A week without... Wiki [Day One]

There are so many useless things I wanted to know yesterday.

Has this situation ever happened to you?



You're watching a TV show and someone looks so familiar.

You watch them for a while and then... it's just killing you... You HAVE to know.

So you turn to Wiki, which holds the answers.

Phew. They were in Boy Meets World. Sweet release.

Well... I have had no such catharsis .

Yesterday my boyfriend and I were watching the show Party Down. In the show, one of the characters was in a beer commercial, for which he is constantly ridiculed. As the show has gained popularity, a beer company has asked the character to be in their commercials. How clever! If this is true, I guessed this was Amstel Light. Normally- I would just turn to Wiki for the answer.

Well it can't be that hard to find the answer with out Wikipedia... can it?



Step 1: Who is that actor? 2:10

Step 2: Ohhh 'Adam Scott'... never heard of him. 2:12

Step 3: Search 'google' for: "Adam Scott beer commercial" 2:13

Step 4: Nothing... search 'google' for: "Adam Scott real life beer commercial 2:21

Step 5: Nothing... Bored/Annoyed. 2:38



Why is wikipedia so quick and convenient?

Additionally, I used to spend my commute on the bus wikipediaing mindless facts. For example, did you know... fascinating!

Now I'm bored on the bus. Might have to get a book.



*For the record. The wikipedia links in this post are for the readers knowledge ONLY. I am sticking to my pledge to go without wiki for one week. So.. enjoy... jerks.

a week without... Wiki

My boyfriend and I were on the Upper West Side discussing philosophy and literature one night over chinese food.

Him: We should read more. You know, to stimulate our minds.
Me: Uh, I read Wiki every day. Please pass a spring roll.
Him: Wikipedia doesn't count. In fact, it poisons our minds with its quick, convenient, PLETHORA of knowledge (I may be taking liberties with his dialogue, please note the lack of quotation marks). We should read classic literature.
Me: We should embrace our new technology. The grass is always greener blah blah blah.

The conversation continued. However, it made me wonder: Could I go a pre-determined length of time without the use of my beloved internet source for all things worth knowing? Could I go a week without Wiki?

To understand the full extent of this commitment you must know that I use Wiki (that's right Wiki and I dropped the -pedia years ago) roughly 30 times a day. I Wiki everything on my iPhone, from who is Seth Green's wife is to why do they capitalize the P in iPhone instead of the I? Inevitably one topic will lead to another and I will get stuck in a Wiki rabbit hole for hours. Finding out that Seth Green is (of course) married to Clare Grant will prompt me to Wiki the MTV series '$5 Cover' which will lead me to Wiki singer/song-writer Muck Sticky, from Tennessee, which will lead me to... well you get the idea.

What if I want to know the answer to a burning question I know I'm right about? What if I simply must learn about astrophysics in 60 seconds or less?

Going a week without Wiki won't be easy... but I'm up for the challenge.