Technology Through Our Eyes

She looked at the screen, which said 'beginning download' and thought nothing of it. These sorts of things happen all the time, so why should she. This was a perfect time to send a message to her after work date, who wasn't near a computer at the moment and didn't have web access, so instant messaging her was the only option. Besides, it gave her a break from staring at the computer screen. 'Hey, have you come up with a solution yet?', was the message she sent. She had a feeling that Joan wouldn't write her back right away, partly because she wasn't too keen on instant messaging, and partly because the problem wasn't going to be easy to solve. They had really dug themselves in deep this time. She thought once again though to herself, 'who doesn't give their employees web access'. That place must be a prison to work in.

Checking the screen, she still had plenty of time to take a trip to the restroom. The download still had a good 15 minutes, even though it said one hour. It would be much less. In the bathroom, it was like a gathering. She never understood the social aspect that women approached a simple thing like the restroom with. And women always took too long. Seemed to be time for some more instant messaging, since the line was going to take some time and she wasn't keen on wasting any of her time on this garbage. None of these women must be web designers, she thought to herself. Secretaries for sure. Or, if they are, they need to start taking things more seriously. Get a life, so to speak. Perhaps THEY were not even given web access here at her place of employment. So secretly hoped that was the case, and that this was their excuse. Finally, it was her turn to take a leak.

Surprisingly, as she was washing her hands, she received a message back from Joan. It simply said 'It's too late. There's nothing we can do. Evacuate the building if at all possible. Dont begin the download. It will speed up the destruction.' Running back to her desk, she indeed saw that it was too late. She grabbed her purse and ran.