.
I like horror movies (as long as it’s not gross) and comics (haven’t read one in years). I don’t think I’ve read a regency romance book. If it’s similar to historical romance title, I’m not much into historicals.