Technology frustrations

I determined this weekend that due to my new state of employment I would begin posting occasionally (can I EVER spell that properly?) during the weekend. Having made this decision and started up my computer, though, I discovered that I can no longer connect to the internet. The computer works, but somewhere between the ethernet card and the Verizon DSL server, there's a breakdown. All this is to say, I couldn't post this weekend and I had lots to say!