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James Bernard Frost

Thoughts about writing, Portland, and whatever else comes to mind

December 29, 2008

On Giving My Laptop a Vasectomy

I have an Internet addiction.  In fact, I wrote an entire novel about Internet addiction.  You would think, after several years, I would have developed the proper coping mechanism for said addiction, but alas, I have not.

And so, during a particularly devastating period of writers' block, in which procrastination levels, and thus Web surfing, were redlining, I bought a precision screwdriver set and played a game of Operation with my laptop.

I followed some random instructions that I found online, cracked it open, removed the internal wireless card, put Band-aids (electrical tape) around the two loose leads, and closed up the machine.  The operation was surprisingly uneventful and successful, and I have been going to coffee shops with the eunuch ever since, my writers' block gone and my spirits elevated.  Addiction-free.

It seems like there's a moral to this story, but it's not coming to me right now.  Maybe, someone can suggest one in the comments…


James Bernard Frost is the author of the novel, World Leader Pretend. He is part of the Dangerous Writers writing group, which includes authors Chuck Palahniuk, Chelsea Cain, and Cheryl Strayed.

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