Saturday, August 2, 2008

Um... Just kidding. ;)

So Comcast went ahead and dutifully canceled my internet access yesterday as I had asked them to. I lasted about 20 minutes. Then I started freaking out. I was all irritated about something and I couldn't even figure out why. I started swearing at things and was genuinely mad for, I think, the first time since I quit my job. Huh... so that's what withdrawal is like. =P Honestly, I felt like a Borg removed from the collective.

I spent much of the day on the phone with Comcast begging them to reactivate my internet connection. They were able to bring it back today.... aaaaaahhhhhhhh. I feel better now. You might get a couple more posts from me before I head out. And I'll be looking for an internet cafe shortly after I land in Thailand.

Still slowly getting rid of all my stuff. I sold my TV and my bed today... which is ostensibly good because I really do need to be getting rid of stuff. But you know - now I have to sleep on the floor. =(

Thank you to all of you who have been leaving such encouraging comments - I really appreciate it. I mostly keep this blog for myself, as a kind of journal with pictures, but it's nice to get feedback now and then, makes it feel a bit more like a conversation & less like talking into the endless vacuum of cyberspace.


And thank you to the Portland folks who came to the picnic today - I had a great time and will miss all of you while I'm away.


5 comments:

Bezzie said...

When you get to Thailand, the withdrawal won't be too bad, but living normal life here--yeah, it's bad. Now you know why when we move I always make the internet connection the LAST thing to go! ;-)

Rebel said...

This is one of the many reasons you are a wiser woman than I!

Mag said...

I am a total internet addict. I have been since 1992. I've been weaning myself off and it's going well. I go several days at a time without turning it on. I've quit blogging and reading blogs.
Why am I here today? I have a headache so I thought I'd check out my old haunts.

So did you get your connection back? Once you go digital you never go back! :-)

Rebel said...

Mags - it's good to see you here again... I've missed your blog. But I understand wanting to step back from the computer...too much time online can kinda skew your view of reality. Hope your headache is better now.

Michael5000 said...

The dog! It's lickin' her face! Awesome.