Boo Technology Boo

So New Zealand really might be making strides to be "modern" in the worldly sense, but they still have some major bugs to be worked out. Yesterday, my computer disconnected itself from the internet. Sometimes, it does this. If I were a more technologically inclined person, I would figure out why, but instead I just reconnect and go on with my day. Yesterday, it would not reconnect. So I figured, "Bah... I will catch up on my huge email inbox and blogging at work." Much to my chagrin, the campus internet was down, yet again. Now, truth be told, the campus network is usually down, but my non-campus internet is usually fine. Eftpos (their debit cards, basically) was also down. As was my calling card carrier, inhibiting me from calling my dad on Father's Day until he was already asleep. I mean, New Zealand, come on. No internet, no credit or debit cards, no calling cards?? How does one function? I mean, personally, I napped and watched Oprah, but is the whole population supposed to stop what they're doing and wait for technology to come back on?

It was even newsworthy. There was a twenty minute spot on the nighttime news about it. My friend even heard speculation of a minor economic crash because of the limits temporarily imposed on spending. Get your technology together, people! So I would like to blame my lack of blogging on New Zealand's great internet crash of 05 instead of my lazy/party like a rock star weekend.