Dial Up: Surviving in a High Speed World

(slow): bee boo bee bop bee bee boop.. *internet connecting noises* connecting.. dialing... connecting.. (fast): CLICK CLICK facebook! ITunes! google! twitter! (slow): connected... Weeelllcooommee paaaaagggeee. click... loading.... loading.... loading... (fast): r-e-d-s-o-x-c-h-i-c-8-5-2- @ symbol a-i-m-*dot*c-o-m click home page! profile! ooooohhh. must google! (slow): loading.... waiting.... patiently... aahhh, e-mail... apathetically opening... (fast): ZOOM! 1. 2. 3. Come on! Load! g-o-o-g-l-e click T! Tigers. no! I ! Time.. no! G! Tiger woods! SO MANY OPTIONS! Tigger! OOOOHHH! click! Congratulations, you've won a--- UGH pop up! EXIT! (slow): we're sorry... internet connection lost.. *sigh* Reconnecting… *look at wrist watch* nap time...? (fast): research, research! RESEARCH! control, T! New tab! m-l-i-a-*dot*c-o-m HAHAHAH llava floors! chemistry! *aim sound* doo dle ooh! IM From *blip* Facebook chat! Hey babbayyy *seductive accent* eep! multitaskkk! (slow): connected... Honeyyy! I need the phone!! *raspy accent* I’m BUSY! User signed on.. Ooooh, IM time! Hellooo ... sending... sending.... message sent. user is typing. tick tock tick tock user is typing. tick tock user has entered text. *sigh* (fast): chat! Interenet connection lost Check network cable UUUGGHHH Ring ring, hello comcast? Fix fix fix bling! connected! Yesss!! Click click click stocks, shopping, FAAACEBOOK! Join group, become a fan! A-D-D-I-C-T-E-D (slow): noooo, way. i don't need *sarcasm* THAT fast, expensive fancy dancy stuff.... loading..... (pause, look bored) loading... *point to left* WOAH look at that! (fast): *jump to left, like another person* Search search search! copy paste copy paste What is this?! *sassy* Pshhh, you going DOOOOWWNNN *shooting noises* (look like playing game) (do next actions as well): jump! left! right! left! bloop bloop bleep bleep Tetris! Yesss! High score! (slow): *songs skipping* Yooouuu Tuube. Broadcast yourself. click... loading.. tick tock tick tock play! I took a trip to the year 3000, this song-g-g-guh- ha ha ha ha-d-d- buffering... buffering... Ugh. X out. ITunes? click. loading library... Play. I can almost see it, tha-a-a-a-t-t dr-dr-dr-e-e. *skip* buffering... Ugh. *cross arms* Exit out. (fast): Youtube. Broadcast yourself. Click. Load! Weeee, are the champions, my friend *guitar noises* Ding ding ding ding ding ding! Record time! We have a high speed winner! (slow): Dial up. (computer voice like on the phone) We’re sorry. disconnected. slow. GAME OVER