....actually it may have been longer, but I was in Litchfield for Memorial Day.
To top it off, I had a horrible time getting Comcast to visit my house and address the problem. I spoke with probably ten Comcast employees, explained the issues with the connection probably ten times or more, and spent WAY too much time on hold, listening to elevator music. When the technician guy finally showed up today around 11 a.m., I have a feeling I was happier to see him than the other way around.
But a week without Internet turned out to be a pretty good thing. Here is how I spent my time:
1. I worked on my memoir. In fact, I churned out some of my best writing yet in the last few days. Here is an excerpt:
What is holy water? I asked my
grandmother as a child, wondering why we wet our fingers at the beginning of
Mass and blessed ourselves with it, leaving a raindrop-sized circle of water on
our foreheads.
When
she told me, I mused to myself why we didn't ask the priest to bless the
water we drank, cooked with and bathed in - why not have all the water
be holy? Why just the dab before Mass?
2. I wrote poems and studied poems. After all, I have a feature in November to prepare for.
3. I cleaned off my bookcase and took books to Goodwill (the ones that aren't special enough to keep, that is).
4. I met Mark Sanford. Now, some of you might suspect that this was a waste of my time, but I found it to be quite amusing.
5. I scouted out different price quotes for fixing the air conditioner in my car. It'll be expensive, any way I slice it.
6. I led a Piccolo Spoleto poetry walk.
7. I discovered how to ignore outside noise at McDonald's while I borrowed their wi-fi.
8. I spent more quality time with Buttercup.
9. I trained interns.
10. Most importantly, I learned that I can survive without constant access to all the sites I hold so dear.
Of course, I missed Eating Gardenias the most. I couldn't wait to get back on and tell everyone about my experience without Internet. Ironic, huh? Such is life in the 21st century.
8. I spent more quality time with Buttercup.
9. I trained interns.
10. Most importantly, I learned that I can survive without constant access to all the sites I hold so dear.
Of course, I missed Eating Gardenias the most. I couldn't wait to get back on and tell everyone about my experience without Internet. Ironic, huh? Such is life in the 21st century.
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| Just remember to take time to stop and smell the gardenias. |
Thank goodness for 3G and smartphones, otherwise I have no idea where I would have been! I'm so glad our Comcast was only out for the day, because dealing with those people is way more stress than it's worth!! It's crazy how much we can get done without Internet, though. :)
ReplyDeleteWoo, training interns! ;)
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