this is another topic from daydreamz.net’s weblogit series and its actually the one i wanted from the start however i am not on this week’s list. i’m writing about it anyway!

the internet has changed my life in good and bad ways. lets start with the good:

i am more confident speaking to people, both on the phone, and in person. i still have a little trouble speaking to people face to face but its way less now than it was before.

i have learned many useful skills! i know now how to code websites, make pretty awesome graphics in photoshop, use 3d programs to create stuff, and other less important skills but still cool to know.

i’ve made friends. one of the big problems i have in life is a really tough time making friends. sure i’ve made a few i real life but when you have a massive place like the internet, you end up finding people who have the same opinions and likes and dislikes and you end up with lots of people you can talk to about stuff, that know what you’re talking about, and that’s just cool.

and while on the subject of friends, the internet has also helped me find old friends from highschool that moved away! so i’ve been able to keep in contact with them as well.

the internet has given me something to do in a rather crappy town where the majority of people around me aren’t interested in the same things i am. of course there are also negative aspects to my time online, including:

i’m a slob, always have been, and the net doesn’t help. i get so wrapped up in what i’m doing online that sometimes i forget to toss out the 10 empty water bottles piled up on the floor behind me.

people think i’m a loser. ok i know i’m not that awesome but honestly, the fact that i enjoy spending time on the net, or in a virtual world does not make me a loser. i’m there because the real world is really dull where i live, and since i cannot drive, i can’t really get out and do fun stuff like people who supposedly "have a life".

the internet made me fat. yes i’m gonna go there. after getting hooked to the nets for as long as i have been, i will admit its catered to some of my more lazier tendencies and i have computer nerd chair butt. this is something i’m working to change, but its a hard routine to break. at least now i chug water instead of mt. dew all night.