Internet Connection

Here it is. Something else I hate. And this one, I hate very, very much.

As a matter of fact, while I was typing this, my internet decided to cut out. Thank you, Charter! Last night, I was freaking out about how much I hate computers (when in reality I meant the internet), and I said I was going to blog about it. And my sister so comically replied, "If you can get online."

Because here's the deal with my internet: sometimes, out of nowhere, it will disconnect. Magically. All by itself. Which may be my fault, because I did name my wireless router Harry Potter. And it could be doing spells to shut itself down.

But somehow I doubt that.

I'll be in the middle of something really important, like watching America's Next Top Model online, and my internet will just stop. I'll see this little flashing red light on my router, telling me to prepare to freak out. So I'll unplug all my internet hardware. And I'll leave it unplugged for thirty seconds, just like Charter always tells me to do. And when I plug it back in and expect it to work, it doesn't.

Just great.

And what else is just special, is when I try to call Charter about my internet, and sit on hold for an hour. I'm not kidding. One hour. To be told to unplug my stuff and plug it back in. And it works for two days, or in the last case, two hours. And then it stops.

So, tired of waiting on hold (and they don't even have music, they have talking advertisements), I decided to chat with them online. But how am I supposed to chat with them online when my internet isn't working?!

It's a vicious, vicious cycle.

And other than internet connection, I don't have much of a problem with the internet. In fact, I love many of the web sites the internet provides me with. I mean, I can Google anything I want, and I can get up-to-the-minute news on celebrities. And I have this really cool weather widgit on my desktop. So, besides the disgusting message boards that show pictures of skinned animals, the internet's great. If only you didn't have to connect to it...

Let's see if my connection holds up long enough to post this...

Computers

Now don't get me wrong. I'm thankful for technology, and how far we've come over the years. But nothing makes me more angry than dealing with computers! Because no matter how good a computer is, it always, ALWAYS screws up somehow.

I hate nothing more than frozen computers. When my laptop freezes up (which thankfully hasn't happened much with my new one), I tend to beat on the keys. As if this is really going to help. Let's be honest, it doesn't help at all. In fact, it probably contributes to the crapiness that is my laptop. But something this stupid deserves to be beaten.

Another reason why I hate computers is that they enjoy crashing. When I was little, I somehow burnt up our computer monitor. For real. I was on it, and it started ticking, and next thing I knew, there were flames in the side of it. And what did I do? Nothing. Now, I know this isn't a computer per se, but it's close enough. If you need another example of computers crashing for the fun of it, I had a laptop my freshman year, and right before school started my sophomore year, the hard drive decided to blow up. Well, not technically, but you get the point. My computer was just blue every time I turned it on. It was lovely. And then I had to get a new hard drive put in, which was a step up in Windows, and everything was messed up and I didn't know how to use it.

The next thing I hate that has to do with computers is...

Well, that's a story all of it's own. You'll see.