catching up and iming

i used to im with a friend on msn. it seems like a long time ago. i remember thinking at the time, "wow this is too fast for me." i'd say i'm surprised to be feeling about the same today. i guess email is plenty "live" for this Neanderthal. i just can't formulate my thoughts that fast in writing and, again, i'm more of the in-person type. Which is not to say that i can't see the usefulness of it. I like it when websites have live chat for customer service help so i can see how that would carry over to library reference. what a great resource, but what about the about the instant gratification culture we've created. like i said, i'm a cave girl.