54 mbps

It's done! I have it now.

The Internet in all its splendor is now pumped wirelessly through my 758 sq ft apartment. I can download at a breathtaking 54 mbps through my router even though I can only afford 1.5 mbps through my ISP. Oh yes, I've got the lingo down, but I will get to that soon enough. The "modems" and "DSLs" discussion will be attended to later on. The "I've gotta have it now" age is upon me and I love it. I've gotta have it all and I have to have it all the time. I don't know how I ever did without it.

youtube
pandora
facebook
blogspot
woot
fandango
IMDB
yahoo
google
wikipedia
dictionary
ebay
amazon
weather
espn
people of walmart
craigslist

These are all my guilty pleasures. I can't honestly go a day without thinking of or visiting one of these sites. I have never been on crack and I don't really know what its like but I have heard that some junkies would identify with some of my behaviors involving the internet.

I go to a friends to log into facebook.
I stay after work to do some internet shopping.
I do some internet shopping while I'm supposed to be working.
I look at CL posts on my phone during bathroom breaks (It loads much more slowly and there is lots of scrolling, but at least its a connection)

Fantasy Sports
Daily horoscopes
Jokes of the day
Chain letters (well, we all remember chain letters. I missed them when they were gone.)
Viagra and natural all organic Viagra substitutes

I have lived in this apartment for about 5 months and I purposely didn't sign up for cable or internet. There were 2 reasons that contributed to this decision. The most obvious reason would be money. And while its true that cable and internet solutions can be pricey, one will have some sacrifices to make from time to time. I can afford cable. I simply chose not to get it. The second and most important reason was an attempt to better myself. I thought that perhaps I was too dependent on a constant barrage of stimulus in my daily life. I had become too complacent and unwilling to explore the real world around me.

There was a time when I would plop down onto the couch after work and rather than read or go outside or visit a friend or work out or learn a new skill or change clothes or bathe or brush my teeth I would just sit and be paralyzed by the addiction that is modern day electronics. Has anyone else had to go to the bathroom but been unwilling to move from their stupefied state? Has anyone else been so lazy that actual and physical pain sets in before we decide to leave our comfy spot on the couch to use the restroom? I am not admitting that. I am simply asking a question and I am no doctor, but I bet that could be a sign of addiction.

I am streaming Netflix through Xbox live right now. I am typing on a computer that is connected to my brand new wireless network. That network is cleverly named "Ronstop" by the way and I love it. I want to bask in it. My wireless-G router with built-in DSL modem will be on all night. The internet will wash over me while I sleep and it will be here for me in the morning or in the afternoon or in the evening beneath the silver moon. The internet is open 24 hours a day and that is great because I gotta have it. And I've gotta have it now.