Internet. Five day intermission: an attempt.

Dec 1, 2013

8:27am 

I couldn't help myself. I opened my eyes after desperately fighting the rousing roosters and the propane vendors. (If you've been to Sayulita you are well familiar with the fun little jingles blaring out of loud speakers in the back of pickup trucks at 5am.) And, as I rolled over, there at eye level, the iPhone. 

Instinctively I grab for the phone and flip open Facebook. Dang it! Fail!

...But while I'm at it... might as well (guiltily) read a post for one of the those in the latest in Facebook trends; the neat trivia and inspirational tidbits, videos and Dirty Dancing wedding reenactment posts. 

After reading through a post about 20 items that make up basic Facebook etiquette, I vow to be a better "live in the moment" neophyte...for the rest of the experiment, anyway. 

(The locale of the internet interruption experiment)

11:32 am

Vanessa is beating me at scrabble. This is unacceptable. Is "ze" a scrabble word?

Internet says Yes! I win.

12:51pm

Our toilet doesn't work. Plunger required. Must correspond with property manager.

Fail #3 or reasonable exception?

7:14 pm

In a commitment to taking more seriously not relying on the internet to solve basic problems or to entertain myself, a list of the shit I wanted to google but couldn't:

1.How to tell the difference between a satellite and an airplane moving across the sky?

2.Do satellites move or just the earth or both?

3. Explaining the benefits of hemp seed to Vanessa. No illustrative google photo access allowed.

4. More 2 letter scrabble words...

5. Definition of "neophyte"

Dec 2nd

8:21am

I don't actually feel all that deprived without the internet. Yet somehow the concept seems to have seeped into my subconscious. I ended up dreaming about it last night.

Something along the lines of.... Adam Levine was invigilating an exam I had to write. I needed to google something and he wouldn't let me. It was "Neanderthal". 

Hmmmm...interesting association. 

Dec 3rd

I broke down and checked Facebook. But only the first 3 news items in the news feed. I blame the cervezas and mojitos and too much sun and not enough surf; I lost control... 

Dec 4th 

Whatever. It's not like I neeeeeeeeed the internet but I NEED the internet!

I had to negotiate a reimbursement charge to my credit card and check into my flight, organize this evening's dinner plans without access to telephone ....and one must FaceTime regularly with nieces/nephews if one wants to remain in good stead with said family members, of course. And, more 2 letter scrabble words...

So really, it's not a deep craving or addiction to social media but rather, technology as a tool, as a prerequisite per say, for keeping on course ones life in today's world. Oui?

Dec 5th

I've stopped trying. I know. It's like going on a diet...once you break down, you go all out. But I found out Nelson Mandela died and that is an important piece of news... And, reminder on the eve of the Montreal Polytechnique Masacre... Important. 

I guess it's how I get my news... The news...that's a whole other topic...

All said and done, this 52 First: some insight and self-awareness or epic failure?