I have a problem...

[TheBigDog]

The title of this thread is my confession, and my first step toward recovery. The freaking superbowl is on, and I am typing long posts about the morality of terrorism. I was up until 1:30 AM last night fashioning queries to find patterns of right triangles. I find myself in meetings at work sketching images of gravitational forces within the center of a galaxy. Hell, I have missed out on sex because of wasting my "window of opportunity" while finishing a post on one thread or another.

 

So I say again, I have a problem. What are the next 11 steps for a Hypography addict? Am I alone?

 

Bill

[Racoon]

Admitting you have a problem is the biggest step you have already taken. :Waldo:

 

Is posting on Hypography really a problem for you???

 

I was posting during the Super Bowl, and I Am probably the Biggest Seahawk fan on this site!!! ( it helped calm my nerves really,, GOD DAMN REFS!! :Waldo: , You'd think Paul Allen could pay those guys more than anyone else! :beer: )

 

Anywho's, your problem is our problem... :confused:

12 step or 2 step.

step 1) Admitting

step 2) Quiting

 

Don't quit posting though, You are a Valuable Member and a Nice Breath of Fresh Air!! :confused:

[Turtle]

Hypography is my bane & my boon.

http://hypography.com/forums/watercooler/3436-does-hypo-interfere-life-does-life.html?highlight=addicted+Hypography

 

 

 

 

 

:Waldo:

[TheBigDog]

Don't quit posting though, You are a Valuable Member and a Nice Breath of Fresh Air!! :Waldo:

Thanks Racoon!

 

I am not at all looking to quit. I need to find a better balance. Like anyone with an already full life, adding something new has added competion for my time. In Hypography's case I know that I have gone overboard in the amount of time I have spent lurking the threads for an intellectual or spiritual outlet.

 

Of course it could be a honeymoon period. Although it says I joined in August, I forgot to book mark the site and it was out of site/out of mind. In December I was clearing excess email from my account when I saw an e-mail about updates to the site. I jumped back in and have been consumed ever since.

 

And it feels soooo goood!

 

Bill

[TheBigDog]

Hypography is my bane & my boon.

http://hypography.com/forums/watercooler/3436-does-hypo-interfere-life-does-life.html?highlight=addicted+Hypography

 

 

 

 

 

:Waldo:

Everything old is new again, eh Turtle? I missed that thread, but it is exactly what I am talking about.

 

Bill

[Queso]

this place is a source of knowledge, discussion;

many perspectives.

 

I experience Hypography as if it were a psychedelic,

careful and in moderation, with a mind open but blinking.

 

Addiction? Sorry mate, I just love this place.

[InfiniteNow]

My day begins with an intitial spike of activity, but then trails off and for hours is sprinkled with only an occasional blip of stimulus. One day, during the course of this, I Googled "what is now?" and was sent here. Started watching, started learning, started sharing... I realize how much I know, and, more so, how much there still is to learn.

 

These exchanges are what keep my brain from dripping out of my ears each day. I find myself at home contemplating exchanges, grasping toward old books to refresh concepts, speaking of new ideas with random people in the grocery store...

 

We are social creatures, and this is but one community with which I associate... but, it's a darn good one. :confused:

[Pyrotex]

...These exchanges are what keep my brain from dripping out of my ears each day. I find myself at home contemplating exchanges, ...this is but one community with which I associate... but, it's a darn good one.

I think quitting Hypography is 27-step program. Step 18 involves several days of ice-water enemas. I, too, am addicted. I spend almost as much time at WORK typing responses and poems as I do working. Then I have to take my work home. Godfrey Daniel, Sweet Mother of Pearl. What am I gonna do?

 

Unlike ooNow, this is damn near the only community in which I can be myself. Why is that? Is it because of the visual anonymity? And what makes this site sooooo special? What magic has Tormod used that turns ordinary lines of HTML into narco-chains of conversation?

[Drip Curl Magic]

I've learned so much since I've joined this site. (thanks, orb)

 

I once read about how people who use the internet, on average, have a higher IQ than the normal human populace.

 

Why is that?

 

I really think it's because of websites like hypography.

 

So, all I can do is embrace my precious time spent learning on this site.

 

Sometimes, I worry about going blind because of all the time I spend in front of this darn computer, though.:hihi:

[InfiniteNow]

Fortunately, things at work have picked up and I'm involved with some large projects, but I'm still here all the time. Somebody should make some sort of Hypography methadone... :lightning

 

 

Now Bill, quit lingering and get back to work. :lightning

[TheBigDog]

:lightning Caught in the act!

[Jay-qu]

LOL shesh bill :)

 

My addiction isnt encroaching on to much of my life, since atm the rest of my life composes of science at uni anyway... so in my days I just dont stop learning:) The one thing it does take time away from sometimes is sleep!

[paigetheoracle]

As long as you fight it, it will endure and last longer than giving into your curiosity. As the hindu's say 'All things must pass'. In other words, you'll get bored with it eventually and move on and this is true of all things - life is a journey, within and without.

 

As for guilt - your first duty is towards your own feelings as you'll end up resenting doing something you hate because you think it is your duty to do so. On top of this, those you sacrifice your happiness to will also suffer from the end products of your unhappiness, so it's bad news all round (honesty is the best policy and I should know, being a liar).

 

The grating Oz has spoken! (Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!)

[Tormod]

I think quitting Hypography is 27-step program.

 

I was actually going to keep this a secret, but we will be starting up Hypographers AA meetings in a few months. Attendance will be absolutely free, and after the initial four meetings a $1999 fee (which includes a "Hypographers AA" t-shirt and a dictionary) is guaranteed to help anyone still considering quitting *really* think about what they're doing.

 

What magic has Tormod used that turns ordinary lines of HTML into narco-chains of conversation?

 

Now, that is another thing, we'll be launching a series of Hypography Developer certification courses soon. They will not come cheap (seeing as they are truly one-of-a-kind) but the rewards will be extremely high. We're working on special discounts for people who take the above mentioned course, too.

[Mercedes Benzene]

I must admit, I am addicted dto Hypography. It's the first thing I do when I get up (after taking a shower). It's the first thing I do when I get back from school (and cross country prac.). I pop in at other random times when I'm not doing anything else. And it's the last thing I do before I go to bed. :Waldo:

 

Addicted.

[InfiniteNow]

Attendance will be absolutely free, and after the initial four meetings a $1999 fee (which includes a "Hypographers AA" t-shirt and a dictionary) is guaranteed to help anyone still considering quitting *really* think about what they're doing.

You should consider using a single "A" on the t-shirt, as the wearing of the t-shirt will itself eliminate the anonymity.

 

Feed the addiction. You know you want to... Just sign on... Just a few posts... Don't fight what you want... Do it! DO IT! DO IT!!!! :hyper:

[Tormod]

You should consider using a single "A" on the t-shirt, as the wearing of the t-shirt will itself eliminate the anonymity.

 

Aaaah, that thought didn't occur to me. :hyper: