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Pictured above: my preferred form of communication circa 1988 and present day. {I had a red phone just like this one in the 1980s; I WISH I had an iPad today}

I have an iphone, which is nearly always turned off, out of batteries, in the car (while I am elsewhere) or lost in the depths of a tote bag (with the ringer turned off). If you are a close friend or family member and haven’t heard from me in the past year (or 5) you’re not alone. Confession: I positively hate calling people and only tolerate chatting on the phone when they call me. I will close-to-never pick up the phone to call you. If you want to talk to me, you must call me at the studio. I’m not proud of it, but I’ve come to accept it about myself. For many years I’ve been wracked with guilt for not keeping in better touch with friends & family (me, with a warehouse worth of cards sitting around. Shameful, I KNOW. I know.). I’m not anti-social (really) — it’s just that I prefer face to face communication (I love catching up over coffee), or written communication (I love emails and Twitter). Miss me? I miss you, too. Thinking of me? I’m thinking of you, too. Lets make a date and hang out. Email me & we’ll schedule it.

Here’s the thing … I used up all of my lets chat on the phone for hours energy in the late 1980s/early1990s. Now that I think about it, the only two people I talk to on the phone regularly are the same two people I stayed up past bedtime with in 1988 talking about boys.

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