protesting the microwave.

i've decided that i'm tired of living in a microwave society. while i do enjoy many of the conveniences of the world in which we live....
........cars...................................
.................cell phones.............
......wireless internet..............
.....................electricity...........
.............tivo..............................
...............digital cameras.......
....hot water.............................
...........fast food........................
just to name a few....

i am also unconvinced that most of these things serve to actually better our lives. in an attempt to make everything so much simpler, we have complicated the universe beyond reason. instead of using a travel agent to make vacation arrangements, we have loads of information at our fingertips to get the absolute best price. we try this day and this airline and this hotel and hope that it equals the most efficient option. in reality, it overwhelms us with more information than we can sort through. this need for control permeates every aspect of our lives, eventually leading to a societal breakdown. (this is my prediction, at least).

fast food makes us fat. high-speed internet makes us impatient. tivo makes us demanding. and advil makes us numb to the slightest pain so we don't know how to deal when real pain comes our way.

today i want to move somewhere away from the bustle and need for convenience. i know this will pass as soon as i want my tall vanilla non-fat latte, but for now, i long for something more.

end rant.