I sit here tonight on my laptop, surfing my little ‘alternative’ heart out on my now totally wireless network and cable modem!

I’ve wanted make the leap to a wireless home network for some time but was just pitifully intimidated by all the technical jargon that I read when attempting to learn about it. My co-workers assured me that setting up was a snap so I finally worked up enough nerve to at least purchase a wireless broadband router and a wireless notebook adapter card. I opened the router first and in attempting to be responsible, I actually read the installation instructions first. Then came more intimidation..."I’ll NEVER be able to do this by myself" I thought, as I began to go down my list of possible assistance prospects. Still not wanting to succumb to the assumption than I was more stupid than the average computer user (most of whom are probably ALREADY wireless), I sat and contemplated my dilemma for a moment, then determined to ‘just DO it.’ I began taking things out of boxes and wrappers, plugged cords and wires into assorted holes and stuck the card in the slot that looked like it might fit in, then ran installation CDs and hit a lot of dialog buttons reading "I Accept," "Next," and "Finish" and lo and behold, I am now up and running my very own ‘groovy’ wireless home network!

How in God’s name did mankind ever function without all these exciting technological geeky toys???!!!! I feel like an official member of modern Western society now. Eeeewwwww...that doesn’t sound very ‘Alternative’ or socially revolutionary does it? I suppose we all have our weak moments...I am ASHAMED.

(....but I'm having so much fuuunnnn!!!!!)