As much as I love it, I have to admit that technology has made me both lazy and stupid. I’m not just talking about my inability to do math without a calculator (which, by the way, is downright embarrassing). I mean that advancements in technology have crept deep into the recesses of my brain, and I can barely function without them. For instance, mere moments ago I went into the bathroom to wash my hands and stood there casually contemplating the shape and thickness of my eyebrows for at least fifteen seconds before I realized the sink in my home bathroom doesn’t have a motion sensor. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am too tech-dependent to turn on my own water faucet without really thinking about it first. Also, I’m not really sure how I functioned before I had a vehicle with a backup camera. For all these years I’d only been using my eyes to see what was behind me. What an amateur I was! If I wanted to, I could deposit checks into the bank using my cell phone or have a little robot clean my floors. It’s impressive, really. Or, at least I think it is. I’m sure there’s an app that can help me figure it out for sure.
– Tiffany Blair, LBSPY 38 (July 29-August 12)
HASHTAGWV ART & ENTERTAINMENT Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Christina Entenmann-Edwards has been a WV resident since September 2008. She was born and raised in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and is no stranger to hard work and the entrepreneurial spirit. In 2006, she graduated from Quinnipiac University (Hamden, Connecticut), Cum Laude, with a B.A. in History. In 2010, she graduated with an M.B.A. from Liberty University (Lynchburg, Virginia). In February 2012, Christina launched HashtagWV as the area’s first full-color, free arts and entertainment tabloid + online platform. Christina completed the Leadership West Virginia class of 2021, which is an innovative program that grows, engages, and mobilizes leaders to ignite a life passion to move West Virginia forward.