Lab #2: Go Without Your Cellphone for 31 Hours

Modern society depends a great deal on technology. Whether it adds or takes away from social capital isn't as obvious--but we know for sure that we need it a lot. Or do we need it? Kevin and I (Baron) did an experiment in which I tried to go without my cellphone for 31 hours. 31. Hours. Without. Cell. It was horrible, but somehow I managed it. Here, you can read all about what happened.
At first, I was in all of my classes so I didn't use my phone at all. After my last class, I went down to the piano tunnel and practiced away. And away. And away. And I never got a text asking me to go to dinner, never got to check the time (as much as I wondered) so I practiced until 7'o'clock, ate dinner very quickly, and ran up to do my homework.
After I finished my homework, I wanted to hang out with my friends--but I didn't know where they were! I kept wondering whether I had a text on my phone, if all of my friends were missing me, etc. etc. etc... it was driving me crazy! As I walked around campus, I was constantly feeling for my phone, thinking I had lost it, checking for the time. I was afraid I would miss curfew, and then ask someone for the time only to find I still had over an hour to kill. I went to practice some more, but it was a very unfocused practice because I couldn't stop thinking about my phone. Finally, I gave up and went into the connector to sit and read "The Picture of Dorian Gray." All in all, it was a hectic and frantic day.(The remaining hours were either spent in class, or asleep, so they don't contribute much to the experiment.)
All in all, I rely more on my phone than I thought. Although I don't text very often, I still use my phone for basic communication and for checking the time, and it was very disconcerting not to be able to do these things. I think most of society uses technology far too much but it's still good to be able to communicate with people when they are far away very easily--to a point!