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I realized yesterday that I now sound like my mother. I asked a co-worker, "Why would I want to do that?" I was referring to instant messaging.

Nevertheless, I was dutiful and spent 10-15 minutes IMing with Main Ref. It was not my favorite experience. First, it was frustrating to me to wait for the other person's response, not knowing if they got my message or not. Second, I ran out of room in one of the things I was saying (is it different in other types of IMing?). Third, I don't even like talking on the telephone, where I can hear what the other person is saying even if we're both talking at the same time, so I certainly didn't like this method of communicating. You miss a lot by not hearing expression in the other voice, also.

However, I won't give up on this method of communication. Communication is too important to outrule a way of communicating.