I’m writing this in Starbucks tonight (not online) and as I write I wonder why I decided to stop in and have a coffee. I really wanted to get an assignment done. My school is online and the thought occurs to me now that I might have been more productive at Wendy’s.
I had a plan last year to gain Internet access from Starbucks. I offered Fazoli’s next door a great deal on a WiFi hotspot, which I could simply enhance so that I could reach it from Starbucks. I hate Fazoli’s. The owner, after months of deliberation, decided against it at the time but reserved his right to call back if he changed his mind.
I just spilled coffee on the notebook I carry every day. Gives it character.
So why did I stop here tonight? I guess it’s the fact that I could have sworn that AT&T was offering free WiFi at Starbucks. Turns out that $3.99 is not the same. $3.99 for two hours of use. That’s worse than T-Mobile’s $9.99 per day. The subscription is the same at $19.99 per month, but who wants to pay monthly for two Internet connections? I’d rather pay $60/month for a WWAN card and not have to search for an AT&T hotspot everywhere I go.
I remember when I got my first printer. It was an all-in-one from Compaq that eventually turned to shit, but it was a printer. And I remember after a few months wondering what I did with a computer when I didn’t have a printer. “What good is it,” I asked, “if I can’t print anything?” I now have nixed that idea and replaced it with “What good is a computer without the Internet? What is it for?”
But somehow I’ve managed to keep this MacBook open at Starbucks without hitting the ‘net. Wait a minute… Wendy’s is close… Nevermind.
I’m typing in Word, and I don’t have a printer or a connection to the Internet. Disconnection is great! But how do I play Mob Wars on Facebook or update my status?
That’s it – I’m opening my notebook.
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