Day 6: Speaking in Twitter Tongues...

It is Day 6 in Social Networking Rehab. Not even a week and already I am feeling the pangs of withdrawal. As I sit in the rec room with the other "patients" I notice my thumbs twitching aimlessly in the air, ghost typing on a Treo that is not there... I stare at my Treo, strapped to my ankle, out of reach, keeping me out of touch... If only I were a contortionist.

In deference to my inability to Tweet, I am only speaking in sentences of 140 characters or less. I take solace in the fact it is driving the staff here nuts. And it is forcing me to T A L K R E A L L Y S L O W L Y A S I C O U N T T H E C H A R A C T E R S I N M Y H E A D...

The characters in my head... The characters in my head... YOU are all the characters in my head...

I managed to bend over close enough to my ankle to send a Twittergram.

Day 5: Group Therapy Gets Out of Hand...

So they put me in a group this morning... I was trying to be nice, and participate in the conversation, so I told the Therapist that "I couldn't wait to Poke her when I get out of here!" Well, she may have a PhD, but she knows squat about Facebook and totally misinterpreted my comment. Now I am up on harassment charges... The good news is there are plenty of attorneys here in the Crackberry Recovery Unit and I think I found a guy who's willing to take my case pro-bono as long as I let him check his email on my Treo...

During Morning Calisthenics I bent over close enough to my Treo to send this Twittergram.

Day 4: A Fix via Twittergram...

Having my Treo strapped to my ankle as a Lindsey Lohan-esque Anti-Twitter bracelet was not enough to deter me from checking in with my Twitter followers... Happily, I did not get caught!

I used the edge of the Bathroom Stall to pry apart my Treo and send this Twittergram.

Step 1: Recognize You Have A Problem!

It all started with this simple video... I woke up just like any other Saturday, and the next thing I know, I am the first person to be voluntarily committed for Social Networking Addiction... This Blog will chronicle my 28 days in Social Networking Rehab. If my experiences can help just one person return to a normal, disconnected life, then all my troubles will have been worth the pain. Are YOU that one person???