Comments on: Epic Fail

By: Jodi

Jodi — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:12:31 +0000

Oh Elizabeth, I totally laughed at your description of when the router gremlins take over. You described what I do to a “T”, calling Chris totally panicked. He never understands the urgency!

By: Rebecca @ Diary of a Virgin Novelist

Rebecca @ Diary of a Virgin Novelist — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:22:54 +0000

Cool! I will be rooting for you and am very curious to see what changes you make and how you makes the changes.

My husband and I didn’t bring our laptops on a weekend trip to Boston recently and it was freeing…until Monday morning when we both felt completely snowed in!

By: Meghan

Meghan — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:46:10 +0000

I, too, am online far more than *part of me* wants to be. It has been difficult to curtail my use, mainly because I’m trying to stay connected to people, but I do wonder if this is the best way to actually be connected to others. I may be in for your challenge.

By: Gale

Gale — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:38:41 +0000

I think you raise an important point. At what point do our relationships stop being with the person at the other end of the technology, and start being with the technology itself? I struggle with this too. And I don’t know the answer. But I may just join you in your challenge…

By: Kristen @ Motherese

Kristen @ Motherese — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:23:47 +0000

My goodness, Elizabeth! So much going on in this post. First off, I am very excited for Friday’s reveal. By now, I have several different working theories re. your Waiting Game – all wrong, most likely.

I think all the time about how e-mail didn’t enter my life until college and the ways in which my high school experience and relationships would have been different were technology in the same state then as it is now.

I look forward to reading your follow-up post for your Technoless Challenge. I may have to join you – I just hope it doesn’t mean that you will stop blogging? (Or stop checking your e-mail so that I have to cease sending you every reference I see to bluebirds?)

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:23:13 +0000

I dont think I can unplug because work depends on it – so I am curious as to what little challenges you might have in mind. Being Jewish and all does not tie me to Lent but I could possibly play along for fun.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:57:24 +0000

When the AT&T bill came in the mail, my husband and I realized with horror that our 13 year old sent 8K text messages in the last month. He hovers around my computer, waiting for me to leave, so he can get on FB and IM his friends and join a million silly groups. He is living life in the virtual world, barely speaking to the actual people in his actual family in his actual house. We are going to set some serious rules, aimed at breaking this tech dependence, immediately. Scary.

By: anne

anne — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:32:34 +0000

Hmmm…I might set some small goals, but I actually find I don’t spend much more time on the internet than I feel like I absolutely have to. It’s on all day at work, but I can’t really help that one! Universities would cease to function without e-mail…sad as that is. Looking forward to seeing your guidelines next Tues.