Do you ever feel stranded, as though you’ve been marooned on an island? Sometimes that’s how it feels when you’re used to being online each and every day and then have to go without for a few days.
I’ve been offline since Friday afternoon. Sure, there was plenty to do -- always is -- and one can argue that in some ways the Internet can be as much a distraction as a focus. But when you’re focused on working on the web, it can make a person uneasy to go without.
Is that what it means to be a Gatherholic, or addicted to Gather?
How do you spend your “real time” when you’re offline for a few days?
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Because the Internet is often on in the background, I'm used to knowing when a message comes within minutes, even if I'm engaged with writing or working on something else -- the connection is usually there in the background. Not that we can't go without it -- we need to abstain sometimes! -- but interesting how used we've become to the Internet being there.
I suppose it's like being used to using calculators or dishwashers or microwaves, in a way. Or, for some, perhaps it's more akin to cigarettes and coffee!
I will visit the one here in Heber Springs tomorrow. I walk six miles each day, the rest of the time I write or take a break and visit (albeit briefly) at one of my writing spots.