Flailing in Space without an Internet Connection
Feb 24th 2007
By definition I can be considered a nerd, except that I’m not skinny or obese, I don’t wear glasses, I’m moderately good looking if I do say so myself … hmm I guess I’m not exactly a nerd but not exactly normal either if normal consists of liming and partying.
Anyway my triad of power J are my cable, my computer and the Internet. With these three tools I am invincible!!!!
This is in spite of the fact that my Internet is so slow, actually dialup. Dialup isn’t really that bad or rather it wasn’t always so bad. Unless you have something important to do like upload or download pictures or movies or programs…did I say movies and programs? Well I meant large copyright free, open source programs, or documentaries J
Okay I admit it, dialup sucks quite a lot compared to DSL, quite a lot. A huge lot but it beats having to pay $500 bucks a month for DSL most of the time, and it certainly beats nothing at all hands down which is my current situation.
I am normally jacked in for hours on end everyday unless I makeup my mind not to or I actually have work to do whether self assigned or otherwise. That again isn’t really true. I am rather diligent when it comes to work for other people even if I don’t like it. The worse case scenario is that I’ll do my best with what I have at the moment. I might be able to do better at some other time but not with the time or the resources that I have at the given time I turn something in. I take pride in my work and the lack of distractions in my life, such as a multitude of companions or a girlfriend, plus a tenacity to finish what I start help me focus and produce a lot more and a lot better than almost any other person I know.
Being without an Internet connection is really only bearable because the other two points in my triad of power are available and because I’ve downloaded so much stuff that I haven’t had the chance to read and at least I can catch up.
There’s the 2,400 years old “Art of War” a translated Chinese manuscript on what else but the art of War which I’m browsing through. There’s a 294 page research based guide on creating the most usable websites, which I’ve browsed before but wouldn’t hurt me to browse again, there’s a case study from the Deming library which is based on work of Dr. Deming the man most responsible for making Japan a modern day industrial powerhouse. Not to mention my other education project based on the work of Dr. Art Robinson in home-schooling his six children who basically taught themselves.
This last one is being held up by my lack of an Internet connection but I could create a read-me file or some kind of audio to go along with his recordings since I want to send out to all the teacher I can find because I think its astounding and can totally revolutionize education.
I assume I will fail, actually I don’t. I think it will be a resounding success but then I think that of all my endeavors however reality says that I should fail since this man Art Robinson as well as John Saxon the author of the books Dr. Robinson used for his children, are both influential but have not succeeded to the level I want to in the endeavor that I plan. My goal is more modest than theirs though and actually it was not exactly theirs so perhaps I will succeed J
So how come you are reading this if I have no Internet connection? Well because I intend to put this up when I get it back kind of like in “Bill and Ted’s Fantastic Journey” but not exactly. Oh I’m sorry I think my nerd is showing J.