I'm an Addict!!!
Kathy S.
on 2/11/04 6:44 am
on 2/11/04 6:44 am
Hi Whitney,
I was the same way when I first got AOL in 1997. I mean, I got so bad that I was on about 18 hours a day! 
I had a flexible job (obviously), but my work suffered anyway. I didn't ever want to sleep! It took a few months, but I finally settled down.
I think it probably has a lot to do with the same facet of our personalities that got us "here", you know? I mean, you know it's addictive when you keep eating past the point of being full, you know you should stop, and yet you don't. 
I am trying to create a more moderate life for myself. 
It's difficult because I get in these phases where I'm a mile a minute, super-focused (sometimes on the wrong things) 
and then on the other hand I have a hard time finishing things. Moderation is not my forte, but I'm trying!
Katarina
P.S. And I don't think there's anything wrong with getting a little hooked on knowledge. There's a lot to learn about this whole process!
I had a flexible job (obviously), but my work suffered anyway. I didn't ever want to sleep! It took a few months, but I finally settled down.
I think it probably has a lot to do with the same facet of our personalities that got us "here", you know? I mean, you know it's addictive when you keep eating past the point of being full, you know you should stop, and yet you don't.
I am trying to create a more moderate life for myself. It's difficult because I get in these phases where I'm a mile a minute, super-focused (sometimes on the wrong things) and then on the other hand I have a hard time finishing things. Moderation is not my forte, but I'm trying!
Katarina
P.S. And I don't think there's anything wrong with getting a little hooked on knowledge. There's a lot to learn about this whole process! 
(3/1) 
Kimmer
Queen of the Niners, Instigator to All Marchers, High Priestess of Giggles Hey, hire a maid or housekeeper or nanny! That'd leave you more time to "play"!!
I've been in the 'puter industry since the late '80s, so up until recently (when I met YOUSE GUYSES 
), 'puters were nothing more than a necessary evil in my life. I have two at home, side by side, and I'd go months without logging on at home. But now, if I don't check in on this board at least daily (like last nite...got home too late and had to get to bed), I'm not a happy camper. Just gotta see what's popping with The Marchers! 
I was a pretty notorious CoSysOp for about a dozen "bulletin boards" throughout the midwest (if there's anyone out there who was there then, I'm "DSIS Wench"...she lives! she lives!!! 
). This was long before the Internet was even a DREAM...back in the days of "2400 baud modems". Sheesh. Besides the fun that was had, I also had SysOp duties to do on a daily basis. With the lack of quality technology back then, this sometimes took HOURS to do. I usually went to work the next day suffering with what we termed as "The Red Eye Syndrome" - bloodshot, scratchy eyes and headaches from being in front of a monitor for hours at a time. A few years ago I figured I needed new glasses...went from simple "driving/reading" glasses to TRI-FOCALS in one hop. This is from all the 'puter work I've done for the past two decades (cheez...THAT makes me feel old!!).
So...yes, you're "certifiable". We all are!
Kimmer
Queen of the Niners, Instigator to All Marchers, High Priestess of Giggles 
Zero-minus-26 and counting! 
I've been in the 'puter industry since the late '80s, so up until recently (when I met YOUSE GUYSES ), 'puters were nothing more than a necessary evil in my life. I have two at home, side by side, and I'd go months without logging on at home. But now, if I don't check in on this board at least daily (like last nite...got home too late and had to get to bed), I'm not a happy camper. Just gotta see what's popping with The Marchers!
I was a pretty notorious CoSysOp for about a dozen "bulletin boards" throughout the midwest (if there's anyone out there who was there then, I'm "DSIS Wench"...she lives! she lives!!! ). This was long before the Internet was even a DREAM...back in the days of "2400 baud modems". Sheesh. Besides the fun that was had, I also had SysOp duties to do on a daily basis. With the lack of quality technology back then, this sometimes took HOURS to do. I usually went to work the next day suffering with what we termed as "The Red Eye Syndrome" - bloodshot, scratchy eyes and headaches from being in front of a monitor for hours at a time. A few years ago I figured I needed new glasses...went from simple "driving/reading" glasses to TRI-FOCALS in one hop. This is from all the 'puter work I've done for the past two decades (cheez...THAT makes me feel old!!).
So...yes, you're "certifiable". We all are!
Kimmer
Queen of the Niners, Instigator to All Marchers, High Priestess of Giggles
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