Taking an internet break
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Taking an internet break
I need a break from the internet. As such, I'm also taking a break from these forums. I'll still receive PM's if you send them, but I won't be visiting for a while. I find I'm using the internet to distract myself from the things I actually want/need to get done.
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Re: Taking an internet break
Aren't we all? I mean, I only ever post here from work. (In fact, I don't even visit at home anymore, because that'll take away valuable time I can use at work.)
Verizon shut off my Internet for a few days because I was late on my bill for a few months (When the bill is only $25, it's easy to go, "Fuck it, I'll pay it all off next month," for four months.) and it was actually a pretty cool weekend. I missed being able to torrent stuff, but I found that me and my girlfriend were actually 'having conversations' again. (This is a mutual thing we've both been suffering from. It's not a "relationship breaker" kind of issue, it's more like both of us realized we were having deep conversations in the car but not at home.)
Verizon shut off my Internet for a few days because I was late on my bill for a few months (When the bill is only $25, it's easy to go, "Fuck it, I'll pay it all off next month," for four months.) and it was actually a pretty cool weekend. I missed being able to torrent stuff, but I found that me and my girlfriend were actually 'having conversations' again. (This is a mutual thing we've both been suffering from. It's not a "relationship breaker" kind of issue, it's more like both of us realized we were having deep conversations in the car but not at home.)
People spend so much time worrying about whether a figure is "mint" or not that they never stop to consider other flavours.BWprowl wrote:The internet having this many different words to describe nerdy folks is akin to the whole eskimos/ice situation, I would presume.
Re: Taking an internet break
I haven't been posting much lately either and for similar reasons as O6 (although I my internet bills are paid). But, I find I'm doing other stuff when I get home instead of hopping on the 'net.
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My problem with the bill wasn't money-related, just laziness.
People spend so much time worrying about whether a figure is "mint" or not that they never stop to consider other flavours.BWprowl wrote:The internet having this many different words to describe nerdy folks is akin to the whole eskimos/ice situation, I would presume.
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I've been trying to dial back my net usage too. Cut back on the number of forums I post to (bye-bye, TFW). In fact, I think the time I waste on the net has actually cut into time I might otherwise use to beat a video game or go do something fun. It's just something to kill time, really.
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I know, I didn't mean anything by it, just really stating difference in circumstances. I guess. I'ma shut up now.Onslaught Six wrote:My problem with the bill wasn't money-related, just laziness.
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I know you didn't; I was clarifying as an advance for anyone else who might have thought my issues were financial rather than apathy.Shockwave wrote:I know, I didn't mean anything by it, just really stating difference in circumstances. I guess. I'ma shut up now.Onslaught Six wrote:My problem with the bill wasn't money-related, just laziness.
People spend so much time worrying about whether a figure is "mint" or not that they never stop to consider other flavours.BWprowl wrote:The internet having this many different words to describe nerdy folks is akin to the whole eskimos/ice situation, I would presume.