bitful

Stripping my life of useless waste of time - part two

[part one (quit smoking) still in progress]

I'm a freak. I like counting things, not unlike the geez. Some people go hunting, others do crosswords, I count and calculate things. It's my way of relaxing. Unsmoked cigarettes, money, calories, socks.

And internet connections.

Once I moved flats last September, I finally subscribed to a flat-rate dial-up internet connection with One.Tel for 12 pounds 99 a month. I had been spending loads before, and I was happy to be able to be connected 24 hours a day if I wanted to.

It sounded too good to be true, and I feared there was a catch, so I started writing down in a text file the connection and disconnection times. I also wanted to calculate how much I was saving compared to using the 0845 number I had before.

I kept track of the times diligently and meticulously (with only a handful of omissions), all day, every day - for the past six bloody months!

And do you think I ever sat down and tried to figure out how much I would have spent with the previous provider? No, neither did I. It's only been useful because it made me realize that after about a month my connections were cut after four hours exactly, and a while later every two hours (which is still the case).

I shall now breathe in, post this, disconnect and stop wasting time updating stupid files. There.

Does anyone know a good support group for compulsive overcalculators?

mon 31 03
1429-1629
1653-1742
1807-2005
2223-2237

tue 01 04
0217-0218
0628-0828
0830-0935
0935-1135
1142-????
1228-1428
1646-1808
1848-1914
1920-1939
2137-2238

wed 02 04
0744-0747
0747-0750
0750-0950
0951-0952
0952-1015
1022-1208
1447-1452
1520-1555
1607-1737
1912-1928
????-2039
2056-2122
2222-2239

thu 03 04
0732-0906
1142-1158
1158-0125
1343-

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