I'm a librarian who loves anime, manga, and reading a wide variety of genres.
It turns out that at least some of my internet problems were being caused by the contractors replacing the siding on mine and neighboring apartment buildings. The internet repair guy called up my apartment management and let them know that they should talk to the contractors or expect charges every time someone from his company had to come put stuff back up that the contractors tore down.
Crossing my fingers that I'll have a more stable internet connection from here on out, with better overall speed.