Is John Carpenter's "Ghosts of Mars" REALLY Boring, or Am I a Net-'Workaholic'?
@mythociate (21437)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
October 15, 2011 8:12pm CST
Tonight (around 7 pm), I dozed-off after the first 10-15 minutes of John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (Natasha Henstridge, Jason Statham, Ice T).
But here I am--doing `net-'work' (it's work, but I do it for the fun you have 
)--and I'm wide-awake! (coffee doesn't really have an effect on me anymore, none that I know of anyway)
It's been like that for the past few weeks too (I try to sit and watch television, but get antsy after several minutes until I park myself in front of the computer and 'interform' ... a word I made-up describing the method by which I mind-meld with the 'Machines-network'), so I can't blame it ALL on John Carpenter et al.'s possibly-cliche' storytelling 
(how could I judge a 2 hour story from the first 7 - 15 minutes of it? 
)
I think 'I'm on the right track,' but I don't know; is it weird to like Internet-work more than television? Should I write more? Watch more movies-and-television? Read more books offline?
)--and I'm wide-awake! (coffee doesn't really have an effect on me anymore, none that I know of anyway)
It's been like that for the past few weeks too (I try to sit and watch television, but get antsy after several minutes until I park myself in front of the computer and 'interform' ... a word I made-up describing the method by which I mind-meld with the 'Machines-network'), so I can't blame it ALL on John Carpenter et al.'s possibly-cliche' storytelling (how could I judge a 2 hour story from the first 7 - 15 minutes of it? )
I think 'I'm on the right track,' but I don't know; is it weird to like Internet-work more than television? Should I write more? Watch more movies-and-television? Read more books offline?2 responses
@svetli1234 (162)
• Bulgaria
16 Oct 11
I like listening to the tv and doing my work on the pc :D
I dont really watch and seat infront of the TV much, just listen to news or soccer games. There are times when I watch movies with friends. For me the pc replaced the TV. If I want to watch a movie I go to the cinema. Most of the times I too judge a movie from the first 15minutes but 50% of the time the movie gets interesting and its a suprise for me because a bad start doesnt mean a bad end :D
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@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
16 Oct 11
"is it weird to like Internet-work more than television? Should I write more? Watch more movies-and-television? Read more books offline?"
Speaking to someone who does use the net more so then anything else no it is not weird. Although for a few months I have been streaming online more, reading a bit more as I have found that I needed to balance a bit more offline some.
Same should apply to all that a bit of balance between offline and online life really needs to be done. There are lots of waking hours so I am sure we can manage a bit between all. 
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