Comments on: It’s a talent that I always have possessed*

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:13:52 +0000

I’ve discovered that the internet fills the time I have because I don’t want to do the other things on my list.
Let’s face it, it’s just more fun to blog surf than to do laundry and dishes. Besides, if you miss a few days blogging, you may very well miss something exciting or important.
Dishes and laundry aren’t going anywhere. They will wait for you as long as you want them to. (or longer)

By: Goofball

Goofball — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:39:54 +0000

hahaa, I’d totally waste my “freed-up time” as well, by checking every 30 seconds whether the connection was back :p

So urgent question: is SOS happening or not tomorrow? I have more old travelstories to type out.

By: Jessica G.

Jessica G. — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:16:22 +0000

I do some of my best goofin’ off when I don’t have the Man around, witnessing my slackerhood. My current snack of choice are those little 100 calorie packs. I feel so much more health conscience buying those…doesn’t help that I’ll eat half the box in one sitting.

By: Alison Wonderland

Alison Wonderland — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:40:38 +0000

Brillig you’re brilliant (even if you are a democrat which does mean you’re a gay, mexican, abortionist and certainly going to hell. Hey, save me a seat will you?)
I feel that it’s disrespectful to my pioneer ancestors to hike. They walked so that I wouldn’t have to. (Or something like that) But have fun anyway.

By: Karlene

Karlene — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:26:23 +0000

When my internet goes down, it’s Spider Solitaire for me.

By: Hillary

Hillary — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:49:46 +0000

You’re in good company. I’m an expert time waster–with or without the internet.

By: ramblin' red

ramblin' red — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:44:30 +0000

Count it a blessing that your in-laws don’t talk politics with you.

Mine are: self-righteous republi-christians who therefore are homophobic, borderphobic, choice-phobic, self-absorbed materialists without any inkling of how corporate welfare is a.)more damaging than social welfare could ever dream of and b.) the EXACT same thing to a much larger degree and to entities who do NOT need it.

And so help me if I can’t piss them off enough to stop talking politics around me. I’ve tried EVERYthing.

By: Worker Mommy

Worker Mommy — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:18:27 +0000

Wow, the Brian-ites sound like my in-laws. Reunions always crack me up. My personal fave was when they (we) all did karaoke out in the woods while camping. How is that you may ask. Well someone had the brilliance to hook a karaoke machine up to a car battery. Man, I love my in laws.

Have a great time.

By: Wholly Burble

Wholly Burble — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:14:52 +0000

Absolutely–it was a real revelation for me when I found out I could equally waste time with or without the internet. Who knew? Of course, the fact that long before the internet ever existed I had Procrastination down pat might have been a clue . . . but I’d forgotten all of those prior years and was comfortable blaming it all on the internet.

It’s almost as devastating a revelation as when I found out after taking up smoking to help lose weight that I could EAT and SMOKE simultaneously (well, puff for chew, and chew for puff–but pretty much pizza slice in one hand and cigarette in the other). I did give up smoking–but I’m not quitting the internet!

By: Shellie

Shellie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:35:17 +0000

Oh, I loved reading that, it was so validating. I’m an expert time waster. I’m currently finding ways to fill my life with something other than the 140 page translation I wish were already done. Sigh! I’m so relieved to know that even without the internet I would still be blowing it off somehow. Loved the thing about politics, I so relate to it too. I spent my time waiting for my turn to interpret in court arguing @ politics with the alguacil. It’s lonely being open-minded in Utah