I just got the internet and TV back at my house today, after they had been down for nearly two weeks. At first it’s horrible… You feel disconnected from your friends (no Facebook, no instant messaging), and to the rest of the world (no Conan O’Brien, no Michael Jackson’s memorial). It really doesn’t get much easier, but I found other things to do, simply because I had to. I spent most of my time at home reading, which I would not have done had the cable been working properly, and I made a much greater effort that normal to leave the house whenever I could. As hard as it was for me to go without internet and TV for so long, I think that every once in a while it’s good to step away from those things and find other ways to occupy your time, if for no other reason but to say that you can.