I'm spending my life on DU instead of living

[prolesunited]

Anyone have a cure? :shrug:

[GOPisEvil]

1. There is no cure for DU addiction!

You're hooked forever! Muahahahahahahaha! :D

[prolesunited]

10. Actually not

I've been unglued for longer and longer periods of time, but work is really slow right now. I'll have a full plate when the new year starts.

And when I get home, who wants to do DU when you can do a DUer? :P

[Solly Mack]

14. If you do a DU'er aren't you still DU'ing?

:crazy:

[prolesunited]

24. Haha!

You may have a point. I'll have to re-evaluate that one. :D

[Solly Mack]

28. Just call it homework

and go for an A ;)

[prolesunited]

30. I'm getting an A-plus

I do *all* the extra credit. ;-)

[Solly Mack]

32. I do love an overachiever

:toast:

[GOPisEvil]

20. I'd love to be doing a DUer.

Maybe I'll get the chance soon. :D

[prolesunited]

26. Hmmm....

and the intrigue continues.

I hope the new year brings your heart's desires.

[GOPisEvil]

27. Me too!

It would be a first! :D

[prolesunited]

29. Well, I never thought it could happen to me

and it did, so there must be hope for everyone.

[GOPisEvil]

31. That's what I'm counting on.

[brainshrub]

2. A hot girlfriend.

[prolesunited]

11. I already have a hot boyfriend.

Do you think he'll mind. :shrug:

[brainshrub]

39. No. In fact I'm sure he'll approve.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

3. Going outside - I don't recommend it

:scared:

[prolesunited]

13. Too cold

It really aggravates my asthma. :-(

[redqueen]

4. Disconnect the internet connection at home.

Works for me... I'm only hooked 1/2 the time. :)

[prolesunited]

15. Home isn't where the problem lies

I have plenty of distractions there. :evilgrin:

[redqueen]

21. Well then you don't have a problem, do you?

Oh, and:

Braggart!

;)

[arcane1]

5. anyone with a cure...

won't be reading your post :P

[prolesunited]

18. You really have a way

with bottom-lining it. :hi:

[arcane1]

22. lmao

I try :hi:

[Solly Mack]

6. Join the DU "addicted to DU" group

they meet daily at DU and discuss ways to break the addiction.

[Elise]

7. "Keep Coming Back: It Works!"

:crazy:

[Solly Mack]

9. Yep! That's the slogan! A member I take it?

:)

[Elise]

19. Both DU Anon and

ACOA

[Solly Mack]

23. I'm still in denial

[Elise]

33. Well, here's a life-jacket

now climb outta that river right now!!!!!

:bounce:

[Solly Mack]

35. Thanks! Now I can float with ease

:headbang:

[BeTheChange]

8. The internet sucks you in..

Especially when you find a great place full of the type of like minded people that you dont associate with on a day to day basis. I often get to the point where I realize Im only reading about other people's lives and not really living and take a 3-12 week online hiatus. I find that after being away awhile I dont become so much of an internet junkie until some major news breaks.

In anycase, Im strongly in favor of getting out and living your life. I havent see the stars because of all this light pollution in months. I hate living in an urban area. Something about having so many people around makes you feel even more alone. Weird how that works, isnt it?

[politicaholic]

12. It matters what you get when you walk out your door.

It also is defined by what you consider "having a life" is.

I personally live within 4 blocks of about 20 bars, 3 play houses, and 12 galleries, but yet I finished "Hitman 2" on the x-box instead.

[Placebo]

16. Me too.

Going outside is overrated.

[Tinoire]

17. Cold Turkey

Really I swear. Worked for 6 months for me. But warning... do not think you're cured after a few months and can lurk. Lurking is verboten once you've broken the habit

If what you're lacking is the incentive to go cold turkey, spend a week in I/P ;)

Temperature's rising,
Fever is high,
Can't see no future,
Can't see no sky.

(snip)

My eyes are wide open,
Can't get to sleep,
(snip)

(snip)

Thirty-six hours,
Rolling in pain,
Praying to someone,
Free me again.

Oh I'll be a good boy,
Please make me well,
I promise you anything,
Get me out of this hell.

Cold turkey has got me on the run.
Oh-, oh-, oh--, oh...

Lennon

[redqueen]

25. I missed you!

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[Tinoire]

41. Lol! Same here

Thanks Redqueen! It's people like you who lured me back...

that loud sucking sound Perot talked about during his campaign, that was the sound of people like you dragging me back ;)

I almost posted in your other thread here... the one about "too many people being assholes" but then I thought the better of it. Wouldn't want anyone to think I had any particular reason for being attracted to that title ;)


:loveya:

[prolesunited]

34. I could NEVER do that

I'm more of an opportunity poster now, though. If the opportunity doesn't present itself, I can stay away anytime I want. Sure. That's it. You believe me, right?

[Tinoire]

42. Not as far as I can throw you

or your computer ;)

:hi:

[prolesunited]

36. BTW, the inspiration for this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2299625

I really don't have a problem at all. :-)

[pmbryant]

37. There are worse things

:crazy:

[prolesunited]

38. Hey there!

You back home? Lucky you got the worst weather of the year. Hope you had a nice holiday. :hi:

[pmbryant]

40. I enjoyed the weather

Especially walking out on Navy Pier in 5 degree temperatures. Those sunny and arctic cold days were always my favorite back when I lived there. I've spent too much time in L.A., Hawaii, and Texas not to enjoy really cold weather when I can get it. (Though I must admit to enjoying it even before I moved away.)

Not enough snow in Chicago, though. San Antonio almost got a blizzard while I was gone (areas by the Texas coast got up to 12 inches!), and I would have been kicking myself for a long time if I had missed a blizzard in San Antonio.

I do have some semi-cool pictures, but don't know when I may get a chance to post a few. Hopefully fairly soon.

So my family kept saying: "You've got to go see the beam." And I had no clue what they were talking about. If I had known they were actually saying "You've got to go see the bean," I suspect that wouldn't have helped much. But I did see it.

The place is sure changing. Seeing the area south and west of the loop turn residential is a trip. My memories are too colored by what everything was like in 1990.

:hi:

Peter

[prolesunited]

44. Millenium Park is nice

and even better in the summer. Send me a note when you post the pics.

[NightTrain]

43. You say that like it's a bad thing.

:evilgrin: