The Analog Kid
Posted: March 25th, 2009 | Author: Anders | Filed under: Life | 9 Comments »
Horribly tired. Confused. Irritated. Depressed. Wired. Unfocused. I have been feeling utter crap lately, and though I think it might be the winter dark and season I think it is so much more. By no means am I a computer wiz (more computer jizz actually) but I spend more than half my awake-time in front of one and I think that it has had my brain working overtime sorting information for a long long time in a galaxy far far away from normal brain activity.
Surely this must be some sort of techno stress. I can barely sit down and read a book without processing 117 different thoughts and ideas while doing so. Peace of mind? Yes please, give me a bomb to blow up this digital disgrace of a rat race. Ok, I’m blowing steam here, but I must do something about this. The first thing to go in some way is facebook. I don’t even use it much, but I spend all my days hating it and that takes energy too. Then I guess computer free days is something to strive for as well, tried having one two days ago but failed coz someone requested a favor. When I work for the municipality I work with a PC all day, you’re right, but that is barely a computer anyways.
If you have the strength yourselves, by all means, comment on your routines. My take is that all this access and info and contacts is just killing all the fun in the end. And as always, the canadian power trio Rush holds many a wise word on all matters:
The boy lies in the grass with one blade
Stuck between his teeth – A vague sensation quickens
In his young and restless heart – And a bright and nameless vision
Has him longing to depart
“The Analog Kid” from Signals (1982) by Rush
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Uh oh, Anders is gonna go all Luddite on us.
You’re right though. I’ve thought many times since I started working how the days become a neverending routine of, wake up, go to work, do stuff at a computer for 8 or 9 hours, come home and surf the web for a couple hours, sleep, repeat. We interact more with our computers than with other humans.. ok that’s a good thing.. but there are negative consequences too.
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Luddite :)
Had no idea what that was so I had to look it up and now I know that it is what I am and would like to be for the rest of my life. Rage against the machine. Death to technology. Live in a cave! Cleveland rocks!
Well, with the decline of newspapers, journalism, the postal service, the record industry, and maybe eventually TV and movies all because of the internet.. I’m thinking those Luddite’s were onto something!
On the other hand, ubiquitous porn (gay porn in your case) makes it all worthwhile.
There’s nothing like gay porn in the morning (and for lunch, in the afternoon, at dinner and in the evening).
Sometimes I just visit your site to see the manner in which Greg insults you.
It’s always worthwhile. ;)
But seriously, I hope you feel better soon. I don’t know where you’re coming from because I would probably hook my brain up to a computer if I could. Maybe someday.
Shelly is right. I was really missinig this kind of ping-pong between Anders and Greg. I was missing it since the ck forum ;P
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