First and foremost, I think it’s great that I have grown up during a time where there are so many different types of writing spaces. The three writing spaces that I use most often are electronic mail (e-mail), mechanical writing (pen and paper), and Facebook. The most convenient way of contacting me and for me to contact others is through electronic mail. I check my e-mail at least ten times a day.  E-mail offers the variety of keeping it short and simple, when I’m in a hurry, or lengthy and personal when I haven’t spoken to someone in a while. I have folders in my e-mail account that keep all of my received and sent mail organized. It also helps me since I prefer to not speak on the phone. Mechanical writing is also an essential writing space for me, because I spend a lot of my time writing “to do’ lists, notes to myself, and sending out personalized stationary. I’m extremely organized and write everything down. My third writing space is Facebook. Facebook is a place I can express myself and keep in touch with my friends from high school and college. I can get in touch with long lost friends easily through Facebook and share photos as well.

Mechanical writing over the last twenty-five years has been remediated by technology, especially by my favorite, electronic mail. It has become a competition among generations as to which one is most accommodating. For example, my grandparents see no need to use a computer while I couldn’t imagine myself as a college student without one. Today, more and more people and businesses find the computer and e-mail to be very useful. I also think that the computer itself is being remediated often. There is always a new software or program being created for our conveniences, which can be argued as laziness from older generations. I still depend on writing with pen and paper to take notes and stay organized when I’m on the run, but I prefer using my computer as my main writing space. I look forward to seeing how these writing spaces continue to be remediated.