This is not my desk. Mine has a bunch more junk on it!
It’s official. I’m addicted to the Internet. I realized that I have a problem when I felt shortness of breath and heart palpitations with my panic attack when the news came down this afternoon: My dear, dear husband was toiling to remove a (small) stump today and cut through our phone cable. The Internet would be down until at least Monday. I take a Sabbath from blogging from after dinner Saturday to after dinner Sunday, but Sunday night is vital time. It’s Monday Mission night, baby.
I wanted to Tweet about it right away, but I couldn’t. (*breathe, breathe*) I couldn’t check my email either. Couldn’t touch my to-do list. And good thing I was making a meal for dinner for which I had the recipes on hard copy! I started composing Tweets in my head immediately.
Yup. It’s official. I’ve suspected the addiction for a while, but today I felt the withdrawal. At least admitting I have a problem is the first step toward recovery.
Here I sit, in a bar, using their Wi-fi, with the racket of a nondescript football game in the background. Right over my head, actually. I’m going to eat their French fries, too. They’re cooked in peanut oil (I asked). I think I would have ordered them anyway, but I was kind of hoping for beef tallow. Do you think I’m addressing my addiction appropriately?
I’m actually thankful for this opportunity. It’s going to force me to prioritize (not a skill I possess, unfortunately, except on paper), and I’m looking at it as a blessing to get some good writing time. I really should take an evening a week away from the Internet to write my posts. I would get more done without Twitter yakking at me and the temptation to peek at email, giveaway posts, comments, ETC.
I have a really important post scheduled for Wednesday that I know God wants me to work hard on, too. (Did He guide the shovel into the cable? Only He knows!!) I was just telling my husband on the way home from church this morning (from which we got to WALK because it was like a late summer day here today – totally unexpected and lovely!) that I’ve been putting off this post for weeks (months?) because I knew I needed to make it one of my top 5 posts as far as writing quality, and I never addressed it until too late at night. Hopefully tonight it can be a higher priority. As soon as I finish these fries…which are now cold. Drat.
This week we’re talking animal fats: chicken, beef tallow, lard, oh yeah. Check out your Monday Mission at 6:00 a.m. and a Food for Thought with the scoop on why I am going to ask you to eat them by Tuesday.
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That is too funny! I am addicted too if it is any consolation. I have been known to bring my laptop to the kids’ karate class and find internet somewhere in the parking lot to tap into:) Looking forward to your posts.
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// Nov 9, 2009 at 2:17 am
i’ve had an internet addiction for years. i’ve carried a blackberry since feb 07. it helps. your blog renders pretty nicely on the bb! do you have a cell phone? you can text in your tweets, you know…
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Katie Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Never texted in my life, can you believe that?
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*LOL, thanks for the grin. I have to confess I’m addicted too. My DH is a truck driver, so when he’s home I try to stay away from the computer as much as possible, but I find myself having to sneak in from time to time to check my email!
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Too funny. I don’t even think of getting on twitter. I don’t need another addiction. Great blog.
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I love my new iphone for this very reason.
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I tweeted for a while, I really thought it was a pain in the but, however I Love the internet and blogging and am glad they are here for me!!!
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