Ah. The sweet smell of In-ter-net.
Finally, after THREE WEEKS of being without web access on my laptop, the ole DSL goes up. What’s that you say? Why in the hell does she have DSL? Because I was told that there was no cable offered in my area. And I believed them. And that was wrong.
So after Bruce, the very nice technician, came to my house and noticed that my apartment’s 90-year-old wiring was not set up for speeding across the World Wide Web, I accepted the bad news and thanked my lucky starts that at least I could post a friendly b.log without thumb-tapping on my iPhone. Just no big video downloads for me.
But instead of feeling frustrated that I was not moving forward with the pace of technology, I decided that I’m going to move backward. As in, I’m going Tech Retro:
- I got myself a landline. With a corded phone. (And I’m hunting for a rotary).
- I am giving up a Netflix, etc. (that includes iTunes downloads, web streaming) and opened up an account at my locally-owned video store.
- I’m using a 1950′s Toastmaster metal toaster with fabric electrical cord and melted plastic Wonderbread circles on the side
And yes, I was tempted to get one of these:
[ from fonejackerhacker.co.uk ]
