Media Deprivation seemed to me as if it would end up being the worst day of my life. Going a day without music, movies, video games, and my cell phone would be like going a week without food or drink. Since I am in a long-distance relationship, I need technological media to talk to my boyfriend. I thought this day would be a horrible experience. It turns out that what was difficult was getting my family and friends to cooperate with me. I had to put the project off a whole day because my sister wanted to listen to the radio on Thanksgiving.
My media deprivation started Thanksgiving night when I went to sleep at about 10 pm. I slept a long time, since it seemed to be a way to take up the time that wouldn’t bore me to death. I finally woke up at 1:30 in the afternoon, and ate lunch with my family. My parents needed to go shopping at a bunch of different stores, so I took my book and rode along with them. It was strange riding in a car without the radio, but the last Harry Potter book kept me busy and distracted. I got back and home, and I would have thought that I would start getting bored, but I was so into the book that I didn’t get bored. I read until 10 pm again, and the first thing I did was turn on my Xbox to talk to Lee, my boyfriend. Next, I turned on my phone to find out that no one had called me. I finally got on my laptop and checked Facebook and MySpace.
Media Deprivation wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought, but it wasn’t very productive at all. I could have cleaned or studied, but without music those tasks would have been unbearable. I realize how dependent I am on technological media, but I don’t think it is harmful to be somewhat dependent.
2 comments:
I dated my current boyfriend for 4 years long-distance. I think the only way we survived that time was through electronic media outlets, like instant messenger and the telephone. It is hard to go even one day without having access to a significant other, so I feel your pain on that one.
It must have been difficult to put up with the day without cooperation. I was pretty lucky with my family, who even joined me while I was going through my day.
But most of all, I sympathize with the lack of productivity. I set out do finish my laundry, clean my room and car, but I decided, like you, that it was all worse to get through without the distraction of my TV or music. It was kind of a waste of a day.
I thought it was going to be a lot worst then it was to. For you the long distance relationship had to be a big deal since without media you have no other way of communicating. The worst thing for me to give up was my cell phone. I can deal without all other types of media as long as I kept myself busy. My media deprivation day turned out not to be such a bad day and aside from my phone and listening to music in the car I really didn’t miss the other types of media for the day.
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