You know you've been sitting at a computer for too long / often when...
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Absolutely love these! Especially the screen name one! Can totally relate to that, lol.
You know you've been sitting at the computer too long when you're talking to someone face to face and half way through speaking you forget you're not making an msn sound clip and half way through a sentence you change you're mind about what you're saying and reach for the escape button.
You know you've been sitting at the computer too long when the first words out of your mouth in the chat room are always "What day is it? I'm so confused..."
You know you've been sitting at the computer too long when you're talking to someone face to face and half way through speaking you forget you're not making an msn sound clip and half way through a sentence you change you're mind about what you're saying and reach for the escape button.
You know you've been sitting at the computer too long when the first words out of your mouth in the chat room are always "What day is it? I'm so confused..."
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You know you've been sitting at the computer too long when you're talking to someone face to face and half way through speaking you forget you're not making an msn sound clip and half way through a sentence you change you're mind about what you're saying and reach for the escape button.
You know you've been sitting at the computer too long when the first words out of your mouth in the chat room are always "What day is it? I'm so confused..."
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You know yov've been sitting at the computer to long when you are actually talking to someone face to face and realize that you are staring at them with a blank stare like you are waiting for words to appear on their face.
You know that you are addicted to your computer when your field of vision is limited to the size of your monitor.
John
You know you've been sitting at the computer too long when the first words out of your mouth in the chat room are always "What day is it? I'm so confused..."
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You know yov've been sitting at the computer to long when you are actually talking to someone face to face and realize that you are staring at them with a blank stare like you are waiting for words to appear on their face.
You know that you are addicted to your computer when your field of vision is limited to the size of your monitor.
John
You know you've been at the computer too often when all your "in jokes" are useless on the logout side of the connection.
You know you've been at the computer too often when you can read the list detailed in the thread "100 things you can't do without the physical presence of another person" and you strain to remember the last time you did any of them.
You know you've been at the computer too often when there's the threat of losing your internet connection and it feels like some dramtic tragedy causing tears and mourning of the end of the world and the over-ness of your "life".
You know you've been at the computer too often when you can read the list detailed in the thread "100 things you can't do without the physical presence of another person" and you strain to remember the last time you did any of them.
You know you've been at the computer too often when there's the threat of losing your internet connection and it feels like some dramtic tragedy causing tears and mourning of the end of the world and the over-ness of your "life".
You know you've been at the computer too much when a serious cause for concern is whether you will get flour on the keyboard when you're cooking, and whether your headset chord is long enough to go between the fridge and back from the kitchen bench...
You know you've been on the computer too much when you seriously consider putting your laptop on the passenger seat of your car and wearing your headset while you're driving so that you can continue msn voicechat with an international friend even though you have to go out. (Sadly not kidding)
You know you've been on the computer too much when you not only start a thread call "You know you've been sitting on the computer too often when..." but you also have the most posts on it, with the most listings of computer addiction indicators per post, and that's with you holding back and not admitting everything.
See just how long it takes until my escape become my prison....
Please, can you rescue me from myself...
You know you've been on the computer too much when you seriously consider putting your laptop on the passenger seat of your car and wearing your headset while you're driving so that you can continue msn voicechat with an international friend even though you have to go out. (Sadly not kidding)
You know you've been on the computer too much when you not only start a thread call "You know you've been sitting on the computer too often when..." but you also have the most posts on it, with the most listings of computer addiction indicators per post, and that's with you holding back and not admitting everything.
See just how long it takes until my escape become my prison....
Please, can you rescue me from myself...
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You know you've been at the computer too much when you try to walk away from a task or object in front of you and you feel a strange restriction to a radious that only extends as far as the length of your headset chord.
You know you've been at the computer too much when you begin to name actions while imagining them encased in little stars, instead of doing them. **sighs heavily**
You know you've been at the computer waaay too much when you feel deeply frustrated that the person you're talking to face to face can't see the emoticon you're thinking of that would fit this moment perfectly. And you wonder if maybe you should make some flashcards....
You know you've been at the computer too much when your phone rings and you start the conversation with a sound check.
You know you've been at the computer too much when you begin to name actions while imagining them encased in little stars, instead of doing them. **sighs heavily**
You know you've been at the computer waaay too much when you feel deeply frustrated that the person you're talking to face to face can't see the emoticon you're thinking of that would fit this moment perfectly. And you wonder if maybe you should make some flashcards....
You know you've been at the computer too much when your phone rings and you start the conversation with a sound check.
It's time to maybe think about getting some actual serious help for your computer addiction, when...
You realise you've formed an emotional attatchment to the moth that hangs around the light of the computer screen, and that you address her aloud and by name. (Yes, she is a girl. She's too pretty to be a boy).
You sometimes just want to hug the monitor when someone in chat says something lovely to you
You write your email adress on a form instead of your postal address
You develop a sixth sense about online hapennings. You abandon your groceries at the checkout prclaiming in super-hero tone, "Someone's in cyber-trouble!"
You start to feel popular, when you really don't have a popular personality
You are familiar with more emoticon codes than street names in your own neighbourhood
You look around and realise you're sitting outside in a pile of ash, becuase your house burnt down and you didn't notice. You were staring at the screent the whole time.
You wish you could just download a meal onto your plate
When you get yourself together in the morning you're more concerned about how you will look on camera than about how you will look in the sunlight
Your computer files are tidier than your house
You take your problems to a cc thread and make lighthearted jokes about them, instead of praying and taking them seriously
You invent avitar names for everyone you encounter
You realise you've formed an emotional attatchment to the moth that hangs around the light of the computer screen, and that you address her aloud and by name. (Yes, she is a girl. She's too pretty to be a boy).
You sometimes just want to hug the monitor when someone in chat says something lovely to you
You write your email adress on a form instead of your postal address
You develop a sixth sense about online hapennings. You abandon your groceries at the checkout prclaiming in super-hero tone, "Someone's in cyber-trouble!"
You start to feel popular, when you really don't have a popular personality
You are familiar with more emoticon codes than street names in your own neighbourhood
You look around and realise you're sitting outside in a pile of ash, becuase your house burnt down and you didn't notice. You were staring at the screent the whole time.
You wish you could just download a meal onto your plate
When you get yourself together in the morning you're more concerned about how you will look on camera than about how you will look in the sunlight
Your computer files are tidier than your house
You take your problems to a cc thread and make lighthearted jokes about them, instead of praying and taking them seriously
You invent avitar names for everyone you encounter
You know you've been at the computer often enough to start feeling confused about whether it is actually unhealthy or not...
... when you start to see tangible changes in your life, thanks to God, but through friendships that were formed inside this magical box know as a computer.
Hm.
**Head swims in the paradox. Expression remains blank for several hours**
... when you start to see tangible changes in your life, thanks to God, but through friendships that were formed inside this magical box know as a computer.
Hm.
**Head swims in the paradox. Expression remains blank for several hours**
You've been at the computer too much when you realise you have a trained action response to certain noises.
There's an ad on tv that has a gong sound when it comes on. There's a contact on my messenger list that I have set to a gong sound when they sign in. When I hear the noise on tv, I can't help saying the person's name, and reaching to type hi. Darn my OCD, think I've developed a new involuntary habbit.
There's an ad on tv that has a gong sound when it comes on. There's a contact on my messenger list that I have set to a gong sound when they sign in. When I hear the noise on tv, I can't help saying the person's name, and reaching to type hi. Darn my OCD, think I've developed a new involuntary habbit.