So a thought occurred to me the other day, that I'm a tech addict.
It was a Tuesday night when my beloved iphone stopped working and because it's old (I haven't moved on to the 6 just yet) I thought I'd leave it alone for a while. Maybe all the useless swiping on Twitter and Instagram had tired it out. But the next morning it was this blank screen and I began to freak out at the expense of replacing it or repairing it.
I skipped my mornings lecture to go on a hunt to see what I could do, if I could get a new one or get this one fixed or if my mum would send me her old one.
It seemed the last option was the answer. I dreading the few days I'd have to wait without a working phone. What could I go on when I was bored or needed to look busy? I wouldn't be able to listen to my music which is a big deal for me or check my messages. I wouldn't be able to communicate, seeming to forget that I could just speak to my flat mates in person.
In the end, my phone started working again, so all the anxiousness was pointless. But it did get me thinking, that maybe I am a tech addict. Now I'm not a computer genius or anything, I go on my laptop as much as the next person, but the feeling of being lost without my phone made me realise I must be one.
Now this is troublesome. I don't want to be someone who is always checking their phone when I'm out with friends or when we've gathered for our weekly movie nights. To me, that's rude and just pointless, why would I be contacting other friends, when I'm in the company of others.
I've had times when I've not been attached to my phone but I was always distracted, at a festival, or when I've been away and refused to pay the extra money to connect to those back home. But is this what it's come to? That I need distracting so I won't go on my phone?
Sometimes I'm envious of the older generation, who like my mum are allergic to technology. Only sometimes though.
So this is me admitting that I'm a tech addict and I hope I'm not the only one. Whether it's to your phone, tablet, or laptop. And I'm not saying that this is a bad thing, but it's not something I want to be. I miss having a conversation when I'm looking in to the eye of the person, of going to a gig and not seeing people witness it through the screen.
So as a very, very late resolution, my aim is to try and not be attached to my phone, and fully appreciate the world without seeing it through a tiny screen.
But this doesn't mean my phone can break on me again.
