No Internet Access? Am I Trapped in a Horror Movie?

» Posted by Alissa on Oct 3, 2009 in Random Thoughts | 3 comments

It’s always been a dream of mine to live in a little log cabin in the woods, and while I am pretty sure I would be fine doing without most modern conveniences, I don’t know how well I would do without access to the internet.

Once again this week (this is after a couple of weeks ago when internet service was down for nearly a week at home) I found myself without access to the internet. As it turned out this time around, the problem was on my end, but until I figured this out and figured out how to fix it, it was very frustrating. Besides all the ways we have come to rely on the internet for keeping in touch with friends and family as well as keeping up with what is going on in the world. I actually use the computer at home for actual work, my day job being one that doesn’t involve commuting to an office.

For the 24 hours or so, that I was internet-less this week, I felt like I was trapped in some sort of nightmare. How was I supposed to do everything I needed to get done? How long would this situation last? (That week without internet was still fresh in my mind.) In the end the only result was that I ended up wasting a lot of time trying to figure out what was wrong, tearing some hair out in the process. Everything got done, eventually, and I survived, but I have amended my log cabin dream: wonderful, reliable internet access is a must.

Although, geared towards cell phone service, here’s a great horror movie montage that shows how modern film makers have gotten around a pesky little problem known as technology. This comes courtesy of the funny folks at CollegeHumor.com, but I found it courtesy of the always informative Scott Meyers at GoIntotheStory.com