I know, I know, I really shouldn't complain seeing as I still have my home, my work, my friends, coworkers, and my life, and Daegu was not inexplicably washed away by a giant uprising of sea level or dessimated by a sudden shift in the earth. But STILL...my life HAS been affected.
Apparently, the earthquake dislodged/upset some cables way below the sea, and our communications have been temporarily disrupted. Something to do with bandwidth and the Army not wanting us all to use too much of it on superfluousness (or is it superfluosity? whatever...). Hence, I am left at work without Facebook, without Google, without health care management sites, without CalorieKing.com, without Runner's World or Sparkpeople or CNN, Chicago Tribune, Bank of America, etc etc etc...it's a long and sad list. At least until 1700, when I can go home and FINALLY get some work done! I personally think the Army is using the disaster as an excuse to crack down on crazy internet usage. I mean, we DID just have an email before the disaster telling us that people were accessing Skype and YouTube when they weren't supposed to be. Now, all that is gone...but also some useful sites like research journals and APA and library access and all those incredibly easy and world-accessible things I use every day to actually DO my job. I don't think they realize that they have somewhat cut me off at the knees...as well as hampered my ability to update my status several times a day;)
Thank God for smart phones!!
AND, just to make up for this post, HERE is a link where you can donate to The Red Cross' Japan aid efforts!
Apparently, the earthquake dislodged/upset some cables way below the sea, and our communications have been temporarily disrupted. Something to do with bandwidth and the Army not wanting us all to use too much of it on superfluousness (or is it superfluosity? whatever...). Hence, I am left at work without Facebook, without Google, without health care management sites, without CalorieKing.com, without Runner's World or Sparkpeople or CNN, Chicago Tribune, Bank of America, etc etc etc...it's a long and sad list. At least until 1700, when I can go home and FINALLY get some work done! I personally think the Army is using the disaster as an excuse to crack down on crazy internet usage. I mean, we DID just have an email before the disaster telling us that people were accessing Skype and YouTube when they weren't supposed to be. Now, all that is gone...but also some useful sites like research journals and APA and library access and all those incredibly easy and world-accessible things I use every day to actually DO my job. I don't think they realize that they have somewhat cut me off at the knees...as well as hampered my ability to update my status several times a day;)
Thank God for smart phones!!
AND, just to make up for this post, HERE is a link where you can donate to The Red Cross' Japan aid efforts!
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