I decided last night to test myself by staying off Twitter for a week. I tried this experiment a few months ago and lasted two days. Am I really such a weak person?
This morning, I was awoken at six AM by the sweetest voices floating in the air. But they were dangerous too; Sirens were trying to distract me. They were the cries of distant women needing me, naked women only wearing the reddest of lipsticks, whispering things i cannot repeat, virtual seductresses luring digital sailors with their 140 character music to shipwreck on the rocky coast of social media.
As it started to drizzle outside my window, I watched the wetness softly hitting the glass, and wondered, “Did they really need me, or did i need them? And was this all in my mind, delusions splashing around my head like the noisy wet waves of the ocean?”
I bit my lip to cause myself pain, and I repeated to myself, “Be strong. I can do this.”
Of course you can. We’ll just have our little lesbian orgy without you.
Finn posted Were I Being Honest
yr a nutter. Yes- our little trial run. I won if I recall correctly! LOL. Good luck babe!
amy turn sharp posted this tiny perforation of a girls life
Oh Neil. We’ll all still be there when you get back unless the sorrow of missing you causes us to delete our accounts ;-p
Enjoy your week away, now excuse me I have to go tweet about where I’m going to have lunch and then complain about the crumbs down my shirt. (See what I did there? If you won’t be on twitter I’ll come and leave inane comments here so you stay in the loop.)
So far, so good. But I will be honest. It isn’t easy. I deleted all Twitter apps from my iphone — all 35 of them! I somehow feel that others are having some sort of important conversation that I am missing, and that when I come back, everyone will be talking about the next Justin Bieber, or whatever, and I will be clueless and feel old and boring.
Neil posted Pressing the Keys
But I don’t waaaaaaaaaaaaaaant you to be gooooooooone…
Heather posted The Hurricane
LOL!
BHJ posted Little Gods
–>I’ve missed your thinking out loud tweets and then wondering if anyone is listening.
WebSavvyMom posted Wordless Wednesday – Asleep at the Table
Is this just a random exercise in self-discipline or do you think you are addicted to Twitter? Isn’t Facebook sorta the same thing?
Danny posted Happy Birthday- Kendall Hailey!
Oh, you’re not missing a thing on Twitter. Just don’t look for a few more hours.
Marinka posted Sticky Parenting Situation of the Month
I wondered where you were. Miss your twitter/social-media-related philosophical musings, but good for you for taking a break.
I’ll be spending a week off Twitter during BlogHer; just sold my ticket (to majorbedhead) & I will be pouting that I’m not there. Reading the endless tweets will depress me. So that will be my Twitter hiatus.
sarah posted I Love My Kid- I Love My Life