A week offline
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
Returning to the online world after a week away fosters a sense of both panic and calm. I’m calm until I sit down in front of the computer, realizing a boatload of stuff awaits my attention.
On the way home, we took a voluntarily bump from our late flight from Chicago to Portland and walked over to the Hilton for some free relaxation. I cracked open the laptop when we got settled in, but instantly shut it. When I thought about how much time I would need to do anything, I extended my offline time for another night. Doing that felt good, similar to the way I felt when I went through an anti-TV phase many years ago.
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