meebo, bloglines, podcasts.....

I feel like I am edging toward what I used to think would be an ideal solution - being wired directly to the internet at the base of my spine. Since I've not yet finished reading Feed, these are not my reflections and observations about that, but I am into it enough to get a sense of the story. Since I signed up for Bloglines on Sunday night and subscribed to the various assigned feeds (and others), and then subscribed to the various assigned podcasts (and others) in iTunes along with almost always having meebo open in another tab, there is an odd feeling of being more connected yet incrementally less aware. I can certainly make the argument for customizing and consolidating the content we see, but I have been wondering where the line is between filtering out the extrinsic and virtual blinders. I'll keep paying my cable bill, I would not give up the access, information, human connections and possibilities these means make available to me, and --in truth-- I do not know whether it's just really just a function of being mired in another busy semester, but there is less serendipity crossing my path.