There’s something intriguing about giving up a vice during the 40 days of lent.*
And while some people take the easy way out (liver and onions) others take the high road and give up chocolate. Or cheese.
Which got us thinking–if you had to go on a 40-day content fast, what would you give up?
Here’s a sampling of “chocolate and cheese” sacrifices from those in the office who were brave enough to answer:
Jonathan
As a news junkie who visits dozens of sites on a daily basis, my top 5 toughest sites to let go of for a month would be:
1. New York Times — It may not be making enough money, but it’s still the most comprehensive and best news site on earth.
2. Huffington Post — The design is a wreck, but it has plenty of compelling content.
3. Extra Mustard — Sports Illustrated’s offbeat sports site. Hilarious.
4. My seasonal niche sports site. In winter, it’s Ski Racing; in summer, it’s Velonews.
5. Apple’s movie trailers site. I love movies, and trailers are about all I have time for these days.
Wendy
Facebook. As a chocolate and cheese sacrifice, rather than liver and onions. Would I be out of the loop after 40 days? What kind of information would I be missing? I’m interested how much “knowledge” I get from Facebook–am I subconsciously or consciously getting local and world news from Facebook via status updates, updates from family up north, or is Facebook just feeding me things I don’t need to know, and aren’t important to me in the big picture of existence?
Ian
Techcrunch. Checking NBA scores. Hearing the sweet voice of Pomplamoose on You Tube.
Britta
Saturday mornings would feel empty without Apartment Therapy and Ohdeedoh.
Even a week without Amazon.com would suck. I’d have to say yes when my local bookstore clerk says “Sorry, that title’s not in stock, but we can order it for you!” And there wouldn’t be any brown paper packages to greet my return home.
My Google homepage. Because between Google Reader, New York Times most emailed, CNN.com, weather and the current moon phase, I can stay reasonably plugged in without working too hard at it.
Miller
Print newspapers. This is not a liver and onions sacrifice. I am actually one of those old fashioned types that reads three (!) print papers every am. Seriously.
–Britta
P.S. Eccentrics (and those who smack them down) won’t want to miss this article from the March issue of Inc. magazine on the Wexley School for Girls.
*When it comes to religion, we here at Eat Media take no sides and welcome all.