The Analog Kid

Posted March 25th, 2009 by Anders in Life

2009-03-26mainHorribly 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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