Sunday, August 5, 2012

8/5 Social networking overdose

Let me set the scene for you. As I'm beginning to type this it's 930pm on a Sunday night, I'm stretched out on the couch in the living room watching the Olympics, my laptop battery has dwindled down to 34%, and I've settled into a rhythm of jumping between browser tabs to refresh Tumblr and Twitter while alternating browsing DeviantArt and Pinterest. Gymnastics just started (yes, it took me half an hour to make it this far), and I'm working on finishing my 3rd beer for the night. Sounds pretty good, right?

Wrong. Not much about this scene has changed all weekend except for the beverage in my hand, the sport on TV, or the battery level on my laptop. And I have no one to blame except myself. I'm not sure exactly when things changed, but I've fallen into this slump of internet addiction and I'm having a hard time finding a way out.

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