Oh internet, how I have missed you so...
It's a strange sensation, the one you get when you aren't constantly connected to the internet 24/7 after being that way for about two years. I've read tons of articles talking about how great it is and how relieved people feel, being away from the stress and tension from needing the web so much. You feel more connected to the world around you, rather than the virtual one that is put in front of you. But honestly, in this day and age, it seems so impossible not to be on the internet all the time, especially for people my age.
My college constantly emails us students information we may or may not need, information about the school, stuff like move in day details (which I won't need yet, thank God. I'm pretty sure move in day is my least favorite day ever. It's so stressful.) I also receive updates daily from several different websites, including but not limited to, Den of Geek, which is so fun to read, Meg Cabot, The New York Times, Twitter, and so on and so forth. What about friends that I can't text or call because they're so busy or they only receive a certain amount of minutes on their phone? Please tell me how I am supposed to keep in contact with these people.
I know up front, it seems like a very weak argument, but once you get addicted to something, you start to get withdrawals. Like caffeine, for instance. I remember last year, when my sister was still breast feeding and I visited her for a week or two, her diet absolutely restricted caffeine. When I didn't have it, I started getting insanely intense headaches that wouldn't go away. At first, I thought it was just from lack of sleep, which made sense, because being at college has taught me not to go to sleep before 12:30 (which is really late for my sister's family, and my niece likes to wake up really early.) But then, after it persisted for days on end, my sister finally explained to me that it was probably due to the lack of caffeine. I took one cup of tea, and after that, it was perfectly fine! Why had I ever stopped ingesting that stuff? Who cares that it's probably one of the worst things to be addicted to (rather than, you know, smoking...or anything like that)? I needed it, or else these awful headaches would come back.
That's how my lack of internet connection has felt these past couple of weeks, when my neighbor's signal suddenly went dead (I know, technically, I was stealing, but really, it never cost them anything extra!) and I had to bare days on end without knowing every single detail that happened online. I'd feel anxious, and left out, because while my friends kept telling me things that had happened, I couldn't know, because I had no resource to turn to. When I finally got it back, it was like a breath of fresh air had been blowing from the door. I felt calm and happy, and for a moment, I was caught up in the frenzy. Every Sunday, however, I have to return to a life of normalcy, where the highlight of my day consists of visiting my friend Carrie and watching Ghost Hunters for hours on end (which is a REALLY good show, so anyone who reads should watch Wednesday nights 7pm until 12am). 
So until two weeks from now (and possibly longer), goodbye, and I'm sorry for not updating until now.
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