HOW I BECAME LIFEONHOLD

Being sick has it's upside....I've been catching up on blogs all morning and came across Alphawoman's explaination as to how her name came about. I thought it was a good idea, so here is how Lifeonhold was born:

Lifeonhold was born of Reality TV, specifically Big Brother 2. I signed up for the RealOne-spawn-of-the-devil Live Feeds and life as I'd known it changed forever. At work I caught up on The Clubhouse's Live Feed recaps at every opportunity and at night and the weekends I was tuned in to the Live Feed itself. Obsessively tuned in.

I'd give recaps during phone conversations to Carol, my one friend in the area, and complain about having to break away for the necessities of life, joking that all I needed was a cube refrig within reach of my computer to be just about set. I'd tell Carol that my life was on hold for the duration of the show. Thus lifeonhold.

I recall very fondly Highwaygirl's little impromptu game one day while equally glued to the Live Feeds and doing recaps at HamsterTime. During a boring stretch, but unable to break away, she played "What Can I Reach From My Computer," entertaining her readers with the mundane items within reach. It struck a cord because I would often look up from the Live Feeds at other things in the room and consider that they were out of reach, as though I was glued to my computer chair, which, of course I was.

Lifeonhold would like a little less 'hold' and more 'life', but I'm not frantic about it. Most of the time I'm content and recognize that after over 30 years on my own I'm probably too independent to bear a lot of closeness, even from my own family. My internet friends seem to understand this way of life which provides the community that is not always at hand in the 'real' world.

Edited to correct my spelling of HamsterTime (no p). Hee, overg!