This is something new that people can say: I live on the internet. For most people, the internet is still a tool. But for some of us, the internet is a place and it’s where more and more of us are choosing to spend our time. Every so often it becomes an issue with someone, whether they think I spend too much time online or just think it’s funny that I”m as active as I am. Those people enjoy the blog posts, see the comics, and interact on Facebook, but they don’t understand what it takes to keep up that level of activity in so many areas.

During any given day, I am likely to be working on a drawing in my lap with my computer open in front of me. I’ve got several browser windows open, with my attention split in a bunch of directions: Facebook, my website admin panels, My iGoogle homepage (to keep tabs on my email, RSS subscriptions, and calendar) and Tweetdeck with a constant eye on what’s going on via the pop-up notifications of tweets from those on my “Don’t Wanna Miss” list.

And the funny thing is, I don’t feel like I’m a slave to my computer or to the internet any more than someone is a slave to their shoes by wearing them to walk down the street. It’s just how I do things. I turn my Gmail Notifier off frequently so that I can concentrate on one thing, and I have no problem blocking everything out when I’m writing a blog post, working on Super Party, or writing an important letter. I take frequent breaks (maybe not frequent enough. I’ll give you that!) to get up and eat or stretch.

The the world is changing, and the very nature of how we interact has been altered forever.  Personally, I couldn’t be more excited to be here to take part in it.

How entrenched is the Internet in your life?  How big a part of your day is it?  Let me know in the comments!

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