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"I am in fact a Hobbit (in all but size)," wrote Tolkien to a correspondent in 1958. "I like gardens, trees and unmechanized farmlands; I smoke a pipe, and like good plain food (unrefrigerated) . . . I like, and even dare to wear these dull days, ornamental waistcoats. I am fond of mushrooms (out of a field); have a very simple sense of humour (which even my appreciative critics find tiresome); I go to bed late and get up late (when possible). I do not travel much."

I have been thinking of late that when I graduate I will give my computer to someone who needs it, and not own one anymore. I have thought about this a lot lately. No, this is not some rash I hate technology rampage. I have really seriously considered it. There is still such a thing as a post office, and you could still mail me. I might get rid of my cell phone and microwave too. I really hope that I do. I could handle going somewhere else and checking my email once a week, or once a month, or maybe not having it at all. And yet this is all so contradictory as I sit here and type this out using the technology I use all the time and simply can't get away from. Sometimes I wish that I was born in a different age. Maybe if I could choose, I would choose to live in a different land, a different world. It would be a very hard decision, but I think that I just might be able to make it.