In the last 24 hours, ChitChatMom has come to realize that having a strong internet connection for a mom blogger is like having a cigarette for a smoker. Not having one will make you jittery, frustrated, unpleasant to be around, short-tempered, and an all around pain-in-the-you-know-what.
For whatever reason the internet connection in our house has been having issues the last day or so and despite having spent more than an hour on the phone last night with the cable company (who provides our internet) trying to solve the problem, it is still running slow as molasses this morning. My favorite part of my conversation last night was when the first tech assistant (who sounded old enough to be my grandmother) wiped out my IP addy and then told me my internet should work just fine. Not without an IP address it will. Seriously people!
I realize that comparing my need for high speed internet to the very real addiction of smoking might be a bit of a stretch… but mamas here me out. I’ve committed myself to blogging once daily (by noon) here on ChitChatMom. In order to post my blogs via WordPress.org I have to have an internet connection. Sure I can write my post in TextEdit if push comes to shove… but I have to be able to get online to post it. I also have to be able to access iStockPhoto so I can download a corresponding picture (’cuz pics make a post more exciting right?!). Not to mention, how am I supposed to put in links to other great mom blogs like Dooce and websites like MomBloggersClub if I can’t get on the information super friggin’ highway?! I’d say the way I’m feeling right now is right up there with the smoker that can’t find the smoking lounge at the airport after a five hour cross country flight sitting next to a crying baby.
Of course, now that I’ve ranted about my internet connection… it actually seems to be working fine. What is it with this stuff? Oh well. I should just stop complaining and thank the web gods (or maybe “dealers” is a more appropriate term for them). As soon as I’m done writing, editing and publishing my mama blogger post I’ll be able to cruise over and get a Twitter fix. Another of my “techy”, mom blogger induced addictions.
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