Wednesday, March 4, 2009

My internet patterns

I dont know if Im the only one that does this, but I have started to notice that I have a strict pattern for my time on the internet. Every morning, I wake up and check the same websites, with little variation. It is always, wake up, bathroom, yahoo email, hotmail email, ballettalk (yeah, yeah, yeah...Im a fucking bunhead), and facebook. I dont know why, but I feel like I am checking the mail and reading the newspaper. It is almost like I have replaced the typical morning coffee and newspaper with a more electronic version of the same (though I am usually drinking gatorade because I am so dehydrated from work the night before).

My post-work pattern of internetting is similar to my morning pattern, but it differs because I have more time after work, than I do before work. I get up with no more than 30 minutes to wake up, eat breakfast, get ready, and get to work. When I return from work, I need to unwind. So, I check my yahoo email(again), hotmail, aol email, ballettalk, critical dance (still bunheady), myspace (even though Ive given up on myspace), facebook, and Evite (if I have a current evite, which is more often than not). So, I check these, but if I have any more time, I find myself bored and unable to think of anything else to check on the web.

I used to have a large array of websites that I checked, but then I got a dramatic relationship, followed by a period of dating and partying, followed by a stable live-in relationship. These things seem to have taken over a lot of my time, which isnt a bad thing. Maybe, I matured a bit and got over a lot of the things I used to look at. I dont know. But, when Im bored sitting at home. I dont have any websites to check. Does anybody have any suggestions?

I even have trouble remembering what I used to do online. I find that if I need to waste time Youtube is good. I used to really be into this online game called Alien Adoption Agency. I still check that game here and there, but its more or less just to keep in touch with a few virtual friends (I know, I know...ridiculously dorky and nerdy). I used to go on all of these websites that were either shockwave movies or comedic videos, but I cant even remember what the sites were. One was Happy Tree Friends, but then they changed their format and it became lame. After that, I checked out another site with 30 second summaries of movies performed by bunnies. That was amusing, too, but they werent able to churn them out fast enough to keep my interest. Albino Black Sheep was also a favorite of mine for a long time. This was probably one of the first websites that started the viral video craze. I had a huge array of websites like this that I cant even remember anymore. The thing is that I dont even feel motivated to check out these websites anymore. I think it may be a maturity thing.

So, here's the dilemma. After I am done with my internet pattern and I have time to kill. What are some interesting websites to read/enjoy? I like games that are fun, like Jay is games. I think I need to expand my interests though...maybe like reading a blog of someone that I find interesting. Suggestions, Suggestions. Im curious what other people find interesting. Help me out.

1 comment:

  1. I have two suggestions:

    1) Check out sites of interesting content such as http://www.reddit.com (lots of good time wasting there)

    2) Check out http://www.mypunchbowl.com -- which is a site for event planning. Oh, and I'm the founder of that site.

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