Comments on: Addicted to the Internet

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:34:42 +0000

@Carrie: Whew! Misery loves company! And you’re on the road again no less….isn’t striking a balance between travel and internet addictions just loads of fun? Tee-Hee.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:17:57 +0000

Sigh. It’s nice to know that I’m not alone on any of these points, Nora.

By: Working Nomad

Working Nomad — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:59:31 +0000

Me too, I am pretty much the same.

In order to do any work I have to literally go somewhere where there is no web access so I don’t become distracted by facebook, hotmail etc

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:42:58 +0000

Ha Ha! “Just one more minute”…..I’ve said that (and really been lying, because it always ends up being more like 20 minutes) more times than I care to admit!

By: Liz Jenkins

Liz Jenkins — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:12:41 +0000

Oh. This is me. I should have known when my friends started calling me for twitter advice and I actually used Google Analytics to see how my website was doing. Just one more minute is my mantra. Sigh.
I must go outside and garden or something.

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:17:00 +0000

Ahh!! Scary stuff – I am the same on almost every point. (Especially the one about being in front of a computer all day and the realizing you’ve gotten nothing done. This happens all the time and it frustrates me so much!)

Well, maybe I’m only an internet addict when the internet is readily accessible – I sometimes go out of my way to NOT have the internet. I’m a grad student right now, and I will seek out certain coffee shops SPECIFICALLY because they DON’T have wireless so I can actually get work done. And maybe one of the reasons I love to travel is that it takes me away from my computer for most of the time.

ah well. Time to go refresh my facebook!

By: Joe Callan

Joe Callan — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:37:32 +0000

Amen on every count.

By: Bee

Bee — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:14:26 +0000

This is hilarious!

And so true.

I am guilty of all mentioned offences….

By: ToothbrushNomads

ToothbrushNomads — Mon, 04 May 2009 05:53:46 +0000

I’m now officially wondering if inventing tabs was such a good idea for people like us.

Of course it was. BRILLIANT!

By: A. Wannabe Travelwriter

A. Wannabe Travelwriter — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:39:08 +0000

Funny you mention a lower level of addiction on a Sunday – I just posted a mini-blog questioning who is even reading blogs on a Sunday. I guess a few people.

I have another “THAT PERSON” for you: someone who has their email and blog comments “pushed” instantly to their Blackberry cell phone, so they don’t even need to have a computer on near-by.

Is that me..ohhhhhh, no. I have just HEARD about people like that.

Need another one? Some one who buys one of those new tiny netbook computers, so as to never leave home without one.

Again, me? Ohhhhhhhh, no. Some other guy who recently posted a story about getting a new Samsung NC-10 (in blue).

Cheers.