Thanks, all! I remember when I first moved in: my stuff -- mostly books -- hadn't gotten here yet, and I remember how nice it was to have the Internet in an apartment which consisted at that time of a single chair. Work paid for the movers -- way to get spoiled!. That being said, times change, and I now have books, and kitchen gear -- and more friends in the city. So, it's time to stretch out a little. (Note, I'm not saying that the Internet is bad -- it's awesome -- I just need to make sure that I don't burn 1 hour + per day looking at old MMM links, or articles on tech websites about gadgets that I'm not going to actually buy.)
To all who posted -- thanks for the suggestions, and the links to others who have tried to do this (I especially appreciate the advice to have something lined up to do). Making the change has made me think of a lot of the other clutter in my life that could be streamlined (e.g., old Hotmail account which I haven't seriously used in 5+ years), and I'm thinking about using my remaining Internet time to clean up those accounts, and simplify my online (and by extension, my offline) life. I'll try to post here from time to time just to provide a running history for those who are interested. Much easier than starting a "real" blog -- and it comes with almost guaranteed readership!