I took a few pills to help me sleep last night as I wasn't getting to bed otherwise and I ended up sleeping a long time. When I finally awoke, no Internet.
Having no Internet for a few hours made me realize how dependent on it I am, and the rest of society as well. I had flashbacks to a South Park episode about the Internet. I was going crazy and being bored just not having it for a few hours as I seem to depend on it for all my entertainment and information as well as just keeping in touch with the rest of the world. I use it everyday for hours upon hours a day, and it makes me wonder--how did I become so invested in something that didn't exist that long ago? I spent several hours trying to fix the router/modem myself by myself with basically just unplugging them and plugging them back in. The cure-all for technology in theory. Finally realizing I wasn't going to be able to fix the problem myself I was forced to call my internet provider. From that call I talked to a computerized voice for about 10 minutes until I talked to an actual person--for which a solution was found.
I used the internet for email, for blogging(yeah!), for music and even for movies....and many of my favorite games use the net in some way. Perhaps it is an addiction, I remember first getting on the Internet to where this big whole magical world was opened up to me--unlimited knowledge at your finger tips, and it has evolved since then to include just about everything. AOL was the big service when I first signed on for the first time--and I still use AOL instant messenger but not many of the people I know do anymore.
Today was a wasteful day, yet again getting nothing productive done. I started reading an ebook on how to use google blogger, maybe I will learn something new that will help me by leaps and bounds.
I can't seem to shake my current feeling of depression, and I still can't seem to escape my rut--I am so stuck...spinning my tires in the mud and never really getting anywhere. Time to figure out how to think outside the box....now where did I put that box?
This is the place I come to be with my thoughts. To remember where I come from and to imagine where I'm going. We cannot change the past but we can change the future.
I'm the same way, I bet alot of people are, it's tough being without the internet, I think so many people depend on it, without realizing how much. I love the interwebz so much >.<!
ReplyDeleteWithout the Internet I believe the world would quickly fall into the Dark Ages. It would be much like a zombie movie. Ahhh!
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