雲端愛情
著手整理Gmail四年來累積的六千多封信，看見自己的愛恨與成長。
這往返的電子郵件就這樣被默默紀錄著，也令昔日的愛情脈絡無所遁形，若說男女情愛是人類的原罪，於是這一封封的無紙情書，正是令我俯首認罪的確鑿罪證。
再不如青澀少年時，須備妥郵票信封信紙筆，利用溫書的空檔偷偷寫情書，只消開機登入打字，隨時隨地都能一訴衷曲；也不再得趁夜走到十分鐘外的街角郵筒投信，只要一彈指，電郵就能向著她方飛去；我不知道也不必知道，Gmail主機到底身在何方，這信就能永久保存，不用再找一只鐵皮盒子，細細款待收到的情書，還得深恐家人無意間發現了我的秘密；就連戀情結束的毀信滅跡都甭怕鄰居叫消防車，只消Select All>Delete，一切杳然無跡。

我若是教宗，必將Douglas Engelbart封聖。

滑鼠是劃時代改變世界的發明，One Click是無與倫比的聖跡！

網際網路始於人類對關係的渴望，卻也令關係疏離，科技始終來自於人性，卻也無時無刻挑戰著人性。網路促成了新世紀的愛情革命，於是上班還能掛網談情，Facebook塗鴉牆可以在熱戀、結婚時用來接受祝福，失戀後可以獲取安慰，還能召告天下、宣誓主權、阻絕情敵，新時代的戀情在網路蔓延，在雲端加溫，只是這些個無紙黑字的承諾，當真是海枯石爛的誓言？當愛已不再了，關係結束了，昔日相濡以沫的戀人，如今只是聯絡人列表上毫無意義的名字，若是覺得礙眼或怕對方糾纏，還能加以封鎖、刪除。

真不知是滑鼠殘忍，還是人的手指絕情。

眼看著六千多封信剩下四十封，我方才領悟，原來關係也有它的保存期限，至於愛呢？還在嗎？我真的不知道，我揉了揉疲累的眼睛，望著窗外綻藍的天空，索性下樓牽車去，只看見另一台小折仍靜靜窩在角落沈睡著，其實我也不明白，它所等待的，究竟是屬於已逝的過往，還是不可知的未來…
此時耳機裡Joan Baez正輕唱起Diamonds and Rust…

Diamonds and Rust ~Joan Baez

Well, I'll be damned

Here comes your ghost again

But that's not unusual

It's just that the moon is full

And you happened to call

And here I sit

Hand on the telephone

Hearing a voice I'd known

A couple of light years ago

Heading straight for a fall

As I remember your eyes

Were bluer than robin's eggs

My poetry was lousy you said

Where are you calling from?

A booth in the Midwest

Ten years ago I bought you some cufflinks

You brought me something

We both know what memories can bring

They bring diamonds and rust

Well, you burst on the scene, already a legend

The unwashed phenomenon

The original vagabond

You strayed into my arms

And there you stayed

Temporarily lost at sea

The Madonna was yours for free

Yes, the girl on the half-shell

Could keep you unharmed

Now I see you standing with brown leaves falling around

And snow in your hair

Now you're smiling out the window of that crummy hotel

Over Washington Square

Our breath comes out white clouds

Mingles and hangs in the air

Speaking strictly for me

We both could have died then and there

Now you're telling me you're not nostalgic

Then give me another word for it

You who are so good with words

And at keeping things vague

'Cause I need some of that vagueness now

It's all come back too clearly

Yes, I once loved you dearly

And if you're offering me diamonds and rust

I've already paid