Hmm. I’ve just realised how horribly dependent on the computer I am. This occured because my dad wanted to use the phone for work, and so I handed it over thinking it would be a five minute thing. 30 mins later he’s still using it.
But what struck me is how I used those 30 mins. I changed the cd, went to the loo adjusted the configuration of noachis terra (the mp3 server) so that it should recognise all the memory it’s got and then sat here.
I simply sat here. I ‘spose part of it was thinking that my dad wasn’t going to be on the phone, and the fact that I speak to and am in closest contact with a lot of people online. But for whatever reason I didn’t go and pick up a book. My god – it’s ages since I actually read a bit of fiction for pleasure or even non-fiction for any purpose other than learning Java or Linux. I didn’t sketch something – something I used to do now and then – just draw a landscape from my mind (not that I was good you understand, but I did do it).
I didn’t write to a friend, I didn’t do anything. Infact I hardly ever do anything not computer related. I used to go out and take photographs (the gallery website I set up is a testament to the fact I used to do stuff.
At the moment I do need to do Java, but I didn’t even do that with my time (although to be honest it takes me a little while to get my brain in gear)….It perturbs me that I’ve not done anything with this half (now 3/4 of) an hour. I would not have achieved much in that time – I’ll grant. But perhaps more than nothing.
I’m not quite sure how or what I’m going to do to rectify this. But I feel that I should perhaps try and become more of a rounded person. Okay. Enough….