THE NET OR HOUSEWORK ? I was reading a newspaper last week mentioning how all these people are 'Net addicts', neglect their 'Normal' lives and prefer their 'Fake Internet Lives' ! I found that very amusing ! I mean.....who wants to do housework and suchlike anyhow ?!? Of course, I spend quite a lot of time on the net myself.....but hey ! I'm not addicted ! ##shakes## 'Oooooooooo I've been off of the internet all day...... give me my fix ! OOOOOOO I can't afford it - got to go out and rob someone to get online to chat with my friends about my millionaire lifestyle in the most exclusive area in England ( where I really live a normal, boring life ) and how I am TTTHHHHHHEEEEEEE most hunky guy in the world, I mean, I'm a Chippendale ( Not really a spotty 12 yr old who has not bothered to do his homework !)' I mean, these people are crazy ! I have to admit, my name is really Gary - and before you guys and gals ask - NOOOOOOOOO !!! NONONONO ! I wasn't describing myself as a spotty 12 yr old !!!! I am a normal, dog tired, hard worker who is 24 years old ! I read this feature in the newspaper - it had a questionaire to see how the internet affects you - if you are a casual, medium,heavy user or NEEEETTTTTTTTTT ADDDIICCCCTTTT ! Try, Try, TRY as I might - I couldn't do it ! I COULDN'T GET FULL MARKS AND BE CLASSIFIED AS A NET ADDICT ! Man ! I was despondent ! BUT, I can tell you lot now that someone I know got 100% ! (###ouch### please ! Not the the pain-stick ! oooo ! I beg you ! I beg for your forgivness ! I know that you are being kept from the internet and are suffering from withdrawal ...... but plleeaassee ?) So then - Net Addiction. Just imagine if you were told to go to the Doctor to try to help you overcome your addiction. He/She would say 'What the HELL is the internet ???? Is it something to do with fishing ?' - cos I can tell you, my Doctor is no George Clooney or Christine Lahti ! He's about 60 odd years old ! Most of the Doctors where I live are of a similar age ! Just think if I was addicted.... I would be told to give up fishing and meditate or something ! The last word on the subject - try this fool-proof test out, you'll soon discover if you area net addict or not ! Sit down with a strong cup of coffee in front of you on one side and your computer on the other side - what would you go for first ? Caffine or computer.... Caffine or computer.......? If you pick the coffee up, you are a caffine addict. If you pick the computer,you are not thirsty at the moment or the coffee is too hot or you've just heard the 'You've Got mail' sound ! Here's that test now.... THE CINEMA, THE GIRL AND 'TERMINATOR 2' Let me tell you all something embarrassing..... the last film that I went to see in the cinema was Tim Burton's 'Batman' a good few years ago ! (And that is the truth ! I was about 15 at the time !) Is it because that I don't feel inspired to see any recent movies or because the local cinema is a dump and I can't be bothered travelling another 15 miles or so to get to the next cinema ? The second choice ! ( Well, I don't drive and the public transport in my area is TERRIBLE !) And, maybe the first choice too ! A few years back, a former girlfriend said to me 'Shall we go and see the limited re-release of 'GHOST' in the cinema ?' I said 'Weeeeellll I don't really like pottery movies !' Well, actually my reply was 'What, in the local cinema ?' and I said maybe we could rent the video instead, but the video was out and we watched 'Terminator 2' instead. Well the sad part of the story was that a couple of weeks later, the relationship broke down and we went our seperate ways. If there was a better cinema in my area, I'm sure it wouldn't have ended in the way it did. We would have gone to see 'GHOST' and we would have furthered our relationship ( we could have then held hands afterwards ! FIRST BASE !) and I probably wouldn't have had time to take up ice hockey and have had those weird experiences of the female-kind there (DON'T ASK ! TOO LONG A STORY !) and then give up ice hockey ! Anyway, the moral of the story is - if you don't live near a decent cinema, move ! Or it will affect all of your future relationships ! Well, I think that this is enough for the moment ! I will return soon !