I can't be bored

Remember back in the old days when the only other thing you had to entertain you at home was a tv or a nintendo (the first version)? Remember when you were driving short or long distances, how you just pondered or listened to the radio? Remember when you were waiting somewhere you would just wait, or if you really planned ahead, read a book? Those days are long gone. I have come to realize that we cannot tolerate boredom, silence, "nothing to do," waiting, or just driving. Now, the second I get in my car, I feel like I need to call someone to fill my time as I drive (even if it is 10 minutes). It is like I cannot tolerate the thought of doing nothing while I drive. When I am at home, if I am not cleaning, visiting with my family, or doing something house related, I feel like I need to be on the internet learning about all the world has to offer. When did we all decide that we wanted to know what everyone was doing ever second of the day? When did we come to care that ______ is stressed, ______ is about to drink a glass of wine, ______ is going to the gym, _________ has gas today, _________ is lovin' her man? I don't know. But we do! We all have this uncontrollable to desire to connect with others, but only in the digital and/or cyber world. And texting. Good lord almighty the texting. I hate texting and I have it blocked on my phone. If you REALLY need to tell me something, call me. I don't get the texting and why all of you feel the need to do it constantly, I will never know. Yesterday at Employee Health, I wanted to rip the head off of a nurse that was texting. It would not have been so bad if I did not have to hear her beep beeping beeping as she typed, the musical number that played when she sent it, and the even more annoying musical number that played when her reply came in. I bet she sent and received 20 messages in 10 minutes. What in the world did she and that person have to talk about? And what do you want to bet, the person she was texting was probably a nurse over on the floor who should have been working? Don't get it. I know all of you love it and send about 10,000 texts per month, but I don't get it. I like you, my friends, but I don't need to be connected THAT much to you! So, I will connect with you when I drive home and am bored. I will connect with you on Facebook and Myspace every couple of days. But, beyond that- I don't want to hear from you that much!