tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post7886044199845881751..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Wired AnxietyAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-64341276488258467642014-01-08T12:59:14.018-05:002014-01-08T12:59:14.018-05:00And yet when they asked folks in Great Britain a f...And yet when they asked folks in Great Britain a few years ago, what they considered the most important invention of the 20th century, it wasn't laptops, computers, or even cell phones. They overwhelmingly voted for the "widget", the tiny ping-pong-ball-like thing in the cans of Guiness Draft beer, that release nitrogen into the beer when you pop the can open, thus making it taste more like a real draft like you'd get at a pub. I guess we all have our priorities, eh?Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-4738778971509817152014-01-08T06:47:00.456-05:002014-01-08T06:47:00.456-05:00This. These days, I work at doing things that will...This. These days, I work at doing things that will take me away from my computer, and I wonder about all the years I spent without one. Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-47236536034125064032014-01-08T06:45:23.523-05:002014-01-08T06:45:23.523-05:00I thought of that when I wrote my comment. :) Thes...I thought of that when I wrote my comment. :) These days, though, it is shocking (and difficult). Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-39392993182018844632014-01-08T06:27:45.163-05:002014-01-08T06:27:45.163-05:00Hi Lisabet!
Me, I was` worried about coming up wi...Hi Lisabet!<br /><br />Me, I was` worried about coming up with a story. Performance anxiety. And then my laptop died.<br /><br />It's amazing though isn't it, how things that were a novelty when they appeared, things which were never expected to be important like online communication become so intensely important over time. Or even computers. I remember when I bought a computer for the first time, the cheapest I could get, and I felt terribly guilty like I was spending my family's money on a personal toy. Now how would we live without it?<br /><br />And people are like that too. You can cruise along just fine before you meet that special person, if ever you do, and then you can;t imagine life without them.<br /><br />Garce<br /><br />Garceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-63385771296190468782014-01-07T06:46:48.118-05:002014-01-07T06:46:48.118-05:00Oh, can I relate! One reason I've never had ch...Oh, can I relate! One reason I've never had children is that I KNOW I'd drive them crazy with my worrying. I was extremely overprotected and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to resist doing that to my kids. <br /><br />Hey, I even worry about our cats.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-10724905319304812082014-01-07T06:44:47.554-05:002014-01-07T06:44:47.554-05:00Well said, Daddy!Well said, Daddy!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-69115808542598841292014-01-07T06:44:23.453-05:002014-01-07T06:44:23.453-05:00Yes, I saw your comment - I can definitely sympath...Yes, I saw your comment - I can definitely sympathize.<br /><br />Just be glad that you don't WORK with computers, like I do.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-13459506235044716792014-01-07T06:43:25.727-05:002014-01-07T06:43:25.727-05:00Hi, Desiree,
I was thinking of posting a picture ...Hi, Desiree,<br /><br />I was thinking of posting a picture of Thomas E. Newman... but I figured that would be violating copyright!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-10991390747160130452014-01-07T06:41:45.165-05:002014-01-07T06:41:45.165-05:00This morning the GSM connectivity died...! But we&...This morning the GSM connectivity died...! But we've got that working again, at least. Our internet provider says we'll have our DSL back by Friday. FRIDAY??!! I'm about to go crazy..<br /><br />Re college without a computer... some of us went to college before personal computers existed ;^)Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-87144034420340388812014-01-06T21:30:40.841-05:002014-01-06T21:30:40.841-05:00My mother made a hobby of worrying, and she knew i...My mother made a hobby of worrying, and she knew it. It was partly a defense against being taken by surprise by bad things, I think. Even if you couldn't control things, pre-worrying meant that you were prepared, and if those bad things didn't happen you could always move on to another batch. I suppose I do it too.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36180308912439537042014-01-06T13:10:56.525-05:002014-01-06T13:10:56.525-05:00That's why we take a 2-week camping trip every...That's why we take a 2-week camping trip every summer. I announce ahead of time that I'll be unreachable, because the small towns we are close to rarely have wi-fi, and husband is a telecommunications engineer who has made me paranoid about hooking up to public wi-fi anywhere, especially in local coffee houses! One year my cover artist at a new publisher hadn't been told I'd be camping, and she sent me repeated emails over the course of a week, the final one being a very aggravated one, telling me she'd call me to get an answer. But there wasn't any cell phone reception up there either! Once I got into town my phone was chirping like a canary with repeated voice-mail message alerts. When I heard her message I told my husband I had to pay to connect to the local wi-fi while I was doing laundry, because she was so pissed at me! She was mollified once she learned where I was, coincidentally not far from her home in Canada!<br /><br />I love being connected also, but worry that not shoving my name in front of potential readers every single minute of every single day is the reason for my puny royalties checks. I prefer to worry about that rather than write what seems to be selling these days, which would feel fake to me since it's not what I want to write. <br /><br />BTW, my late Mother used to be the Queen of Worry! She'd worry when there was nothing to worry about, because something must be going to happen soon that would require her to worry, and she wanted to get a head start on it! Meanwhile my husband makes fun of me for not being able to relax...ever. He enjoys Tai Chi but tells me I'd need to find the "quiet place" in my head to participate. I tell him there's a man spinning plates on sticks in that place in my head, and when he gets them all going, the first ones are starting to slow down and fall. Even when he convinces me to watch TV with him, I crochet scarves for my kids, afghans for everyone, etc. I can't just sit there. I'd worry too much about wasting time like that! Thanks, Mom.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-58299288624432781822014-01-06T11:15:19.898-05:002014-01-06T11:15:19.898-05:00By the very fact we do so much due to computers, t...By the very fact we do so much due to computers, they allow us to multiply our commitments. When systems go down, the commitments remain.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-76805510623434411542014-01-06T11:14:12.332-05:002014-01-06T11:14:12.332-05:00Boy, can I relate to the computer problem - see my...Boy, can I relate to the computer problem - see my comment on jean's post! Now I'm worried what to blog about 'worry'!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305127219838784688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-7935595079409067022014-01-06T09:20:32.284-05:002014-01-06T09:20:32.284-05:00Been there, done that, got too many t-shirts. You ...Been there, done that, got too many t-shirts. You said it for us all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-37263111420901641862014-01-06T07:32:34.422-05:002014-01-06T07:32:34.422-05:00I've been thinking about how tough it must be ...I've been thinking about how tough it must be to go first. I'd already decided, as far as worry, "We'll see how others address this, and then I'll write my post." Thanks for kicking it off!<br /><br />As far as connectivity, I absolutely understand the worry. It's strange to me, though, because I grew up poor enough that I didn't have a computer for most of my life (I wasn't able to buy my first computer until after I got my first job out of grad school, and plenty of people are shocked when I tell them I went through college without owning a computer). Then I proceeded to get the sort of job where people are expected to be available online just about 24/7, and the change was really shocking for me. Suddenly, I found myself roving airports desperately scanning behind potted plants for free outlets and paying $15 for an hour of wifi so I could get online. <br /><br />I've tried really hard to get away from the intense and constant anxiety of that now that I no longer have that job, but the habit's been hard to break. I, too, value the people I've met online, but I find that social media, e-mail, and blogging are an added layer of tasks that are hard for me to keep up with and cause me a lot of stress. I fall easily back into the sense that I need to be available and checking constantly, or else... I also love and hate it. I'm disturbed when I can't be online, but it also feels great when I'm forced to be off it and I remember what it was like not to worry about connectivity. <br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the kickoff and hope your Internet stuff gets worked out!Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.com