Day two, four days.

“Guess who’s back, back again. Shadys back, tell a friend” the lyrics from Eminem becomes my theme song. I am now able to use mass media. I started on Friday and now its Monday. But as you might know from the first blog I was lost as to what I could do in my endless amount of time. Reading books sounded like a great thing to do. But the whole reason of this deprivation was to expose yourself to the world outside media jail. Even though reading books are a good thing, I thought that I should still, not really try to, because I am still using something that takes me away from engaging with others. However irony struck. I was able to gather people together at my sibling’s birthday parties. But it was through the use of movies and video games. Something I was not supposed to do. Although it was bending the rules I was still happy that it worked. Because before that, everyone was off doing their own thing until I gathered them up into one room and watched a movie and then played games together. So I used some mass media though my time of trials. Now what did I miss, or rather what did I exclude from my life. Well like you read earlier I used my phone for valid reasons, likewise some movies and games. But that took up a very small section of time throughout the media deprivation. The rest of the time I simply did not use any of it. For fun, passing the time or falling subject to the pressure. I was hard on myself to never use it unless I had to. So I did not. And after awhile it became easer and easer. In fact the burden was now freedom. No stress, no constant media gluttony. It was awesome, and the longer I was media sober the less I wanted to indulge. Sure at first the itch still comes and goes. But now looking back I am going to try to apply this to my life all the time. Yes I will still use phones, internet and music. But just not as much.