And now, I'd like to tackle a question I receive almost daily from friends on gchat/AIM.

“Yea, but what do you do all day?”, I get asked all the time.

When what you’re doing consists of working on the web, and you’re not actually coding anything…I can understand how ‘web working’ sounds like not working at all. Or maybe it just sounds like it’s all fun. But really, it’s a humongous exercise in self-management. And I have terrible impulse control. AND the web is chock full of enticing distracters. Examples: the siren’s call of celebrity “news” blogs gets particularly tantalizing around 6PM. Friend sends funny Youtube link or LOLcatz image. You do your part digging it or passing it along. Spam from shopping site tells you that they have new items for the season. Hmm…wouldn’t help to look. It’s Wednesday, time to stream new subbed anime episodes! Limit playing time on WoW or Audition? Near impossible. “But it’s research!” the id cries, as you’re queuing for the 30^th Arena battle of the day.

So when do you start, and when do you stop? Should all your time on the web be devoted to ‘work’? Should you feel terrible for browsing Perez Hilton when you can be taking a walk outside? Is that really considered taking a ‘break’? How much guilt is motivational and how much guilt is paralyzing?

Anyway, no matter how you look at it, I spend too much time sitting in front of the PC and not much time doing anything else…My challenge is finding ways to amuse myself, de-stress, and keep (or get) healthy while staying true to my calling as Internet Wizard. Willing to take any suggestions seriously, just don’t tell me to start doing desk exercises! (I think people will look at me funny.)

I realized that I didn’t answer the question, but I’m hoping you didn’t notice. Besides, shouldn’t you go out and do something?

Just kidding! Go play some videogames.