Oh Internet, I Only Kind of Miss You!

I haven't been on the internet much at all because my laptop is about to bite the dust. I'm hoping it will last long enough until Black Friday or Cyber Monday. I won't bore you with a "Should I get a laptop, a desk top, or a tablet?" question because, truth be told, I'm 95% sure I'll go with a laptop. Is it the smartest, most frugal choice? Probably not, but it's probably what I'll end up getting. Right now, if my laptop goes to sleep it's very difficult to wake it up. It hits the snooze button like ten times until it finally stays awake. That is to say, the screen stays lit for less than a minute before turning black and I have to restart the whole thing. Very, very annoying.

That being said, going without internet isn't as hard as I thought it would it be. I wouldn't say I was ever addicted but, in the past, a day off-line felt like I was on a deserted island somewhere. But of course, I haven't gone completely off line since I have been going on line with my phone. It's nice to know that I'm not super reliant on the internet but, I don't know, I feel like I'm missing some "me" time. Before I would spend about an hour after work catching up on blogs, checking out sites, etc. but now I just... I don't know... talk to people. And that's a good thing, I know, but I'm the type of person that just needs to be alone for a bit everyday. And yes, I know I can always read a book or knit or something but it's not the same. The internet allows you to be connected without actually talking to anyone. It gives you a nice, false sense of being amongst society.

Maybe that's why I'm so tired all the time. I have been super good about getting (almost) eight hours of sleep on a daily basis but I still feel worn down and tired. Isn't that what being an introvert is all about? Needing some alone time to re-energize or something?