Skype and Facetime…I just don't know

No! No! Not a picture!!!!!!

I have a cool new MacBook Air, and in playing with it, I discovered FaceTime. Okay, full disclosure: actually, it doesn't work…gripe, gripe…The one thing on my nice little computing device that isn't functioning as advertised. But I do have it on my phone, and it works fine there.

The thing is, I'm not sure I want it to.

I'm having a conversation later today on Skype with a friend. I dutifully downloaded Skype and, yup, there's that video thing again.

Do I really want folks looking at me? I'm trapped in the house with two small children, either slaving over teaching decimals to the older or spelling to the younger. Can you imagine how often I run my fingers through my hair? And make-up? Seriously? I mean, when do I even have time to shower?

Add to that the fact that I'm working on revisions–more fingers-through-hair, lack of showering, really grungy comfortable clothes action.

And, alas, that's usually my life. The "normal working hours?" Um, not at my house.

What I want to know is why these video conference thingies weren't around back when I was practicing law? Back when I trolled the malls looking for cool clothes and tried eyeliner and wore powder. Back in those days I'd be up for an encounter with a web cam. Now…. I just don't know.

So far, at least, I'm limiting the video conversations to friends!

How about you? Do you like video conferencing? And is it my imagination or all web-cams installed with an "unflattering" lens? What happened to that soft focus from the old movies? It was good enough for the stars of yesteryear, after all….

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