When you do what I do for a living, there are just times that you want to completely just step away and turn the computer off for a while. That why you frequently don’t see posts on this site on Fridays or Saturdays. It’s my days off work, and my days to just avoid my computer, chill out with my family, and take a break so that when I am forced to sit in front of this machine again, I’m in a better mood.
After the events of today (including the mess that inspired my earlier post), I had to step away. I turned off my laptop here at work, packed it up in my bag so I didn’t have to even look at it. I went outside, took a quick walk around the block, and came back to my office. Upon arriving at the office, I realized how little I wanted to turn that computer back on and I realized how dirty my desk and office were since I didn’t have my laptop covering up things. So I went back to our housekeeping department, grabbed some rags and some sort of all-purpose cleaner whose name I can’t remember, and started cleaning. I cleaned up my whole office, even scrubbing down my phone (there was a lot of gunk on there). I dumped out my desk drawer on the floor, realized I probably have more writing utensils than anybody in the building, and cleaned it out, too. I got out some business cards I was looking for, put them in an area where I could actually see them, and now my desk is much more organized and clutter free.
Now, a couple hours later, my office is sparkly, I’ve put up with the crap from the girls in the office who think I’m a slob, and I’m back to work.
So what do I do first? I blog this entry. Now maybe I’ll get something done. Really. I promise.
Maybe I should just shut this thing off again…
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/me points to IRC or http://www.puzzlepirates.com/ as other good options when you don’t feel like work…
I figured out a couple of years ago that I could get a 30 hour / week job at both Target and Walmart, and with the discounts I would get at each store, work the same number of hours I do now, and make about the same salary.
“Hi welcome to Wal-Mart, I’m an MCSE, here is your shopping car, we have lots of cheap crap all over the store…”
…And now you see that your phone’s melted because the cleaner turned out to be hydrochloric acid.
This is more about computers than technology itself though, isn’t it?
I just don’t like technology in general. It’s helpful at times, yes, but I’d so much rather write a letter and use a candle than send an email and have to worry about turning on/off a million different lights, hehe.
Why you hate technology. Without Technology nothing that you have exist. except food, water.
I am not a “technophobe” as I do not fear technology. I am a realist.
I do not use a cell phone, ever, would never join a narcissistic social network such as Facebook (Fakebook), and am disgusted watching everyone who does, walk around like zombies, talking into their plastic cellphone pacifiers, or walking into traffic texting some meaningless garble to another texting sheep.
I do not care to “follow” Twits who Twitter, or “like”, “poke”, etc. people that I don’t know in real life.
I stay in touch with real friends with a landline when I need to, and hang out with them in real life. I do not need anyone to reach me at every second of the day as I enjoy my privacy and do not want to be connected to this social umbilical cord. If you have an emergency, call 911. I am not a paramedic.
Cults manage to keep you in a state of brainwash by never giving you a moment alone to have a deep thought. Constantly ringing cellphones, texts, and social networks have the same effect. You are never alone with your own thoughts. You are merely a sheep in the giant herd of sheeple.
Wake the hell up people.
Get real.