While approaching my fourth consecutive hour sitting in front of a computer screen doing work in the library, I decided it was time for a much needed break.
After ordering a cup of coffee and sitting outside for a few minutes gazing enviously at the students with free time, I decided to head back inside to finish my work. That was the plan. The keyword is plan.
Back in the cubicle, I applauded myself on the work I had meticulously done thus far, and reasoned that another 10-minute break wouldn’t hurt. Thirty minutes later, I came to the conclusion that my Web site and social networking usage may very well be out of control. I knew I was not alone though.
I knew I was not alone because I was being Facebook messaged by my best friend who was sitting right next to me. Lame? Yes. Out of the ordinary? No. In a day and age where even my dad has a Facebook, this type of thing is the norm.
Because even the most driven and hard-working students need a break sooner or later, more and more ridiculous, but nonetheless interesting Web sites keep emerging as a byproduct of procrastination. And, of course, no one is complaining.
So, after messaging my friend back whom was sitting less than 3 feet away, I did what any other student would do — I moved on to another website. Next up was Twitter. Twitter is a new fascination of mine. It’s a site where you can “follow” all of your friends or your favorite strangers.
The site is much simpler than MySpace and Facebook and consists of users publishing updated statuses of where they are or what they are doing at any given moment in the day. Frankly put, Twitter is a criminal’s dream. It’s like screaming to the world, “I’m leaving for the beach at noon, be back by five. Make sure you break in my house between those hours.” Even knowing this, however, I still can’t resist.
After checking out these various sites, I gave up on studying and called it a day. Did I blame the Internet though? No. Instead, I somehow convinced myself that B grades show much more character than overachieving As.
Just sayin.’
