How long can you stay away?

[bowser]

I always have the web open at work, and every hour or so I surf around to 3-4 sites including this one. But with no news expected for more than a week, I'm wondering if my coming here increases or decreases the amount I think about and stress over this process over which I have no control.

So I'm going to try a little self-imposed exile from these boards, and see if I can stay away for one day. So I'll see you all tomorrow (at the earliest!)

Anyone else? Are you obsessing over this site? How long could YOU stay away?

Thought it might be fun for us to post our predictions, and then whether or not we met them. All entirely on the honor system, of course.

Since I'll be trying not to check, I won't know until tomorrow whether or not anyone responded to this thread...

[71stretch]

1) Me. 2) Yes. 3) Don't know, but you've inspired me. I'll "see" you tomorrow.

[hod]

You don't know the meaning of obsessive. I am not even in the running and I am compulsively checking the board to see how the rest of you (who I don't even know if I know) are doing. I always made fun of facebook and the like and now I realize that I, too, have "virtual friends." :-)

[bowser]

Okay, I have no willpower. Wanted to check back to say one of my refs let me know he just had the opportunity to say nice things about me.

Now I'm really outta here for a while!

[mcb]

Jul 9, 2010 12:36:46 GMT -5 bowser said:

Okay, I have no willpower. Wanted to check back to say one of my refs let me know he just had the opportunity to say nice things about me.

Now I'm really outta here for a while!

I believe a reference call is an exception to the rule.

[iapplied]

Jul 9, 2010 12:50:43 GMT -5 mcb said:

Jul 9, 2010 12:36:46 GMT -5 bowser said:

Okay, I have no willpower. Wanted to check back to say one of my refs let me know he just had the opportunity to say nice things about me.

Now I'm really outta here for a while!

I believe a reference call is an exception to the rule.

and so is the fact that posts about job offers will be here in oh...a couple of days. I think short-term OCD is not only understandable at this time, but expected!