People whose lives include frequent internet use do desperate things when they don’t have it…we’ll I did. The other night I needed to make a call to get some things taken care of. And of course the phone that I use to call the States is through the internet. So I needed to get online. There is a café down the street from us that has free internet and it was late enough that it wouldn’t be too crowded and I wouldn’t look like a crazy person talking to my computer. Unfortunately, I was too late and the café was closing. But I needed to get online. So I sat on my skateboard outside of the café in a corner and pulled out my laptop. I had on a hooded sweatshirt and it was cold so I put the hood on. I wondered what the many people who walked by thought. Sitting there with my grey hood on huddled in the corner at 12:30am. I never saw myself at 27 being a full-on internet junkie, but there I was.
Today, after two months of no internet at home, we received the hardware in the mail. So now, there is no more sitting in the right places in our apartment to bum a signal from our neighbors, no more sitting outside of a café (just to be put on hold for 50 minutes) at 1am, no more not being able to do my normal work from home, no more e-mailing people back late…at least I hope all this will continue to be true! I am learning not to put too much faith in things that don’t always work!
That’s a fun little visual you’ve given of your ‘internetless’ life. Oh believe me, Justin, you’re going to have your eyes on something a little more meaningful in your immediate future! And you will do ANYTHING for the connection!!!