INTERNET...one of the loves of my life. I can say I'm addicted to it. I can`t imagine my world without it; my addiction is so strong that when I travel with my notebook and I don't have connection, I freak out. It's like the notebook is useless. Sometimes I don't even turn it on, but just the feeling of being able to use it, to open Mozilla and watch the Google page ready, makes me feel connected to the rest of the world. Facebook, Msn, and most recently Twitter, are vital to me.
I love to know the latest news about music, movies, books, gossip, etc, etc, so I'm suscribed to a LOT of pages, which fill my email everyday. I find new music bands, and that's the beggining of another adicction: DOWNLOADING MUSIC, an addiction that has caused me a lot of problems with my notebook, because the hard drive cappacity it's never ennough (my dad gave a 180gb extern hard drive disk that helps a lot), and the virus are also a trouble when you download too many things. I've tried to solve this problem with another wonder of the Internet, which are the free online movie sites. There are so many ways to find your favorite movie or series and watch it over and over again without downloading a thing! And sometimes in HD!
Now that I think about it, that's kind of illegal........mmmmm....
My addiction grows everyday, as I find more and more usses to Internet. A recipe, a book, directions to go to some place, EVERYTHING IS THERE. I can`t really remember how did I find things before having Internet, but I do remember when wi-fi didn`t exist and the connection was really slow, it was horrible.
I don't really think I can beat my addiction, because this world encourages you to use the Internet. The communication between teachers and students in University it's mostly made by emails. Almost every store has a webpage. Artists publish their works through their pages, etc. But I do think that sometimes the Internet makes me aislate myself from the world, and it's impressive how much time you can loose searching stuff. That's why sometimes I just shut the notebook off and go outside. I listen to the new music while I walk...things like that.
I don`t think I can give an advice to avoid my addiction, because I have done the exact opposite thing. For example, I taught my mother how to use Facebook, and my grandmother to use Msn and Skype, and we talked almost everyday. She lives in Concepción, so it's really useful and cheaper. The bad part is that now she is an addict..well...whatever xD
