For the past three months James and I have been enjoying free internet access in our apartment from an unknown source. Nicknamed the affable "3com" this internet provided quick unsecured access complete with moderately slow download speeds. We could almost stream audio from Baylor football games and could almost watch YouTube videos within an hour of wanting to. We would sit up late reading the New York Times online, Skyping with parent's and friends, and checking facebook. We were living the dream. That dream however came crashing down on Sunday afternoon when we returned home to find our beloved "3com" removed from our computer's list of available networks. Our lives have now been forever changed. We're carrying our computers to school now and spending long hours in the library simply to avoid the reality that without internet our apartment is not a desirable place to be.
It's amazing how much a lack of internet cuts into productivity. You'd think it would be the opposite. Without the distraction of the internet we should be able to get more work done at home but this isn't the case. Instead we find more time consuming activities to wrap ourselves up in such as multiple long games of chess and excessive amounts of time staring at blank computer screens hoping that the internet bars in the bottom right corner come to life. No more quick checks of facebook. No more relaxing games of tetris before bed or morning email checks. It's all over.
In other news we are headed to the Red Sea town of Dahab this coming week to relax on the beach. It's nice having ten days off followed by a three day school week and four more days off. I think I might love the month of November. Longer, more intricate post to come in the next 48 hours. . . . .
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