The Occasional Solipsist

Ok. I understand that in terms of time, high speed internet has only been around for what, 5 or 6 years, at least for the average user.

But man is it easy to get completely dependant on it in a short time.

I've been without high-speed for all of 4 days due to a connectivity issue, well really a sons-of-bitches issue, the sons in question being Cogeco Cable, but I digress.

But since I've been relagated to the world of dial-up internet, I've come up with a startling observation: The internet sucks ass at low speeds.

Try uploading a file at 40 Kbps. Or opening a webpage that has a graphic on it. Any graphic at all. Even a small gif. That's pronounced J-I-F btw, for all of you newbs and phonetically challenged. You know who you are.

Seriously I want to know how anyone in the world can get by with only a dial-up connection.

I've been in a state of constant withdrawal for the past 4 days, just jonesing for the ability to check my rss feeds, download a few tunes, or just be able to put in a full days work without ripping my hair out.

So it is sweet relief that I now have high speed again. Although I'm now short one excuse for not blogging daily.

Well, I'll come up with something else as need be.

And I've gotten a few good new names for the wagon since my request.

I'm now adding The Lost Focus and The Anti-Shaggin Wagon (Thanks Scotty) to the list of potentials.

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