My digital life

Ok so this weeks blogs we are mapping our use of digital technology in a day, lucky for me at the moment I'm constantly on some thing due to a million essays due in the next two weeks!

Tuesday May 13th:

9a.m- wake up thanks to my alarm on my phone
9.15 a.m- finally build up enough effort to drag myself out of bed switch on computer and t.v before getting ready
9.25 a.m- check emails in hope of something exciting
9.35 a.m- watch Good Morning while eating brekkie
9.55 a.m- Turn up to VISC 301 lecture with Erika, and throughout the lecture are shown a couple of you tube clips
10.50 a.m- Head down to the library computers to print off a journal article that may be the key to pulling off my COMS205 essay (finally found it!), also check uni emails- nothing exciting as usual.
11.15 a.m- Head home and settle in to start essay and sort refernces into piles for each paragrapgh, procrastinate by constantly checking emails, facebook for online friends to chat to and just updates in general (new pics i an flick through fro the latest 21st), also keep and eye on trade me which keeps enticing me with "more things you might like", start to get bored text a few people including flatemate in the other room to organize when to have our lunch break (yes its sad but you dont understand how old our flat is haha)
1.30 p.m- Take a break for lunch with flatmate turn on tv to watch a bit of Dr Phil (our excuse is that we are giving our brains a rest)
2.15 .m- Dr phil wasnt trashy enough so decide to go back to work, sit down re check emails, facebook and bid on trademe after someone out bid me, After sorting through half of my research realise i still need a little bit more and go in search of Lessig lecture on regualtion of the net- its 40mins so while it downloads on you tube i chat to one friend on gmail chat and another on facebook chat.
2.30ap.m- downloaded so sit back, watch and frantically take notes
3.15 p.m- take a break to do flat chore- listen to ipod as i scrub the toliet and entire bathroom- it helps a little
3.45 p.m- Back to work, check emails and download photos from camera of a promotion i did on monday and email to my boss, lso forward on breifing details to another girl for upcoming job.
4.00 p.m- Start to write introduction, restart and alter about 50 times which also means going back and altering essay plan- check facebook for friends- end up having a wee conversation while chopping and changing intro
5.00 p.m- scroll throug library catelogue having a brief look for info related to another essay i will start at the end of this week *sigh*
5.30 p.m- stop and watch home and away before scooting out to netball game
7.00 p.m- come home and have dinner while watching shorty st- think they have found the worst actress yet with Anya( the model) gets too
7.40 p.m- back up to my room- check emails, facebook, get into a bidding war with someone over a top- they put on an auto bid so i kept pushing it up to their limit (mean i know but i really wanted it)
8p.m- back to work sorting out my references and getting my mind around what exactly i wanted to say in my essay
9p.m- conversation on facebook chat turns into sharing funny you tube clips- i win with "funny dui" and "fox grape stomp"- check it out for a laugh
10p.m- finally sorted through all research get into convo with flatmate over stupid trade me postings (we all trade me while doing essays) such as used lipsticks- grosse
10.30p.m- have an early sart in the morning (coms205) so go to bed and watch an episode of extras- lights out

Ok so there is my day, no its not an average day.. well at the moment it kind of is with all the work going on, i just cant believe how much time i spend on the net of on my phone talking to people and reserching!! its hard to believe that there are people out there who have never even used a phone when these types of technologies play such a massive role in my life- after last weeks lecture and through the research i have been doing for my essay Ive come to realise just how important projects like OLPC are, we are living in a digital age and although food and clean water are just as important- the ability to access the internet and other digital technologies and having the skills to execute it are vital in ensuring that all people rich and poor, old and young do not get left behind. People below the poverty line need to develop their own skills to help pull themselves out and the furthur behind they get the harder it will be. Im going to be really cheesey but i think this quote fits well here

"give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, but teach him ow to fish and he will eat for a life time"