Internet Frustration
11 May, 2011 | What's happening in my writing life
Wednesday Blog Post
I had great intentions of writing something lovely and creative, maybe even gentle for this week’s blog post, but what I am about to write is far and away from ‘gentle’ – although it is definitely about a big part of a writer’s working life.
As a family I believe we have a more than adequate internet ‘allowance’. As I’ve explained to all those ‘other’ internet users in the family, this is my business, if I can’t go online, receive emails, check websites (and Facebook & Twitter) . . . I can’t work! So, when advice came from our internet provider that we had used 4/5ths of this month’s capacity a few days ago, each family member was on notice. Hmmmm.
I woke yesterday morning with excitement – yes, I would have the house to myself for a whole day. It’s not that I don’t love my family, of course I do, but I do relish free, uninterrupted, private working space and time . . . occasionally. On went my lap top but the first email message was from our internet provider advising that we had reached our capacity and therefore our system would be slowed (crawl is what it was.)
I went onto the Website Monthly Usage History to try and isolate the why, how and perhaps the culprit – was it my son who had been playing too many games (or perhaps uni research?) or had my daughter streamed too many videos? Of course I knew it wasn’t me.
As it has turned out, the suspect is more than likely my husband who has recently gone on a binge of downloading 1980’s head beating music and when questioned he admitted (coyly) that he probably did watch the odd UTube item or two, which went with the music . . . . how many? ‘Oh, around 50!!!!’
So in between the frustration of accessing emails on my Iphone and through Webmail, taking three times as long to access websites, download or upload anything, and having three wonderfully long conversations with internet provider staff, I am ready to admit that perhaps technology has taken over my life after all.
And tomorrow – our monthly allowance resets, so even this blog post will upload . . . hopefully.
Sunset view – to calm my jangled nerves.
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