Message of the Day

Sunday March 19, 2017
Mic glances outside the push-to-start car window only to see his 'right hand man' squatting and posing by the side mirror.
Today I attended mass @ 8:30AM which I normally go to. However, today, a fellow altar server named D had to read because the lector was MIA (missing). D seemed to be really nervous, as if it were his first time speaking in front of an audience. It made me wonder if I ever sounded like that before. I also thought of who could possibly be the lector who missed their appointed time.


Well woopty doo, guess what.




About 3 hours after mass, I checked the calendar connected to my phone only to find out that I was that lector. I put it on Google calendar a few weeks prior, along with setting the following notifications to remind me:

  • 1 day
  • 12 hours before
  • 1 hour before


Unfortunately and for whatever reason, I did not receive any alarms or notifications, causing me to miss my scheduled readings. 

Perhaps I should have clicked the drop down menu and changed 'Notification' to 'Email'. Maybe then would I receive a notification of an email received telling me that I have to read. Or it could just get piled up with the other emails which I choose not to give a read through. Who knows? I don't really want to take this risk.

So what does this mean?!?! What is the Message of the Day?

Well I don't really like to jump to conclusions, but 

One should be aware of the faults of technology and not totally depend on it.

I still think that Google Calendar is a great tool despite the fact that I did not receive any notifications today. The flexibility, easy customization, and easy sharing are the features which make it great. If I was a part of a dedicated team working towards a common goal (a music band, a sports team etc.), I would be on Google Calendar everyday just to stay ahead of the game and organized. But, it's just myself on my own for now, so I'll be resorting to physical calendars and notebooks. I'm aware there are many other alternatives to Google Calendar, but since I already have a Google account connected to many different services, I'd honestly rather not...

And yes, I made a conscious effort to make this post a more interesting read than normal, along with appropriate blog gestures of spacing, italics, underlining, and bolding. Truthfully I had fun with it 😀, and I plan to continue forward with the same effort!

Lastly, I actually wrote a poem on the topic of technology on our lives two weeks ago. Perhaps I will post it publicly here or on my Youtube channel/ Wattpad.

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