1. You have an account on most virtual friends network sites like Multiply, Friendster, Myspace, Tagged, Hi5, Ringo, etc.
2. You actually get to update these accounts in terms of posting your latest pictures, checking out who's viewed your page, posting blogs, etc.
3. You take all kinds of quizzes from "Are You Hot?" to "Which 'Friends' Character Are You?"
4. You're actually familiar with your cyberfriends' lives like who's sleeping with whom, who has just been dumped, who's moving on or at least that's what she says, etc.
5. Your cyberfriends are also familiar with what's been happening in your life and are in fact more up to date than your friends in the real world.
6. You invite your cyberfriends to join you in other online communities (ie., you invite them to your Friendster if you met in Myspace, etc.).
7. You have arguments with people (note, people. not friends, cyber or otherwise) you have never met in the real world and whose opinions you don't really care about anyway.
8. You google about anything that comes to mind.
9. You wonder if you'd like your cyberfriends as much if you'd met in the real world.
10. You make lists of how you know you're spending too much time in front of the computer.
I think this just means that I should get a life. You're free to add to the list though.
you go through withdrawal if you're not online at least an hour everyday.
ReplyDeletehehehe, well, this is very true. And maybe one more: you think you'd better get some eyedrops.;-)
ReplyDeleteTake a break joni and keep laptop locked in for few days when you go back home and if you can stay away from net then thats a good sign for sure:) Net can make one addicted for sure.
ReplyDeleteTotally. Gotta use the net EVERY DAY. I freak out if we have a power outage, too.
ReplyDeletefeel depressed when the object of your obsession does not reply/react to your mails. add to lists like this..
ReplyDeleteOhmygod, you all know what I'm talking about! There are many of us! This is so great! Whew. And I thought I'd be made fun of.
ReplyDeleteSachin, I will take a break from the internet once I go home. I'm limiting my access to about once a week. Of course my legions of fans (all two of them) won't be too happy with that but they'll just have to deal. There's a novel to write. :p
Now this should be also added to the list as a situation when net addict speaks about incredibally unbelievable situations like above.. heheheee!!!! Come one once a week is OMG.......... impossible.....
ReplyDeleteWow.... you have 2 legions of fans ... thats amazing.... almost 20,000 fans all over the world!!!! Cool!!!!
There is Novel for sure and also a Novel Thesis too....Hehehe!! Sorry for being such a ass.....: ) We are still friends aren't we??hehhee!!! Why dont you outsource thesis work to someone???
You Know You're Spending Too Much Time in Front of the Computer When...
ReplyDeleteyou've grown a spare tire around your waist area similar to what I have right now.
ouch.
ReplyDeleteyou had a fat paycheck and a miserable life from doing overtime.
ReplyDeleteYou invent "people" to become members of an online community and have arguments with yourself in that online community.
ReplyDeletehahaha! panalo 'to!
ReplyDeleteSachin, I will try nevertheless.
ReplyDeleteSteel, oh so that's a spare tire! I just call it my cup-holder.
Aristotle, where is the fat paycheck? Where?! I will NOT be miserable if I had a fat paycheck. No, siree!
Dennis, there is something seriously wrong with you. Go see a psychiatrist. Now! :p Hey, let's have a get-together soon when I get home. Would you know when's Cecille going home?
Hahaha that's not me! It's a reference to some of the people in the online communities I frequent. I'll send you a PM Joni.
ReplyDeleteAnd how do you know that they just invented those um, personalities?
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