I had barely been back in New York and my Internet connection went out. By sheer coincidence the email on my Blackberry stopped working at the same time. Frighteningly paralyzing.
No better way to honor the return of all my connections (and the ability to finally download Quicktime 7.3, which FCP suddenly required and without which I couldn’t even edit) than to watch Black20.com’s classic net_work episode “Lost Connection”:
I guess there is truth to the theories about interactive/social technology addiction, cold-turkey panic, psychological and even somatic physical withdrawal, etc. 😉 I sure believe there is! 😀
It seems to be just a much more complex, post-modernish version of no hot water or a blackout.
btw – I am back online w/o any probs., yay!