It's been a week since I was at the 2007 BlogHer Conference and my tech life has taken off warp speed ever since.

Listen folks. All I ever wanted to do was write. That's it. My computer has always served as a means to an end in fulfilling that objective. I had no desire to know software terminology or master any principals with regards to computer hardware.

However, ever since I returned from Chicago, something about me has changed. It's as if I am experiencing a classic case of an invasion of the technology body snatchers.

According to my daughter - who I have always put in the class of technology genius with the rest of her other 2 billion 14 and 15 year-old MySpace and Facebook friends - I now know far more about online technology, especially when it comes to user generated content, than she does. I didn't believe her.

Then, on one of the posts of my fellow bloggers, she referred to me as a tech diva. I was quick to correct her because I was so busy trying to learn from her - the very woman who built her own web site from scratch - no templates, no nothing!

Two weeks ago, I still didn't really understand RSS feeds!

Now, as of yesterday, I broke into the top 100,000 sites on Technorati. This for me is exciting. I also have ads up on my site with the hopes of making some money on this virtual real estate called a web site or a blog.

To top things off, I was hit with a scary revelation today. On my way home from running your typical Saturday errands, I was listening to a radio talk show host named Leo Laporte of The Tech Guy Radio Show. Without conscious, I left the radio on this station and wind up listening to it for 15 minutes and understood everything he was talking about! On everything from installing your DSL software and the benefits of a router to ways to get your CD out of the computer when you can't eject it manually.

It was like all of a sudden finally understanding Spanish after watching Spanish language novella/soap opera for years.

When I realize what was happening, I almost had a car wreck. When did I become able to comprehend tech speak? All I wanted to do was know how to write.

I must admit; in this rapidly changing technological age, understanding technology can only serve me well down the line. I must admit to feeling blessed because stats show that most people over 40 still don't know what blogging is or how it works.

Anyway, I still wouldn't refer to myself as tech diva. I'm just glad I can get updates to my computer and re-start it without loosing all my previous data.

Who knows, maybe now even I can qualify to serve a president of the United States.