Oh the horror!

[hrj]

One forgets. So quickly one forgets the gnawing, ichor-dripping, Lovecraftian horror that is dial-up on the internet. Ah, but hope gleams brightly. After nearly 24 hours of no DSL, no sooner had I dredged up the phone-line splitter, the extra long cord, and the dial-up utility -- no sooner had I suffered through the downloading of a hundred e-mails at near-manuscript speed -- than Earthlink relented and released the DSL from its prison.

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[aryanhwy.livejournal.com]

Joel's parents only have dial-up; we suffered through it for three days while visiting them. No wonder his parents think the internet isn't much use!