I had started writing this post before I got my new cell phone, and I was fully expecting it to blow my mind. I never anticipated how much joy a simple blog editing could bring!
A week or two ago, I proudly posted a blog entry about my technological prowess. My new cell phone just arrived, and I am proud to say that I am NOT a total technological idiot. I am fully capable of putting on my big girl panties and admitting when I am in over my head, but this is not one of those times!
Just 2 phones ago, all I wanted was a simple phone. “I don’t even have to have a camera!” I said. “I’m never going to text, either!” Riiiiiiiight. And I am going to drop 50 lbs this year, save more money and keep my house as clean as my mom’s.
That was two phones ago. On my last phone, I missed the first call I received because I had had it for a month before it ever rang. But I could text blindfolded. I guess we evolve. I am just annoyed that my next evolutionary step has led to me 1. a touch screen and 2. a phone that is smarter than I am.
On a side note, there is not much I have done lately to enhance whatever intelligence I have. I have mostly been reading vampire brain candy and watching the Disney Channel. And Wipeout. Dude. Why would anyone go on that show? I am glad that they do so that my kids and I can laugh at them, though.
To digress further about honing one’s intelligence, I simply MUST make fun of my mom for a moment. We were getting ready to go on a trip to the beach with the whole family a few years ago, and we were picking out our entertainment material (movies, books, etc.). Mom says, “I think I will take my old calculus book and brush up some.” Because everyone knows that you are supposed to take 40 year old text books to the beach to brush up on your calculus. When I asked her why on God’s Green Earth she wanted to brush up on calculus, she said so that she could help her grandchildren when they needed it. Her oldest grandchild was not quite 4 at the time.
Back to the phone. Within an hour or two, I mastered the following:
1. Facebook—This has become essential to the very fiber of my being. It is not a good day until I have posted it in my status.
2. Kindle—Seriously. I can now get my Sookie Stackhouse fix wherever, whenever!
3. Weather—Because a girl needs to know if she needs a jacket, and who wants to actually go outside to see?
4. Ring tone downloads—Because “There Is No Place Like Nebraska!”
All in all, I am happy with my new phone. But at this point, I think I should call it something like my portable e-life.
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