No Access

I recently had trouble getting on a public internet connection that I had frequently used without issue. I typed the password two or three times, restarted my computer, and then tried another three or four times to join the network. All my attempts were unsuccessful.

My computer felt worthless. I couldn’t respond to the two students who I promised an answer earlier. I couldn’t search for any information, make edits to my most recent blog post, or shop Amazon for something I definitely didn’t need but felt I must have.

Never mind there is so much more to do on my computer than accessing the internet. For example, I could open a Word document and type a blog on all the things I could do on my computer without internet access.

And that’s as far as I got with my list. As powerful as computers are, so much of that power relies on the internet. Our files, information, and lives are stored in binary code that can only be accessed and translated through a portkey. Our laptops, phones, and tablets provide us access to this space. They feel like little more than bricks without that connection.

I tried several times to connect to the wifi but with no success. So I was relegated to the disconnected world for a little longer. My computer feeling far less powerful than it once did.

But at least I got a blog post out of it.