Friday, April 8, 2011

"Real life I'm sad to see you go, I'll miss you with all my heart, but I'd rather be alone."

Ah, I am so sick. Running on allergy medicine today. I have a presentation in about half an hour on the relationship between social media and the natural environment. An interesting subject to ponder. The presentation is only 2 minutes long, thankfully. It has gotten me thinking, though. Social media, the internet, In my opinion, is no substitution for spending time in nature. The constant information that is thrown at internet users has it's place, but this doesn't particularly lead to any understanding of any situation.  It is so easy to get carried away with psychological needs and complaints while browsing the internet. Every social pressure and image is displayed for all to see. There is a sense of peace and slice of reality in nature that just isn't present in the online world.
       I can hardly believe it is April 8th already. Before I know it, it is going to be Summer break. I have mixed feelings about that of course. I am looking forward to relaxing for a bit, that is certain. Vermont will be missed though, I am sure. I apologize for my sort of boring, short posts lately. I have been really really busy. Hopefully this weekend I will have more time to write a thoughtful post.