I don’t think I’m addicted to my computer access… really, I’m not! Right?
Last weekend my laptop failed to boot up. It has visited the laptop hospital, been diagnosed and the treatment involves backing up all my files and re-installing the operating system. During this time of computer health crisis, I have checked my email from my work computer (shhh, don’t tell!) but Facebook is blocked at my job site. Duh.
Little did I realize how I’ve been sucked into cyber-time. Now, I do have ways to communicate with my friends; I could use the phone or another email service or (gasp) snail mail! But that FB thing is soooo convenient! I can scroll through my friends list and find out how they are, where they are and what they’re doing. I can click to send food and mammograms, farm fish to provide clean water and challenge folks to a friendly (or not) game of word find.
In the absence of FB, I have been crocheting Christmas shawls while watching television – not sending fish to other tanks. I’ve been writing addresses on Christmas cards - not posting on people's walls. I’ve been reading my back-log of magazines - not browsing my "causes." I’ve been playing with my dogs - not clicking on the "give a penny to the Humane Society." I’ve been jealous of my family members who have their own computers and don’t have to beg time from someone else!!!!!!!
Arghhh.
