Dead in the cable

For the past 8 days the girlfriend and I have been living without Internet in our apartment (due to an insane contractual dispute between our townhouse association and the provider). Obviously, if only for the fact that I'm writing this post, I've found ways to make due in this extremely dark time (which doesn't yet have an end date), but its been a total pain in my ass. My main method of coping, other than to read a lot and (again) watch the first season of Deadwood on DVD, is to make 2 trips each day to my neighborhood Sbux, and plug in (thanks for letting me use your account, Dad).

My entire business depends on communicating electronically, which I already knew, but its now even further towards the very front of my brain. And it’s depressing. So depressing that upon receiving a real, handwritten letter in the mail a couple of days ago from my good friend Erin in Prague, I sort of felt shocked. A real letter. In a real mailbox. Holy shit.

My problem is compounded by the fact that my main office phone line is VoIP... so no Internet, no phone calls. Lucky me, no one has been calling over the last 2 weeks anyway, except for a small assignment I shot for Newsweek (thanks guys!).

Ultimately this break in connection is a good thing, except for the ridiculous amount of caffeine I'm getting everyday. (Today is a good day because I haven't started twitching yet). Judy doesn't care at all (except for the lack of a couple of our favorite shows that I download through iTunes each week) because she can go weeks without checking her e-mail and not care at all. But I can't... I won't. I need to hear that annoying ding that tells me that I don't have ANY new mail messages. I need to check the NYT homepage at least once EVERY hour!

I need.... to have some quiet time in the corner.

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Comments (3)

I feel the exact same way. Luckily we haven't had any internet problems, but we are going to PA this weekend, where Matt's parents only have dialup, so checking often is not any fun. We are totally pathetic. :)

I know what you mean. When I had Time Warner, that damn thing was off more than on and each time that it happened, it was like having withdrawal symptoms! I realized, at that time, how much I depended on it for my entertainment. :-) I ditched TW, got DSL, and have never had a missed day in the last 18 months!

My internet went down for 24hrs and I had'nt felt that crazy since I gave up smoking,Like you my business exists at the mercy of the internet and quite frankly I was horrified at my own dependance on information.
Great Blog Mate,operating in the tropics ....well it's interesting innit?
Cheers,Glenn.

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