The One With the Unplugging

So...I've decided that in the spirit of change, I am unplugging my life.


That's sounds life-support related. Wait, that's not what I mean. ;-)

I have been in something of a state of flux lately. I love it when things start to change, you know? Some people hate change. I think that humans, on the whole, are extrememly averse to change. I am not like that. Actually, if we are extending the generalization, I suppose that makes me not human. Hee hee hee. I can live with that! Me=alien! WOO HOO!!!

Anyway, a lot of stuff has been moving around in my life and today, I decided to make one more change. Did you know that I used to read? I mean, REALLY read. In my lifetime, I've read hundreds of books. Maybe even thousands.


I said maybe.

Anyway, the point is, I don't anymore. More and more of my time is taken by school and othe pursuits and it seems like technology is stealing more than it's fair share too. Now, instead of reading, I am more likely to watch television or a movie, or play a video game, or mess around on facebook and myspace, or pour over the message board like a person obsessed, or any number of eletrically powered activities. And while there is certainly nothing wrong with those things, I don't think they are really helpng me become the person I want to be.

So I am taking steps to remedy that.

1. My main computer is sitting on my desk completely powered down. That may not seem like a big thing to you, but that computer has not been powered down for more than a few hours at a time in years. YEARS! It houses most of my major editing software, some of my games, and all of my television episodes. It's a big deal. Plus, it sucks up electricity like a mother (what a weird phrase. Why do we say that?) and since our bill last month was TWO HUNDRED NINETY DOLLARS, turning it off can't be a bad idea.

2. I am leaving my cell phone in the car. It is no longer going into the school with me, because it only serves as a distraction.

3. I am closing my laptop when I am home. Unless I have a specific task on which to work, I think I'll do something else.

4. I am limiting my internet browsing time to once a day. I'll check MySpace, Facebook, e-mail, and the message board once per day unless something important comes up.

So what do you think? Noble effort? Possible? I guess we'll find out. :-) Not that this will affect my blog readers (again...both of you), since I write so rarely anyway. Hahahaha. Ah well. Catch ya' later!