Internet!! Obsess much?
I’ll never forget the day I found out that people used this thing on their computers called the World Wide Web. What is this? I wondered. At first, I was totally addicted to downloading music online. I couldn’t believe this was possible! The idea of not having to download the entire album was seriously amazing. Sitting in front of my computer for 30 minutes just waiting for one song to finish downloading was like a living hell. I was insanely addicted to AOL and talking to my friends online.
My obsession got so bad that I would wake up in the middle of the night and sneak online (since I was only allowed 30 minutes a day). My parents actually had to take the internet away once because they thought it was the devil. They didn’t understand why anyone would need to do anything online. E-Mail? You can just send things through the mail Nicki! Instant messaging? Call them!! This was of course before texting and all of those other things that take over my life now.
If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn’t have believed my eyes. The fact that I seem to spend the entire day online is kind of scary. There’s always something to learn, something to read, something to laugh at. Of course I spend a huge amount of my income on downloading music off ITunes, but everyone has their vice right? Anything I would ever want to know I can find out in a matter of seconds and a click of the mouse. Needless to say I don’t talk to my friends online anymore through instant messenger and even Facebook is starting to get old but I love the internet. When I’m not at home on my computer, I’m on my Blackberry on the internet. It’s rather sad.
In a lot of ways, I think the internet has made us lazy. I read novels sure, but when I need to look up information I rarely use books anymore. Sure, there’s a lot of faulty information out there on the web, but you just have to know what’s useful and what’s not. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not one of those people who just locks themselves in their rooms. I spend a lot of time doing other things too. Sheesh, it’s not that big of a problem, but the first thing I do when I get home is jump on the computer. There I said it. Internet, I love you.
