The Perfect "Face"

When I write on this blog, I choose what I want to say and what I want to leave out. Although I have pictures and stories that you all know are valid, hypothetically, what I post on my blog could be fake.
It's scary what the internet has become. You can log into a website and be anyone you want to be. Each screen name is associated with an email address, which is associated with an actual person. However, other than giving your email address or some login name, we have the ability to create any person ("face") and communicate with others.

I remember when I was in middle school and AOL instant messenger was a HUGE DEAL. In fact, I remember thinking my screen name was awesome: dreambird66. It had meaning. I was a girl full of dreams with a last name of a bird and my favorite number was 6 so why not put two of my favorite numbers linked to a name full of meaning? I loved communicated via instant messenger because it gave me time to truly think about what I was going to say before I blurted something stupid out. I could talk to multiple people at the same time. I could do "homework" and be "getting help from friends on AIM" but really just waste countless hours typing abbreviated messages to my friends.
It's only now that I realize how long I spent communicating via a computer, and how much less time it would have taken to communicate the same message via face to face communication.
I also think computer mediated communication is one reason I love to be multi-tasking. Growing up, I did homework while AIM messages were popping up and I enjoy talking with others while I complete busy work. Even now, I am writing this blog while simultaneously talking on facebook chat.
Perhaps computers take tiny chunks away from each part of our life, although this sounds more extreme than I meant it to. Maybe I need to fully focus on one conversation in order to maintain a relationship with a friend, or fully focus on doing my homework so I can write the best paper I am capable of writing. All in all, I seem to be getting more and more done these days, but am I just rushing through life missing little things because I am multitasking with all of these emerging technologies?