Mental Rehab: Day 1

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In case anybody was wondering “whither Judiang,” I’ve journeyed to the wilds of Ohio for an annual get-together with friends at a cabin in the woods by a lake.  My friend has just finished showing me around the new school where she teaches. It’s a very lovely 21st century school with all the bells and whistles but in a location so rural there’s no phone reception.  This causes a cognitive dissonance in my citified, always connected mind.  But it gets better: the cabin has dicey phone reception and no wi-fi.  I will spend a week not cruising the internet, not playing Borderlands 2, not obsessively viewing strange crap on YouTube, not tweeting at 2AM instead of sleeping, not NOT.  Instead I will engage in unfamiliar activities like talking with live people in the same room, walking about, pointing at unusual animals (read: horsies and piggies), eating nutritious food, and letting the sun touch me.  My iPad has a tethered keyboard, so I could like – write – with no internet distractions.  My friend thinks I can do this for a week.  Uh huh.  She also promises that she’ll take me to an internet cafe if I start seem unhinged.

I wonder how she’ll be able to tell.

Uh oh, she’s finished closing her classroom for the school year.  Wish me luck.  I’ll post when I can.

Oh, and Happy Guy Day.

Richard Armitage as Guy of Gisborne, realizing he has no competition in the series.

Richard Armitage as Guy of Gisborne, realizing he has no competition in the series.

9 thoughts on “Mental Rehab: Day 1”

  1. Sounds like the perfect set-up for a relaxed and relaxing get-away. Enjoy and try not to climb the walls. The way down doesn’t hurt, but the stop does. 😉

  2. As for me it sounds lovely,Judiang:) just relax and don’t approach to the horse from the back 😉

  3. I’m sure you can manage the lack of phone and internet and hopefully get some writing done as well. Hope you ladies have a great time!

  6. When you just can’t get on the net, it can be really productive (part of the reason I am tense about having it at home …) enjoy the week!

  9. Enjoy your haven in the wilderness and I hope you don’t become unhinged due to lack of internet access. We will all be here waiting for your return.

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