sans internet

the internet connection has been down at my house for about a week and it has been nearly unbearable. I didn't realize how dependent I am upon the internet not only for email but for everything else - Skype, buying plane tickets, looking up info on artists, translating things into chinese, etc. Actually it is sort of depressing how dependent I have become and how little I feel I can accomplish without it. I keep calling the landlord about getting it fixed and it is a complicated mess to explain over the phone, especially in my limited Chinese. The last conversation I had with them had them telling me it won't be working again until Feb. 1. I don't know if I can make it!