Oh my sweetums…Arty Life has joined the glitterati literati laptop latte set! Yes, indeed. I am sitting here writing this at a cafe, a CAFE, imagine that! token coffee and pastry by my side.
Like a writer, you know.
Does this mean I am coming up in the oh-so cool o’meter?
No, it means the DSL connection at the Porterosa is down. It means I am a blogging vagabond, seeking wi-fi access wherever I go. Even if it means I have to take one for the team and consume copious amounts of bakery fresh carbs. Carbs that were supposed to contain raspberries but turn out to be apricot instead.
Made with real butter and cream cheese.
My delight o’meter is groaning off the charts.
And the music isn’t bad either.
Lack of ready access has opened my eyes to how the interwebs have taken over my day to day existence. My multitasking e-mail checking-social media hopping-news reading EXISTENCE has come to a screeching halt. Now when I watch TV, I watch TV. Which means I’ve turned it off completely because there’s nothing there that can hold my undistracted attention. I’ve been reading instead. Books. Nearly two in the past two days, marketing books I’ve been meaning to read but why bother when there’s an interesting discussion on FaceBook.
Good reads. Shark Tales by Barbara Corcoran kept me up way past my bedtime. Today I’m reading POP by Sam Horn. Maybe tonight I’ll break out a novel. A who dunnit. Something I used to do every day.
Everyday before DSL and wi-fi and social media TOOK OVER MY LIFE!!!
AT&T, bless their sweet corporate heart, says my life, or at least my DSL line, will be restored by the 21st of this month. Probably not enough time to detox the web from my veins.
Not that I want to. In fact, tomorrow the library will be open. They have comfy chairs and wi-fi access. I know, I was there yesterday. Added bonus…no pastries.
And now a reality check. This short video from 1994 has the cast of the Today show pondering the future. Which is now…
Oh lord, that video cracked me up! It’s amazing to think how addicted and dependant we’ve become to that “internet thingy” in the past 20 years. I feel like a dinosaur at times because I’ve still got a desktop PC rather than a laptop. When my connection was buggered last year, I had to use my Kindle to write draft blog posts (no laptop to take to a cafe), which was painfully slow, but worked. It makes you appreciate what you have.
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Carin, I remember my husband trying to explain the potential for the internet way back when. It seemed so far fetched at the time.
And if you ask me, it’s still far fetched!
Susan, this made me laugh. I just showed my daughter the video. 1994 was the same year we bought our first computer. Our kids were 4 and 6. I remember once we got the internet at homem we couldn’t use our phone line at the same time. The ages of the dinosaur. My daughter remembers also the fun she used to have with the Paint Program and games like Roller Coaster Tycoon and others, actually both kids loved their games back then. I remember when we first got the internet it was shortly after our son was diagnosed with autism, I felt like I had opened up a massive sized library book there was information that I could find there that was helping me. It didn’t take long that I was swimming in a sea of information, it seemed to grow overnight. Now 18 years later we all have our tech toys, laptops, iPads, iPod Touch. Technology has invaded us and you could say we are all pretty much addicted too. Thanks for sharing what it was like back then. Great post.
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You realize there’s more computer power in your iPhone than there ever was in that first computer you had, Suzanne. I remember friends who were graphic designers telling me I’d need separate computers to run Photoshop and Illustrator.
Ah, and the days of dial up…so slow I never bothered with it. It wasn’t until DSL came along that I became addicted.
Our connection is still down so I’m writing this in the library. I realized it’s been years since I’ve been here but only because I have (as you said) a massive library via the net.