Serial tabbist, “hanging” around

Yesterday I was treated to this image by my friend Jeremy.  You may wonder exactly wtf it is?  It is a cropped version of his Chrome browser, the top area to be exact, where the tabs are kept.    Once you realize this, you also realize that he had around 100 different internet pages open simultaneously. Wow.

I immediately formed my own ideas about what would drive someone to do something like this however I first posted the image to FB to get other opinions.  Some of the commentary that came back where things like ADDHD, hoarder, fear of commitment, spread too thin(inside joke) and even Illuminati, which made me laugh.  I would certainly throw OCD into that barrel of possible diagnosis as well.

When compared to my own personal surfing preference, once I hit 4 or 5 tabs, it means it’s time to close the ones I no longer need or perhaps open another browser window to separate and organize my internet activity.  The tab hoarder takes a different approach, instead opening tab after tab until he needs a magnifying glass to see what each window contains or Chrome crashes, whichever comes first.

Because of my generally organized tendencies and aversion to procrastination, I find tab hoarding as illogical and borderline manic behavior. However to the tab addict this behavior must feel totally normal and insignificant.  It’s all about perspective.

Last night after work I headed outside to make an attempt at hard mode of this month’s BB challenge, a one arm dead hang.  Holding all of your bodyweight with one hand gets pretty uncomfortable quickly.  I managed to hold on for 1:09, only 2 seconds less than I held last year when I weighed around 10 pounds less.  I was ok with the effort.

I went to bed early last night, I was tired, which is pretty much status quo for me most nights once the clock passes 9 pm. (love being old)  After taking my shower I barely made it through two articles in Wired before I was out like a light.