Life Without Technology...

Technology is everywhere these days. People rely on technology so heavily that it has become a basis for survival. Cell phones have turned into hand held computers, and cars can start with the push of a button. Technology plays so heavily into our lives that I think that if something happened and it all vanished then people would be chaotic. All technology needs some sort of power, which is usually electricity, and if there was no electricity our nation would be screwed. The aftermath of hurricane Katrina left New Orleans in a state of devastation. There was no electricity after the storm at all. This led to many home break ins, and much looting throughout the city. The city was in turmoil and it took FEMA days to get food and water to the people of Louisiana. For these reasons I do not think that people could survive without the use of technology.  This is also why I was curious as to how I would react to the absence of technology. I decide that I would go without using my laptop at all for an entire day. So on Friday when I woke up I did not even go over and turn it on. I kept myself busy the entire day, by going to class and packing up to go home for the weekend. When I got to my house I just put my backpack, which contained my laptop, on the floor and went into the living room to chill out. My brother put in a movie and to be honest I had no need for my laptop at all. Later that night my dad took us all out to the Olive Garden, where I enjoyed a delicious meal. I found that by keeping myself busy throughout the day there was no need for me to use my laptop at all. I think that I am usually on my laptop when I am bored and have nothing to do. As much as I use my laptop on a daily basis I was surprised at how easy it was to not use it. I think that if I was in the dorms then it would have been much harder for me to accomplish. Overall I think that this was an interesting experience and I am interested to try this out when I am in the dorms.