I think I’m Addicted to the Internet

I think it started with the Blackberry, otherwise aptly referred to as the “Crackberry”.  Once I had 24/7 access to my email, the downward slide on the slippery sloap started.  It doesn’t help that I’m a little bit ADD and usually have Safari AND Firefox open, with about 10 tabs open on each. (Don’t ask.  Trust me, you don’t want to know.)

Then I discovered Facebook and Twitter.  Both of which had Crackberry apps – YAY!  Now I could see my email, update my Facebook and Tweet to my little hearts content — all from my phone!  Then, everyone I know started getting wireless at their house so I started carrying my laptop everywhere, too.  I could get internet access at mom’s, Jenny’s, all of my friends, work, the parking lot, Starbucks, Panera, the dentists office, even the airport!

However, I can NOT get internet access on the Plane.  Last night I was on a six hour flight from San Jose to Louisville and I was seriously jonesing for some Google.

It wasn’t pretty.

I’m up in the air, and the whole world, my whole world anyway, was going on like usual…without me.  I’m stuck next to a guy taking up all of his seat and a third of mine, and I have to deal with it without internet access.  No Yahoo, no Etsy, I can’t monitor the comments on my blogs, or checkout the conversations on any of the forums I frequent.  Not to mention no Twitter or Facebook.  And, I’m not even going to think about all the blog posts I can’t read!

Yes, I know, there’s a lot more going on in the world that should have my attention.  There’s Haiti, the Middle East (Although, let’s be honest, those guys haven’t been nice neighbors for eons.), whether or not Brad and Angelina are really breaking up.

I know, I get it.

But, all I could think about last night was the tweets I was missing, the Facebook updates I wasn’t commenting on, who’s got the highest Bejeweled score!?!

Hey…I told you I was an addict!