Me and My Internets

Part 1: In Which I Examine My Internet Usage

The way that I use the internet has been a problem which has been bothering me for some time now. When I have important and/or impending assignments, I seem to use the internet in a habitual and impulsive way. I will obsessively cycle through my regular web pages, checking facebook, my e-mail, and reddit.com. I tend to spend the most amount of time on the latter.

The time I spend online is not even necessarily enjoyable. It has become a habit. I feel like most of my clicks are less purposeful, and more of a nervous tic. This is especially true of my use of the "stumbleupon" add-on for my browser. With every click of the "Stumble!" button. I am instantly directed to a random website which I will most likely enjoy. I can do this for hours with little awareness as to how much time has elapsed. When I do become aware, I feel guilty that I have not used my time in a more productive and beneficial way. It makes the compulsion to obsessively browse the web feel like some sort of illness, an addiction. It is, however, for me, a necessary evil that I cannot seem to do without. I rely on facebook for a sense of connectedness with my friends when they are not around. I look to reddit for entertainment and information. I use stumbleupon for mindless amusement. In a way, I almost feel as if I am somehow plugged-in to the great web when I browse around online; that I am less alone in my bad habits. When I go online, I know that someone out there, somewhere, is impulsively procrastinating along with me, and together we can find comfort in the eye-damaging, and comforting glow of our monitors.

Part 2: The Blog Creation Process

I have been resistant for some time to create a blog. Do not misunderstand me, I have enjoyed many a blog, but as for creating one myself... I thought that it would never happen. Surprisingly enough, when I created this blog, I found myself possessing the over-whelming urge to play with it a bit. I had fun picking out a theme, and background, and even went as far as to edit a picture so that it would fit nicely as a banner. This project is leading me to think that I may actually want to create a personal or professional blog for myself, aside from this one, at some point in the possibly not-too-distant future. Although, that decision may hinge on what sort of feedback I receive on my posts...