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You know when you’re having one of those days when the internet is serving you up delicious content by the postful? I mean, you are really in the thick of it–reading all your feeds, giggling or maybe crying. And then it happens… Your internet goes out.
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
You panic.
You keep hitting refresh.
You ask your roommate/co-worker/neighbor/pet/self if they are “getting the internet.“
You try and stay calm.
(It’s not working.)
You are starting to sweat.
And it’s not like this has never happened before, in fact, it happens more often that you’d care to admit. BUT STILL! … and then you feel like a jerk for caring so much about a thing like having or not having an internet connection right now.
At this point you have a few choices. You can do one or all of the following: a) sit there and wait for it to come back b) go unplug the modem to see if you can get it to restart c) get on the phone with your provider and get them to fix it or d) do something else for a while.
The most important thing is to remember is that it’s not the internet itself that is creating the absence. It is what you were reading/viewing on the internet that is causing that terrible ache. You haven’t really lost anything.
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
You could go for a walk. You could read a really great book. You could go to the library. You could have an adventure. You could draw a map. You could bake a cake. You could teach yourself how to do something cool. Or you could even do a cartwheel.
The internet was one of the many tools you use to achieve the same goal: happiness. Maybe you could pick up a new tool for a little while.
And the best part is, even if you do something else for a while it doesn’t mean that you can’t come back to the internet later. In fact, you might even have more fun and be better at using the internet then you were before the whole “losing the Internet (again)” fiasco.
Well… getting laid off is kindof like that.
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It’s not true, I can’t do a cartwheel.
Comment by Matthew — January 8, 2009 #
I do not believe you.
Comment by Laura — January 8, 2009 #
Getting laid off is exactly like this. I mean, especially how it feels surprising and out-of-nowhere, even if you knew it was coming, it is still a shock. You start hitting refresh and then twitterrific pops up with an error and you are like oh crap. Then ichat is bouncing and you know it is over. BUT IT ISN’T OVER FOREVER.
Comment by Matthew — January 8, 2009 #
And losing the internet just means losing that opportunity to use specific skills in a specific context. Doing something else means you are still doing, just doing differently.
Comment by Laura — January 8, 2009 #
But seriously, I cannot do a cartwheel. I can do a pull up. But I cannot do a cartwheel. THIS IS HOW LIFE IS.
Comment by Matthew — January 8, 2009 #