Woes Of an Internetless Abode
I moved into a new place a little while ago ( I have no concept of time, so we will stick to the ambiguous "while ago"). At first, my new roomie, Frances and I thought we could swing the "not having internet thing". "It would save us money", "it would create a peaceful non-media cluttered space" and "we can just go to places where there is free wifi" were some of the thoughts we were naively throwing around. We tossed the thought around for a half second and realized that this is not a sustainable way of life...well not for a free lance/ long-distance graphic designer such as myself. To add to the chaos of being in a new space, in a new environment (especially one with signage in different languages e'rywhere) and not knowing where anything is, I need internet to send files at all times of the day and night to meet the needs of clients. Just when you think you have everything wrapped up in a nice neat file, you think its safe to c...