Today, I suffered a major panic attack - 7.5 on the Richter scale. My project is due on Monday. It’s a very detailed report on a client’s destined to fail business model. I’ve had one week to write and research the necessary info because my coworkers dropped the ball on the research side.
I’ve put in 55 hours this week and would have rounded that up to 65+ had I not just had a major argument with my wife. She can’t stand it when I ignore her for the Web. I don’t mean too, and honestly, I don’t even know that I do ignore her. But I do often run to the Web for a little blog reading or writing to pass the time when bored.
She’s right: I could choose to find more creative things to do with my time in the real world. What can I say? The real world isn’t so hot in my experience. A bunch of people doing and saying stupid things. That’s what’s so great about the Web. It is a more equal playing field. Any decent communicator can become a star given the right setting and circumstances.
I am so taken by the possibilities. If America is the land of opportunity, the Web is the land of uber-opportunity. You can make tons of money, build a loyal readership, get famous, or really screw with stupid people all day long.
Blogs, social networking sites, forums, chat rooms, bulletin boards, etc. There’s so much opportunity for a person’s voice to be heard. I don’t even visit chat rooms or bulletin boards, and I rarely touch a forum. When my wife describes her plight, I feel ridiculous about caring so much about Web stuff.
But then I get back online, and I’m hooked. I totally love it here. And have the right notebook computer really enhances the whole process. Nothing like tapping away on an awesome keyboard.
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hi nice post, i enjoyed it
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