Umm... A little help.... Please...?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I have developed a fairly major problem, namely that I am now so addicted to the boards that I am on here until about 3 every night. This of course means that my morning classes are being ignored… not a good thing at all. I am at least lucky in that the class I have a test in this week starts in the afternoon; otherwise I’d never have made it.

So anyway, I’m wondering:[ul][li]Has anyone overcome this particular addiction (at least enough to remain functional)?[/li][li]If so, how?[/li][li]If not, can I get someone to yell at me for being on after 1am eastern time?[/li][/ul]
I appreciate the help…

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Define “functional”.

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Sorry, O “French Dude with the F**ed up Name,” but you’re just screwed. Drop out, sell plasma and get wall-eyed.

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functional: able to perform all the major requirements of normal life (in this case this includes making it to early classes on time).

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Put a timer on your ethernet cable that disconnects you from 1am EST to 8am EST.

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Try setting up an alarm clock next to your computer (or set up some alarm clock software on your PC) and make an ironclad rule that after X minutes you will immediately leave the boards even if you’re in the middle of a post.

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Sure, start a new group. The Straight Dope Anonymous

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Post something really stupid, so that you’re too embarrassed to show your face on the boards for a while.

Works for me!

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Wow. Reading the post counts of the people with advice is really educational.

Le Sang, are you sure you want advice from people with over 4500, 5000, and 7000 posts? They sure have been successful at keeping off the boards.

I say you’d be fine if you kept off IRC…

d&r

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You’re asking those of us HERE? Next time you have an alcohol problem are you going wander into a bar to ask for help?
I’m trying to develop a patch…

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The best advice I can give is to get a life. Sorry, but it has to be said. Get out and meet some real people!

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Well, I’ll give you my method of staying off the boards, but I doubt it’ll help you much…

Drugs
lots of them
It’s very hard to stay on the board under the influence.

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It’s also hard to stay on the cliffs at Land’s End when under the influence… :wink: And you seem to have a problem with incoherent mumbling too.

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I have the same problem, Le Sang! Currently, I have my psychology textbook open in front of me, I’m studying for an exam that I’m no where NEAR ready for, and every page or so…I read a new thread. I just can’t get away from it! I need my fix! And I, too, will probably end up skipping tomorrow’s A.M. class.

There has to be some way out of it… :slight_smile:

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Why would you want to? We’re all fine here, just fine.

Oh, that stack of dishes? Pure laziness, has nothing to do with my addic…I mean, the amount of time I spend here :wink:

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Just don’t turn the computer on for a few days. It’s difficult… but after about three days, you are out of the loop of recent posts, and it is easier not to jump in.

A suggestion… by the way, what does your username mean? I took french, but… ?

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drop out of school.

if you don’t have any morning classes, you can’t miss them, can you…

Problem solved :smiley:

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pay someone to go to class for you.
sell the pc.
sit on the beach drinking long island ice T.

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I’m sorry, but I have never been ‘functional’.:smiley:

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what sort of functions would you like to perform ?