conspiracy theory

Today the internet was broken across lower middle Tennessee. I'm not really sure how that happens, but I'm glad my school was courteous to send an email out to all of the students informing us of the problem.
Really, Sewanee?
The internet is down and you send an email. Forgive me if I fail to see the sense in that maneuver.

Of course Sewanee is impervious to common sense. For example, last year they tore up the sidewalks several times during peak admission times. Then they covered the new sidewalk in a cover that was incredibly slick. Not a big deal except that the rain didn't run off and then froze. Asses were busted in front of the library.

What I did find interesting in the whole situation was how reliant we all are on the internet. The world might not physically "end" in 2012, but the internet could break and it would feel like the world ended. The era before the world wide web, after all, seems archaic. Imagine having to write a letter to a friend. Imagine not being able to Facebook stalk said friend's most recent pictures and wall posts! This would be truly catastrophic for the age bracket of the population under 35.

Let's see a movie made out of that one! Sure it's not as exciting as the boom, doom, and expensive special effects of the new movie 2012, but it's like Y2K all over again. Except if Y2K actually happened...


haha. Remind me to stock up on water bottles and canned Dora the Explorer veggies next time I go to Wal-Mart because the government plans on destroying the internet *facebook*.