Computers, ACK!!

It amazes me how much my life has come to revolve around this computer. I will admit that I spend a LOT of time on this computer. I spend the time that the average person would spend watching television on the computer chatting, playing games or a variety of other computer related things. I confess that when I go away on a holiday to somewhere that doesn't have computer access that I feel a little uneasy and wonder how much email will be piled up (mostly junk mail anyways) when I get home. When my time is filled, say if I am busy doing stuff all day, I can go for days without signing on and not think too much about it, but on a day like today, when I am home without much else to do, the fact that my computer is/was acting up (I still have my toes crossed as I am typing this ;) ) really makes me angry.

Generally I am a pretty laid back kinda girl, but when my computer is constantly giving me the dreaded blue screen, or just randomly choosing to shut down and restart without my permission to do that, I get angry. I remember back to the days when I didn't have a computer to eat up my time and wonder how I spent all this time that I spend on my computer. Maybe I actually talked to people on the phone or in person, rather than chatting or emailing. Perhaps I actually sat down and played a game of cards with my dad, instead of playing with someone from California on yahoo games. Just an interesting thought. We are moving away from actual interaction with people. Or maybe it's just me.....hehe. I love my computer, but at the same time, I think it's just about time to trade it in on a newer model! I so desperately want Windows XP *sigh*! Someday when I am independently wealthy and can afford such things...