i experienced the longest period of losing internet over the weekend since i moved to austin. about 12 hours from 10pm on saturday until sunday morning, when i saw a social media notification pop up on my screen, i knew i was back to normal.
this time, i recorded and paid attention to how i felt and what i did since it was much longer than i expected. i thought it was interesting to see how emotional a creature i am.
sat. 10pm
watching mrbeast youtube videos and suddenly stopped loading
refresh
blank
"wtf"
checking my phone and ipad—none of the wi-fi was working
"ok, i lost internet again"
"it should be back soon. last time it was about 30 minutes"
10:10pm
spinning on my chair, scrolling my phone and checking instagram, messages
10:25pm
refresh youtube
blank
stare at the screen
10:26pm
refresh
refresh
refresh
check clock
10:28pm
"hmm"
log in astound web check for internet outage
"your area is impacted by an internet outage and we currently don't have estimated time when it will be back. our technicians are working hard on it (i forgot the exact words)"
10:32pm
refresh
refresh
refresh
check clock
"ok. no estimated time. good to know."
stare at the blank screen
pick up my phone again
10:34pm
mindlessly scrolling my phone checking social medias
"gosh, when can i get internet back, it's taking so long"
10:35pm
check clock
refresh
refresh
log in astound web check for internet outage again
"your area is impacted by an internet outage ... ... "
10:37pm
open a bag of chips
stare at the screen
mindlessly scrolling my phone checking social medias again
and eating chips
10:39pm
moving to my couch with my laptop
check clock
refresh
refresh
use my phone to google what happened and if anyone else are experiencing the same
unfortunately yes. a surge in the number of people reported losing internet
10:58pm
refresh
refresh
refresh
frustrated. annoyed. anxious.
i lost interests scrolling social media on my phone
"ok. time to go to bed"
11:10pm
check clock
"wow surprise. i've never gone to bed that early on a weekend"
put all electronics asides and clean tables
11:50pm
shower, brush teeth
look in the mirror
"hmm, feels kind of good going to bed early and having a quiet night without internet"
12:08pm
check clock
lights off
last time check the wifi on my phone
no
shut off
12:10pm
lay down and close eyes
"hmm, i feel good tonight"
~12:20pm
i fall asleep
sun. 6:11am
wake up and look outside the window
the sky is just about to get bright
check clock
"did i have any dreams last night?"
"i don't remember"
6:14am
"oh i feel good waking up early"
grab my phone and check the wifi
no
"well, it's ok"
i'm happy i wake up early and feel refreshed, which has been my goal for months without being able to achieve it
6:15am
rewarded myself 5 more min laziness before getting up
make my bed
6:36am
brew a cup of peach green tea, set aside
start cleaning kitchen and bathroom
7:28am
sit at my desk looking outside
sip the tea and stare at the tree outside my window
birds flying around
the sound of water flowing from the pool
it wasn't quiet, but rather a morning full of natural sounds
it is beautiful
and i feel good
7:xx am
start reading einstein biography by walter isaacson
10:56am
check my phone and one social media notification appears on the screen
check wifi
connected
i didn't feel any joy or excitement, but rather a peaceful mind and thought
"ok, i got internet back"
i feel the last 12 hours without internet were so rich, peaceful and slow.
sun. 8:30pm
facetime with parents
dad: you look great today
me: yeah, i feel pretty good today
smile :)
great post