You know you are addicted to the Internet when....

  • You find yourself typing "com" after every period when using a word processor.com
  • You turn off your modem and get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug on a loved one.
  • You start introducing yourself as "Julia(your name) at Net dot com"
  • Your spouse drapes a black wig over your monitor to remind you of what she/he looks like.
  • All of your friends have @ in their names.
  • You can't call your mother...she doesn't have a modem.
  • Your phone bill comes to your house in a box.
  • You laugh at people with 2400 baud modems.
  • You move into a new house and decide to Netscape before you landscape.
  • You refer to going to the toilet as downloading.
  • You tell the taxi driver you live at: http://123.elm.street/house/bluetrim.html
  • Your spouse makes a new rule: "The computer cannot come to bed."
  • You ask a plumber how much it would cost to replace the chair in front of your computer with a commode.
  • You start tilting your head sideways to smile.
  • You turn on your computer, and turn off your spouse.
  • Your spouse says communication is important in a marriage...so you buy another computer, and install a second phone line so the two of you can chat.
  • You begin to wonder how on earth your service provider is allowed to call 200 hours per month "unlimited."