The Computer...My Connection To The Outside World!

So, I have been out of work for a week, no sick-pay mind you, because, well, its at the end of the year.  Most teachers do not have sick time left over by the end of the year, unless their just anal, have no life, or love going to work everyday from 8 to 4.  OK, so maybe I'm jumping the gun.  Maybe there are some people who strive to have perfect attendance at their work place, but I am definitely not one of them.  Don't get me wrong, I do try to miss as little as possible, but sometimes you just need to use up those mental health days to survive teaching!  

However, If I had been more cognizant of not using up all of my sick time, then maybe I would not be in the predicament that I am in now.   The reason why I had to be out of work for a week was because the doctor had diagnosed me with Mono.  Yes, the "kissing disease."  It appears as though in my quest to find the perfect man, I kissed one that was not so perfect sometime between the area of 4 - 7 weeks ago.  That's the incubation period.  Four to seven weeks is how long it takes for Mono symptoms to show up.  Nevertheless, I am sick right now, and have not had much contact to the outside world.  

Although, my sole saviour has been technology...a little t.v.,  well actually A LOT of t.v., several microwave dinners, and the the good ol' trusty internet!  It is amazing how well you can stay connected to the outside world without ever leaving your house;  When I say world, I literally mean all over the world.  Today, on realtor.com, I house-shopped.  I visited several cities while shopping for homes.   I went to St. Augustine for a while, and then spent several hours in Belfast, Maine.  In my searches for the perfect little fishing village to inhabit, I then realized how completely and utterly bored I would have been if it weren't for technology.  

Technology has changed our world so drastically over the past two decades, it is ridiculous!  I can remember a couple of years ago (it actually seems like yesterday), when we had a really bad hurricane roll through our town.  I was living alone at the time, and had been staying at my parent's house in Crystal River to wait out the storm.  When all that was left was a little wind and a lot of rain, and it was deemed safe to go home, I said my goodbyes and hurried home to my apartment.  When I arrived, I found my entire apartment complex to be out of power.  So, since I did not prepare my own apt. for hurricane situations, I had nothing to use to pass the time except for a clock radio running off of batteries.  This was the most boring night of my life!  I never thought it was going to end.  Daylight seemed like a God-sent!  This night was a wake-up call for  me.  What did people used to do before they had t.v. to occupy their brains, before they had myspace to play with, or cell phones to text on?  To know how far the world has come, I can't even begin to imagine how far along we will be in two more decades, or even one for that matter.  

So, as I wait out  my time, 7-14 days worth, I am physically disconnected from the outside world, but digitally...I'm right on it!  O'h wait, hold on...I'm getting a text! :)-    

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