8. Write Down All Of Your Impending Facebook Statuses & Tweets
To quote Ernest Hemingway: "Write drunk. Edit Sober." Let's face it, you're not a complete barbarian. You need to be involved in some kind of social networking while you're going through this ordeal. Chances are it was you wanting to update your Facebook status or tweet some 140 character musing that popped into your head right before all of this went down. So what you need to do is go to your closet and pull out that typewriter you've never used, because you only keep it for ironic purposes. You'll find that with no internet and just a typewriter at hand, your ability to actually concentrate on writing something will increase exponentially. You don't want all of your friends on Facebook or followers on Twitter thinking you're dead, so it's best to be prepared for your inevitable return. You want to be ready when the time comes to strike back with a vengeance. Write down all of your statuses and tweets on a hardcopy and plan out the order and timing of each personal gem accordingly. With Twitter it's easier because you can just post whatever you want at whatever time you want. With Facebook however, you have to be more careful because if you over-post, then you'll get a lot of people angry at you for clogging up their newsfeed. Don't worry, you have ample amounts of time to plan each post.
Philip Clarke is a 21-year old graduate of the SAIT Film and Video Production Program. He spends his days working on his novels and feature film screenplays. His favourite film is GoodFellas. He goes to the theatre to watch movies on a weekly basis to feed his cinematic addictions.
