INTERNET BLACKOUT

I need a break. I realized this as i was on my third hour of bubble mania, having not left the house since i left work to come home. Internet addiction is a common occurrence of many people my age and younger, and it is something that needs to be controlled. While i wish i could use the term "addiction" lightly, it has been proven that addiction to the Internet can be very real and scary. Remember the episode of south park where the boys are trying to beat world of warcraft (i could be wrong, don't bother correcting me) where they get all fat and pimply? That is a reality for many people. I don't want to be stuck in a rut because i can't log off. So i am going to. All day Sunday. 

I am choosing Sunday because it is a pretty slow news day as far as the websites i check regularly are concerned. I am also choosing that day because i do work in the middle of the day, so i won't be left to my own devices for too long.

What do i mean by logging off? I am not going to make an effort to avoid my cell phone or television. Maybe someday, but not this Sunday. I will be avoiding twitter, facebook and my Internet browser. I will not be avoiding my emails or my "lifestyle" apps (i have to track my calories, duh. And who the hell knows what's on my todo list anyways? Oh yea, there's an app for that). I will be avoiding any games or entertainment apps. Basically, i am going to be bored. But i will enjoy that boredom. I will take a bath, read a magazine, paint my nails, get caught up on orangutan island. It's going to be glorious. 

Maybe, if i enjoy myself enough, i will make this a regular habit. Who knows?!