You know you've been spending too much time on the computer when...
...you find yourself trying to copy and paste your work onto the computer.
...you've started to "scroll" down your textbooks.
...you've forgotten how to spell those words that you usually use on MSN: u, omg, ppl, etc...
...you've forgotten how to use your phone
...you've caught yourself saying "lol" while talking to your friends.
...you go through "withdrawal" if you're away from the computer for more than a few hours.
...the internet has become your ONLY form of research.
...you know all the keyboard shortcuts for copy, cut, and paste: (Ctrl+c; x; v)
...at school, you miss your spellcheck program while you're doing a test.
...you have over 7 different email addresses.
...you leave it on while you're at school, just so you won't have to turn it on again later.
...you practically LIVE on Facebook.
...you would rather have virtual pets than real ones.
...you have a rivalry with pop-up ads.
...you've become a patient person because your computer is so slow...
...you know how to avoid buying LimeWire Pro.
...you've named your computer.
...you spend more time on the computer than you do at school .
...you don't really go to malls anymore, you shop online.
...Tech support calls "YOU" for help.
...at school, your teacher constantly reminds you that the word " i " should be capitalized.
...someone says "What did you say?", you reply, "Scroll up. "
...you find yourself sneaking away to the computer in the middle of the night when your parents are asleep.
...you have an identity crisis when someone is using a screen name close to your own.
...you've forgotten the difference between, you're & your, to & too, etc.
...you would rather tell people that your bloodshot eyes are from partying too much than the truth ( you were online all night)
...you type messages to people while you're on the phone with them at the same time.
...you wake up in the morning and the first thing you do is get online before you have your shower.
...you wait 6 hours online for a certain "special " person to come online.
...you don't know where the time has gone.
...10 minutes is NEVER enough time.
...you end sentences with 3 (or more) periods while writing letters by hand.
...your relationship online has gone farther than any real one you have had.
...you type faster than you think.
...you want to be buried with your computer when you die.
...you actually enjoy the fact that you are addicted.
...you can actually read & follow all the names of the cast that scrolls up your TV screen at the end of a movie.
...you dream in "text".
...you've memorized how your keyboard looks and it screws you up when you see a slightly different one.
...being called a Newbie is "MAJOR" insult.
...you double click your TV remote.
...you don't even watch TV; you watch all your shows on YouTube.
...you haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
...your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
...you have an account on almost every website that allows you to have one.
...you have the same password for every single one of them.
...you fall asleep and wake up with a keyboard print on your forehead...
Post any more you think of!
Monday, July 28, 2008
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE SPENT TO MUCH TIME OF THE COMPUTER WHEN
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