All right. I figured that I let you marinate in my last blog long enough. It's time for something fresh and new and bright and shiny and awesome.
Believe it or not, though, this blog is going to be a little more "sober" than my first two posts.And shorter. A very sick pet and two weeks of ruminating on the possibility of a media fast (see the poll to the right) is enough to dampen anyone's spirits.
So, why the poll? Well, lately, I've felt like a stuffed Thanksgiving turkey when it comes to media. Too much. It's shoved into me from all sides! I wanted to see if you all are as fed up as I am.
I'm the first to admit that I may need to go to a rehab clinic or hospital to ride out the withdrawals I would go through if you took away my precious Facebook. And my iPhone? Might as well have it surgically attached to my hand (do they do that??). So, in the interest of avoiding such drastic cosmetic surgery, I've been thinking lately about a media fast.
Although my poll didn't work correctly for the first few hours, I did get some good answers. In a nutshell, everyone who answered would be willing to give up one form of media. It seems that it would be much too hard to give up all media (we're talking Internet as entertainment--not for work--TV, radio, newspaper, the whole shebang). I have to agree with that. It would be spectacularly hard. It would be excruciating.
But would it be GOOD? Imagine a full week without having to hear about the latest celebrity jailbird (Lindsey Lohan, anyone?). Think about actually talking to your best friend rather than just "liking" her status on Facebook. And picture the amazing tan you could get by going outside more rather than vegging out in front of the TV or your favorite video game.
I dunno ... to me, it sounds kind of nice. I might actually find myself a hobby.
But I'm going to start small. This is going to take some thinking and self-convincing, but I'm gonna try to give up ONE form of media for a while and then work my way up. I'll keep you posted on which one will be the first to go.
Before I go pace the room trying to choose how I'm going to starve myself media-wise, I want to ask YA'LLS: If you were going to give up some form of media, what would it be, why, and for how long?
Don't worry, folks. If I end up giving up one or all forms of media, it will only be for a time. You won't have to go long without a new blog post from yours truly.
