Ok, it's official now.

I have, at best, a mild case of internet addiction. I'm in between jobs at the moment so have no access to the net at work and our internet at home was down for at least a couple of weeks. It was hell.

I don't even spend that much time on the internet, but I realised how heavily I rely on it. I couldn't find a job because I couldn't send any job applications per e-mail or call employment agencies because I couldn't look up their number on the net. I couldn't remove the rust stain from my yellow dress because I needed the internet to look up how to do that. I couldn't keep in touch with my family and friends overseas because my beloved Gmail account was not accessible. I didn't know how to get anywhere because I couldn't look up the best route on the net. I couldn't pay my bills because I use netbanking. I couldn't book accomodation or restaurants for our weekend away, because I couldn't look it up on the internet. My spelling and use of synonyms went downhill, because I couldn't use the appropriate reference sites. I didn't know what my friends are doing and couldn't see their silly photos because I couldn't access Facebook. I didn't know what was happening in the world because I couldn't read online news. My blog friends started to desert me and take me off their blogroll (wink, wink, SJ) because I didn't update my blog for a couple of weeks.

My life lost its meaning. But thank God my internet is back now and I can finally function like a normal person again.