CDesperado 0 Posted November 6, 2003 Hello.. my name is Jake, and I'm a Digitolic. (Everybody say "Hi Jake!") Counselor: So Jake... tell us, when did you first realize you had a problem? Jake: Well ma'am, I spent a long time in denial actually.... it started so easily and innocently, you know? Counselor:Tell us Jake, how did it start? Jake: Well ma'am... it started when I was a kid. Back in those days, everyone used film, you know. I just took pictures and got my film developed. Back then, no one knew about the addiction or the craving... Counselor:Yes, yes... go on. Jake: And then... (sobbing begins)... it just... I don't know. It just happened. My tolerance for film got so low... only 36 hits from the roll. So you know, I had to move onto something stronger, something more powerful. My first taste of the sweetness of the forebidden digital fruit was a Kodak DC-40 and then a little Sony, but soon even those weren't enough. I needed more. More more... MORE I SAY! MORE! Counselor: Jake, calm down. You are scaring the kids. Jake: Shut up, this is my story. Counselor: Please, Jake... tell us when you knew you had a problem.... Jake: (sobbing continues) It was after a trip to Indonesia.... I was looking through over 5000 images on my laptop and that was AFTER I had already deleted a lot of the obvious discards.... that was when I knew. Counselor: Knew what Jake, it's ok, you can tell us. Jake: I knew... (sniff).... that I was a Digitolic and the file folders, organized by location, date, and dive number... those were proof of my addiction. There was no denying it anymore. I was out of control. I shot 130 pictures of pygmy seahorses on one dive then went back later and shot 184 more pictures of them!!!!!! Counselor: Well Jake, thank you for sharing that moving story with all of us. Jake: Arent you going to counsel me and help me with my problem? Counselor: Actually, no, I was going to go buy a nice DSLR for myself. Jake: But I'm an addict. Arent you supposed to like, say something encouraging or give me advice or something? Counselor: Jake, this is a Weight Watchers meeting. Jake: Oh. Weight Watchers, huh? So who wants a chocolate donut? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Digitolicism... It can happen to anyone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message was brought to you by your friends at WetPixel because we care. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mexwell 0 Posted November 6, 2003 Brilliant! Bye bye Chris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tshepherd 0 Posted November 6, 2003 Wow, that was a great way to start my morning!!! ROFLMAO! Love the part about the 5000 images after the obvious discards... Tom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miloe 0 Posted November 6, 2003 That was great, really started the morning off right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbo1946 0 Posted November 6, 2003 Thank goodness for 12-Step programs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CheungyDiver 53 Posted November 6, 2003 Digitalicism ! I could relate to that. I once spent 90 minutes at Mabul snapping at a bunch of mating Mandarian Fish and use up my 1 gb CF card only to find myself in the same spot the next evening taking even more pictures ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vlad 0 Posted November 7, 2003 Great. I like it! We all are Jake, we all are and it is OK. Vlad the counselor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
