Lent

This is something I don't normally do, although I'm beginning to wonder if perhaps it's a good option to follow. Giving something up for lent to focus on God's purposes and plans seems like a great idea. I mean, listening closer to His voice is always a good option, and why not follow something that encourages that behavior?
Without meaning to, I'm going to be somewhat participating in lent. See, on Saturday early afternoon, my laptop crashed. Probably the motherboard finally dying. Anyway, this caused for my weekend to look pretty much like this:
I walked around my flat aimlessly, watched lots of movies and TV shows, red a few chapters, and overall, did NOTHING.
I would love to give up my computer for lent. I would love to give up the constant stream of 'necessity' having a computer brings. However, in today's day and age, and especially in college, that is impossible. I've had professors emailing me all weekend and I only just got back to them this morning because my computer is shot. And you would think that removing a constant thread of work and glaring necessity from my life would make life easier.
It hasn't.
For two days I didn't know what to do with myself. I couldn't write properly because I wanted to look back at what I had written for my fourth book before I continued on. I couldn't get on and check my emails to see if any jobs had gotten back to me (none of them have, of course). I had none of the familiarity of my computer. It was gone, taken in an instant.
Am I that reliant on a piece of technology that when it's removed, I don't know how to live? It seems that way. That raises concerns for me. I shouldn't be so dependent upon a pile of plastic and pieces that culminates in a computer. And yet somehow I am.
I'm attempting to not let this bother me. However, I feel like an awful person for relying so heavily on my computer. I used to be someone who could go without it, and now somehow, I've reached a point where I feel as though I've gone bonkers without it!
Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I haven't been capable of writing recently. At least, that's what I assume has happened.