Little Readers

Thank God for the internet.  I don’t feel so bad about myself knowing that Amish people abuse the internet as much as I do….Thanks to “We Are the Web,” I have just asked about 5 people if they knew that Amish people had websites.  I’m convinced there are like 3 million Amish MySpaces that we have no idea about.  I remember how obsessed I was with reading the TV Guide when I was younger.  I read all the news and gossipy stuff in the beginning, I looked at what was going to be on all week and I looked at the movie descriptions in the back.  This was back when the TV Guide was still cute and mini-sized.  Then, it turned into another Star Magazine, essentially and I was very sad.  Now (advance magically 5 yrs into the future) I just visit the websites of all my favorite channels all day long to see what’s on.  Oh, and I can’t forget my horoscope.  Becuase of the internet, I have like a moderate case of OCD about reading my horoscope.  I talk to my best friends more online than I actually see them.    My best friend lives one house away from me and instead of walking over to her house I sit in my bed with my laptop to bug her.  And, when she does come over, she usually brings her laptop so we can download music together (I have wireless internet, which she regularly hijacks).  I use CDNOW to look at track-listings for CDs so I know how to arrange things on my ITunes and I usually visit the Abercrombie website to see what’s new since the closest store is an hour away.  I have spent hours accumulating recipes from Food Network’s website and I am always reading message boards for Bravo’s numerous reality shows.  Bravo’s website consumes my life.