Is the title too much? You guys know I don’t write like that, right? I mean, generally when I talk about my disdain for underwear and my views on sex tapes, I’m so fucking eloquent. Ok. Well, that’s out of the way.
I’ll start with an admission. I am a man, and I like cool toys. I particularly like tech toys. Still, I never really cared much about cool cell phones.
I’m 29 and still amazed by today’s technology that I’m supposed to take for granted. It’s unbelievable that you can have dinner with friends and, at your table, there are 4 phones with different numbers. I think it’s so awesome that we have 3 HDtv channels where one low-quality signal used to reside. Hell, I think GPS is some sort of voodoo magic. I understand how all of these things work, blah blah blah, but isn’t it just amazing?
Take a moment to reflect.
Cool, huh?
Anyway, I’ve watched my friends and coworkers over the years as they upgrade to the newest phone with this bigger screen and the better camera, with each minor but expensive upgrade. Maybe it’s the expense and the fact that I never felt like I had extra money for that, but I just lost interest. When I got my previous phone, a Samsung Sway, in January, my nephew was so excited for me, and just couldn’t comprehend that I wasn’t excited too. A new phone was to him what growing a tail would be for me. (wouldn’t that be neat?)
The phone was a complete and utter piece of shit, in virtually every way. After dealing with it for a full year, I’d heard rumors that you could extend your contract 2 years and get Verizon’s iPhone killer, the Droid for under $100 bucks. I was intrigued. Driven by a hatred of my existing phone, and fueled with the concept that it could be a birthday expenditure, we hit the Verizon store and picked one up.
This thing is awesome! I can talk on the phone and browse the web at the same time and almost anywhere. It connected directly to Flickr, Twitter and my Gmail, which was like a tongue-kiss on the first date. I would no longer leave the Internet. No… From now on, me and the Internet would be all BFF and shit. Visualize me and the Internet, arm in arm, skipping through a meadow. It’s like that.
Now I get my emails, text messages and direct tweets as soon as they’re sent. I can watch movie trailers while I’m on the toilet, and for whatever problem I can think of, I can relax in knowing “there’s an app for that” too. Wow. This phone has not only changed the way I live, it’s completely changed the way I poop.
Are you a fan of the latest and greatest phones, or could you not care less as long as it dials?
I admit, I have Engadget bookmarked. I follow Joshua Topolsky on twitter. I can quote the complete Nexus One review… And holy shit, YES, your Droid is awesome. Hope you had a great birthday!
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January 20th, 2010
I’m an iPhone girl. All things Mac.
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January 21st, 2010
I love my PRE! Each and every time I replace it. (I’m only on my 4th one…since July.)
Please don’t DM me while you’re pooping, k?
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January 21st, 2010
I’m bringin’ the rotary back, yo. That and pagers.
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January 21st, 2010
@Jessica – I did, thanks for caring. That’s awesome.
@jules – I am too, really. But everyone I know and like talking to is on the VZWs… You know what hurts even more? It’s better than an iPhone. It’s a copy + new stuff. Bring us somethin’ new, Steve!!!
@Elly Lou – I was totally pooping when I commented on your post today.
@Miss Spoken – Someone had to bring the sexy back, I’m glad it was you.
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January 21st, 2010
Wow, really… changes the way you poop. That must be some phone. Great blog… now I must raid your past posts.
I still haven’t moved to getting the internet on my phone… I can mind you, but, I am just to cheap to pay for it.
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January 22nd, 2010
I have an iPhone with no SIM that my nephew asked me to buy from eBay (broken screen), bring it back to Taiwan, have someone fix the cover. I actually jail-broke it by myself, I am still very proud of it! Booya! To this day, I cannot convince my husband to “tap” on it. He hates the tapping. I secretly believe that he hates iPhone ’cause he worked for Motorola for 10+ years before they got their ass kicked by iPhone. Congrats on your new cool toy. Tech Porn. I call it.
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January 22nd, 2010
i was gonna say something along the lines of “dont ever type like that again,” then i saw something about you pooping when you did something to elly lou, and that’s all i can think about. i hope you don’t poop when you read my blog. actually, i hope you do. i’d be honored if everyone pooped while reading me.
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January 23rd, 2010
@mepsipax – I had to add it to monthly bill, but it’s really awesome. I just know that this will get me in trouble.
@submom – It’s definitely tech porn. That’s an awesome story. I’m always afraid I’m going to break mine. Worrying about stupid stuff is like a hobby of mine.
@gingermandy – Consider it done. Besides would you rather someone read your blog while pooping, or with porn in the background?
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January 25th, 2010
I’m an iPhone girl, too. And every time I see a commercial for one of those Droid phones telling me all the things it can do that my iPhone can’t, I think, “Uh, yeah, actually, my iPhone CAN do that.”
Just so you know…you can never go back.
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January 26th, 2010
@shine – I do love all things Mac. Really I do. I built computers *shudder* for years, and once I switched to Mac I’ve never looked back except to support broken stuff for friends. It’s Apple that made this phone possible.
That being said, it’s better. hehehe
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January 27th, 2010
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