E-Withdrawals

It's amazing how you don't even notice how much your life revolves around something until it's gone! When we left home I knew it might be a while before we got Internet access and I was looking forward to the reprieve. No emails to check, no searching eBay for items I don't even need, no Google searches to satisfy random curiosities. I'd have more time to enjoy more simple pastimes like...interacting with human beings!
Well, I was right, and I enjoyed it...for about 3 days (to no fault of the present company). All the information that was usually at my fingertips was gone! How would I find the map I needed, how would I check the bus schedule, how would I find a store, what if someone had an important message for me! AHHH!
Then the withdrawal symptoms set in. I found myself playing every standard game that came on my computer just to have screen time... but you can only play so much solitaire. Pretty sad. (On a positive note, I actually learned to play chess, which I find much superior on the computer, largely due to the undo button).
Actually, after 8 long days, I found that what I missed most was not the searches, or information, but the communication with human beings. I realized that the Internet was my porthole to my friends and family...and home. My symptoms were more about home sickness than anything else (at least that's what I tell myself).
So today, for better or for worse, I am now back in cyperspace! It's good to be back! :)
Jamie