The Net Stuff Continues

The internet outages have somehow screwed with other aspects of our system. This is getting old and annoying very quickly. It isn't too much to ask that things work.

Anyway, I have writing to do and memes to chuckle at. I mean, assuming I get to see the memes given that the internet might die again.

Internet Issues

The internet has gone out three times this week. The customer service people were rude. We're not happy with the new owners of the company at all, and yet I'm not really sure if any of the other options available to us will be any better.

I'm really tired of the basic services not working. I get that the world is awful now and nothing really works all that well, but still. Ugh. Something needs to get better.

Cooler Days

It was cooler today. As in, it was actually pleasant. It was very nice. I'm pleased with the weather. This is something that should always be commented on so it's not just all the complaining.

I started on a story I promised someone today. I also worked on one of my side projects. That will probably be what happens writing-wise for the rest of the week. 

This is the last week of September. I'm really hoping that Fall really begins to happen. I'd like a nice, fun Fall. It's been a while. 

Controlling

For a long time, conventional wisdom held that the more you tried to deny someone of a thing, the more they wanted the thing. This is especially true for children and teens. Even if they don't like a certain kind of cookie, if you tell them they can't have it, they'll want it more than ever before.

Actually, I'm pretty sure this is still true. People just keep forgetting it.

Case in point, there is a new trend with parents for them to COMMIT to deprive their children/teens of phone time. No phone at night or no phone on the weekends or no phone during one day. 

This will backfire. 

This is just going to make those kids/teens want their phones more. It's just going to make them prioritize the phone as SO IMPORTANT. It's stupid and it's controlling and it's bad parenting. 

If you don't want your kids talking to pedos or scammers, teach your kids about pedos and scammers. Teach them how these people operate and the ways they try to draw people in. 

It's more work, and yes it means really taking a hard look at the religious and political influencers in your own life who might be using those same techniques, but that is a good idea as well.

Whenever I see stuff like this, I think about how many kids out there are only getting through their day because they have some bright points online. They have a place to really shine and be who they really are.

Oh but wait. They want to snuff out that too, don't they?

The Second Fairy Tale

I wrote another fairy tale as told by Feanor. It received some good feedback. I was happy with that and may need to just work on lighter stuff for a bit. It would help me recover from summer/ease into the darker part of the year. 

I'm going to do all I can to manage my SAD this year. 

We started the second video of another Brit mystery series. I'm enjoying it quite a lot. The characters are a bit annoying but there is something about the show that comforts me. Could be the way that my roommate and I snark about everything that happens.

The Week is Over

The internet managed to stay on all day. This is a good thing. We're tentatively looking at better phone plans so that when the internet goes out we can still function like normal people. It's annoying but probably needed.

I have several projects I need to finish and instead of doing that I started a new one. It's almost finished though so after that, I plan on spending the rest of the weekend working on the WIPS.

Annoying Start

The internet was out for several hours. Nothing was accomplished. It's on now (obviously) but it still put a damper in the evening.