Now don't get all defensive about the title of this post. It's not meant to offend anyone (except me, of course). Several years ago, I was cut off from my drug of choice cold turkey, and it was hard, but oddly freeing. At the time, many of the people I was surrounded by did not understand my addiction; now, however, they've joined the club and have no desire to go through a 12 step program. That's right everybody: My name is Becca, and I'm an i-Thing-aholic. I arrived at my destination with my iPhone and was convinced it would only be taken from me out of my cold, dead hands. How could these people possibly deprive me of my iPhone and PowerBook? (You know what - I was old school - and that TiBook is still kicking, btw). I was told that my iDevices were being used as a crutch and I would need to learn to walk on my own. You want me to go on a walk without my iPod? Are you crazy?????
I did go through withdrawal and would have thoroughly appreciated a Librium taper for the process, but I digress. I bring this up today because I find myself in a marginally similar situation. My computer is being repaired and all I have is the iMac at work. I went through the weekend without my computer - and I kind of didn't miss it. I bought a puzzle book, went home, and lounged around my apartment. In other words, I wasn't crippled by my lack of technology, I was empowered. I found other ways of communicating with the world at large. My computer did not need to be my crutch. If anyone takes my iPhone from me ever again, though, there will be blood.
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