concertman

Ok I’m at the Roasterie right now and the guy right next to me just poured some of his coffee on a napkin then took the napkin and proceded to wipe his entire computer with it!!!

WHAT THE CRAP!  Of course it was a Compaq so it probably was an upgrade…

people are crazy…..speaking of.  Why is the coffee guy wearing a bandana around his next?  Is he going to go riding with Billy the Kid after making this lady’s latte?  Maybe the guy at the counter that’s bouncing the black super ball all over the place knows….

people ARE crazy.

The ongoing experiment has proven tougher than thought. I ended up spending the night at my parent’s last night because I was running a World of Warcraft instance with some friends. By the time we finished (took like 3 hrs) it was late enough that I didn’t want to drive home (read as it was 2am). So I stayed over and used more internet in the morning after I woke up.

Today after class I’m probably going to stay at the school a little longer so that I can get some homework done for my programming class.

If you want to make yourself feel really smart (or really dumb) you should take a class at your local community college.

Having already gotten a degree at a private university, I’ve found that the level of understanding between a 4 year university and a 2 year community college is astronomical. There doesn’t seem to be much difference in the level of instructorship but when it comes down to understanding what is going on, there is a void.

Case in point… I was a C level math student during my first degree. I just got my first test back from my Math class and it was my first A on a math test ever.

ever.

I’m pretty sure I actually got the highest grade in the class.

hmmmm.

So I am one of about 6 computer users right now, and one of two Mac users.  The interesting this is that the guy in front of me is using Suse Linux.  You totally don’t see that too often.

Anyway,  this experiment is getting into the uncomfortable zone now.  I’m not gettig the amount of internet time that I want, which was expected.  But I’m also not getting the quality of time that I want.  Meaning that when I’m online in certain places it doesn’t seem like I’m getting the most of what I’m doing.  I’m rushing through things and not able to fully get done what I want.

Case in point.  Last night I was at the school and working on some projects and trying to get some assignments turn in.  Well I had to use the bathroom pretty bad.  Of course being in a public place this was not the easiest of situations.  I had all my books and computer spread out and I didn’t know where the restroom was and also didn’t just trust leaving my new machine right there while I go take care of business.  Packing everything up would have been a hassel but a required part of the environment.

Needless to say I was a bit uncomfortable.  I was able to get done what I needed to online and then go home and take care of business.

Right now I’m sitting at the Roasterie Café in Brookside.  Very trendy place and one of those places to “be seen”.  But honestly, I don’t think anyone is looking.  They all have their faces in their computers with headphones on or their bluetooth headset on.  Kind of surreal.  I didn’t teleport to LA did I?  This is still Kansas City right?

I am at the mercy of others that is. When you do not have your own internet connection at home you are at the mercy of other people’s quality of service. Such as Panera Bread. Today I was hoping to go get some homework done for my programming class, homework which is due today, and I had planned to go sit and have a bagel and do my homework. Well their wireless network was not working. So for the time I was stuck. I could either go to work and use the one there, with all the noise and craziness that comes with that, or I could just postpone it and try and find another way to get my homework done.

I think I’m going to have to find somewhere else to go.

The worst part is I can’t even email my professor to let him know.

So I made a realization today about this experiment. Since my time online has now been drastically cut I must now be very judicious about what I choose to do with my internet time. It’s not a matter of trying to squeeze more into less time but a matter of making that time have more quality.

Case in point. I have a list of about 150 websites I like to read on a daily basis. The average number of post to those websites per day is about 10. That’s 1500 articles on average. Usually it can be more than that. Now if I were to get 3 hrs of internet time a day would I still be able to read all those articles and get done the other things I want to get done (school and Warcraft)? The answer is no. So I must trim down those sites and read just the ones that are the most important to me.

Maybe in my future surfing I will find something that downloads all my RSS feeds and lets me read them away from the net. I know there are some apps like that out there but I just haven’t spent the time to find them yet.

Anyway, I wanted to leave you with this parting thought for today….well parting video….