the future is now. or even yesterday

D. and I have been re-watching Angel. It originally aired in 1999-2003, which is not all that long ago, and I still find myself marveling at the everyday technological advancements over the past 10 years: cell phones didn't have touch screens or internet connectivity. Monitors used to be these huge cubes, not the slick flat screens we have now. High definition tv was new and rare.

Then idragosani links to 10 Ways the World has Changed Since "Firefly" First Aired and it further enforces my sense that either change is speeding up or becoming more widely distributed.

I used to think my grandfather had seen a lot in his life, having been born the year before the airplane and having lived to see the space shuttle, but it's not as if he ever flew either. I was born with land lines and no home computers and now have a tidy combination of both that can fit in my pocket.

I'm further convinced that I need to watch after my health to make sure I live a long enough life to see all the cool stuff to come.

"Cool stuff to come" - that sounds almost optimistic :)