On life without the Internet

So, what does one do when they suddenly find themselves off line,

Unplugged,

Cut off,

Technology-less?


Well. . .

One big surprise: I'm not hating it.

I am missing some of the ways it connected me, and many of the ways it made my life easier.

But, I have also revived some old forgotten loves of mine...

Pen and paper.

Writing doesn't start and stop here. But for the past couple of years, for me, it has.

I had forgotten what it feels like to smooth out a crisp white piece of lined paper and feel my emotions pour out of the tip of that pen.

It's a good thing.

More personal.

Less restrictions.



Books.

Real books.

Paper back,

Hard back,

Binding,

That sweet, yet dusty smell that books have, whether they are old or new.

Yes, I had almost forgotten.


I have used a phone book for the first time in ages.

A real dictionary.
*wow*

Really??

Have I become so reliant on technology, that it has come to this?


:)

I smile.

I had imagined what it would be like to lose my old friend before; my trusty laptop.
I always shuddered at the thought.

Now it is as dead as a door nail, and strangely, I am relaxed and happy.

Will I welcome it back glady and eagerly, when it sports a new hard drive and is ready to be my yellow pages and pen and paper again? Of course I will! No question.

But, it will be put away sooner and forgotten easier. My notebook is beside me and is a new friend. I am already picking out the next book I want to read. I may get out the white and yellow pages, just for fun, next time I need a number.

And did you know you could actually pin things to a real board??