A weekend without

So, aside from generally being a lazy butt, the other main reason for maintaining blog silence this whole weekend was the fact that, come Friday morning, our modem decided to take a holiday as well, without notice, I might add. Going for a couple days without internet emphasized two facts that will probably seem rather obvious to anyone else out on the blogosphere.

1. We spend far more time online doing non-essential stuff than we need to. (and since I’ve realized that yet again about myself, am I going to enact some huge time-saving program to curb my surfing addiction? Unlikely, but at least I’m not in denial about the problem)

and…

2. It’s kinda sad how much we rely on Google for every little tidbit of knowledge these days. From restaurant hours to directions to instructions on how to light a grill, we are handing over all higher brain functions to this ginormous online algorithm and will eventually need computers to remind us to chew, breathe in/breathe out, and wipe our butts after going to the bathroom. Children of the next generation will use iPods, not as music players, but as portable brain packs just so they can remember where they live, recognize faces from day to day, and get calendar alerts so they don’t forget when their own birthdays are. It ain’t just a trend.

So there’s my monday-morning status update. On the writing side, over the past several weeks I’ve received a lot of feedback on my latest story, and after revising it (happily noting that this story seems to have prompted less overhauling edits than previous ones, so that’s progress, right?) I’ve sent out a few initial queries to test the waters.

How was your weekend?

I see that smile.