I am “giving up” Internet browsing at home for lent. I would give it up at work too, but It is sort of what I get paid to do. I just added the rules to my router (recently upgraded to Linux), and I should have it set to allow only non-browsing traffic through to my system here, and the iBook.
Here are my reasons:
- I spend too much time doing nothing on the computer
- I spend too little time playing with the kids
- I spend too little time reading *real* stuff
- When I have the Internet to browse, I am too lazy to take pictures
- The Internet is not my spiritual guide
- God is just waiting for me to pay attention (I really should not waste his time)
- I am being a poor example to my family
- My muscle is slowly turning into fat
- The Internet is mostly a pointless waste of time
- It is too easy to stay up too late
- My wife is prettier than this stupid screen
- I really should get started on my cheese-making hobby
- teh internets r stoopid
Practically, this will mean that I will not be checking blogs or doing pointless research at home. I will still have access to email, and chatty type stuff, but no surfing. Fortunately, this blog is actually on my home computer, so I may still post…
Who’s with me?
Well, I am not sure I can give up internet since your children’s education is still dependent on it… Okay, maybe next year, when I have this curriculum figured out. And since I don’t buy the paper to check all the grocery ads… hmmm, I guess I could buy the paper for 40 days. Anyway, I am so glad that you think I am prettier than your computer screen… is that REALLY a compliment? Just kidding… I am glad to have you spending more time looking at me 😉 and explaining what a “Router” is to our first “love child” and what “big huge tuna” is to our second “love child!” Thank you for being a good example to me and to the kids!
I agree with all your reasons Tech_Sam. (c: I won’t be giving up the internet, but I will be drifting away from it more. I’ve been browsing, skimming, ‘surfing’ etc.. HOURS and hours. It’s such a waste. I’m making a change to be more pointed about my time spent ‘on’.
‘Cause my blog is one of the only ways a bunch of people keep in easy contact with me.. I’m keeping that up. And the checking blogs. But wandering is teh suxxors.
With your wisdom about meals and parkour ableness.. i suppose it should be said, “what parkour?”… well that’s one thing to practice at with this newfound time. Cheers and happy Lenten time.
I agree. Too much time doing basically nothing– but not fully enjoying the nothingness. Better to read a book, take a bath, play a board game– the kind of time wasting activities you actually remember and enjoy.
Actually, that was me, not Jeff.
I thought, “Wow, Ariana has sure influenced Jeff, that sounds just like what SHE would say!” 🙂
So I eventually got around to cutting sugar for lent. And really, I have been living on reduced portions of the internets for a while.