Wed 17 Jun 2009
Last week, after forcing this poor Verizon salesperson to go through every single possible scenario on every single phone, including the very highest bill I could expect to pay depending on this particular payment plan, and that particular added feature, I bought a BlackBerry. My rationale went something like “I have to get a new phone and I might as well get one with Internet capabilities, because the future is coming.”
I didn’t want an iPhone because I don’t know what in the world I would do with all those apps. I mean, what in the name of God do you do with all those apps?!
I like my BlackBerry a lot. One of the reasons I was so hard on email-enabled phones for so long - I mean, besides the total insanity I would receive from my father - is that I didn’t see the need to be constantly connected. But having a BlackBerry actually makes me feel quite the opposite. Because going online doesn’t now require the business of sitting down at a computer, I’m more casual about it. I’m less obsessive about checking my email because I can do it anytime I want.
J and I are kind of living in a pre-BlackBerry-esque world right now when it comes to movies, if you know what I mean. Like, we never get to go, so when we go, we think whatever we see is pretty much THE BEST MOVIE EVER even if it’s not. Parenthood, what can I say? You have this amazing child, but people are all “Hey, have you seen any good movi–” and you’re like “DON’T EVEN TAUNT ME LIKE THAT.”
The only downside is that I don’t find my BlackBerry’s technology all that intuitive. Well, for me, anyway. For people who have trouble turning their cable box on with the remote on a regular basis, and usually just give up and turn it on manually, the BlackBerry is kind of hard to figure out.
In fact, the first day I had it, it rocked my world so much (particularly when I couldn’t figure out how to manipulate the ringer volume) that I ended up turning it off and stashing it deep in a pocket of my bag. I got so flustered that I somehow buttoned my cardigan so that I attached it to my bag, and when I went to take my bag off my shoulder, I couldn’t. You know, because I’d buttoned my bag to my sweater. Smooth. But at least I have a BlackBerry now. Take that, modernity.
June 17th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
The last paragraph made me laugh so hard!
June 18th, 2009 at 6:37 am
Ha ha… Cara, you crack me up! :) I have the iPhone and totally love it. Has both my personal and work email on it… so addictive! The apps are fun but there’s only two that I use on a regular basis, Facebook and The Weather Channel.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:19 am
I say, go ahead and drop it in the toilet. Worry not! You bought the insurance right? I mean, I’m on my third blackberry this year. The insurance is WAY worth it!
June 18th, 2009 at 10:45 am
I just want you to know that I think of you each time I almost drop my phone in the toilet. Knock on wood - I haven’t actually done it yet.
June 20th, 2009 at 1:37 am
I am going to be curious about the Blackberry issues for you. We are in-line for free upgrades, and the females want them…I hate the idea of txtng on them. I like my little keyboard that is QWERTY when I pull it out. I look at a blackberry keyboard and think, “What a pain in the ass.”
June 20th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
I still think the BlackBerry is horrible compared to the iPhone…I guess it depends on what you want out of it, but the iPhone appeals to me. I have about 8 trillion apps.
I have an app that allows me to play chess with Tom in Virginia, about one move every other day. He’s usually winning (cheating?).
I have an app that tells me when and how many pushups to do.
I have an app that tells me when bills are due.
I have a dog whistle app (very annoying)
I have a Star Wars sounds app “Don’t make me destroy you”