Monday, February 27, 2006

Internet Recovery process

I think we're all a bit too dependent on the internet. The first thing I think of when I see a computer is "Boy I haven't checked my e-mail in (insert very short time frame here). I should really catch up." Or today, for instance, it was 78 degrees and sunny, and while I was sitting in my apt with the sliding glass door open to a wonderful breeze, I was doing so while chatting on AIM. My conversation with a friend actually went something like this:
Me: "Damn it's so nice outside, we really should go do something outdoors and fun." Friend: "Agreed. Yet here we are chatting on our computers."
Shit. Luckily my desire for outdoor action, fun and sun was enough to get me off my ass and out to enjoy what was ultimately a really fun afternoon at the beach. (Sidebar- people watching at Mission Beach is some of the best free entertainment you can provide yourself)
But I think we all need to take some steps to return to simple life, one free of the shackles of e-mail, porn, and of course, this.
So here's my plan:
I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I used to, before the Internet. I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing. I will get dressed before noon on Saturday. I will make an attempt to clean the house, wash clothes, and plan dinner before even thinking of the Internet. I will sit down and write a letter to those unfortunate few friends and family that are Internet-deprived. I will call someone on the phone who I cannot contact via the Internet. I will read a book... if I still remember how. I will listen to those around me and their needs and stop telling them to turn the TV down so I can hear the music on the Internet. I will not be tempted during TV commercials to check for email. I will try and get out of the house at least once a week, if it is necessary or not. And since it is currently 12:32AM on a work night, I will remember that I must go to bed sometime...and the Internet will always be there tomorrow.

I challenge you all to apply some of these to your lives! If you're successful, please let me know how you did it, cuz I'm bound to fail miserably. Gnite.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

From Chris-

that you have just scared the crap out of me!

8:04 AM  
Blogger kinkyrhombus said...

i nearly peed my pants when i touched the wall.

stupid game!

12:08 PM  
Blogger kinkyrhombus said...

of course this response sums it up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlXAqGmXrK0&search=maze

1:44 PM  

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