Posts tagged ‘cell phone’

July 12th, 2010

From Crack to Crackberry

So after my 6th iPhone (with an already nasty crack in the screen) took an unfortunate tumble out of my gym locker (which rendered the touch screen partially inoperative), I was yet again facing the nightmare of purchasing a new phone. Fortunately the touch screen somewhat functioned for another day or two before chipping into pieces and outright declaring defeat. Fifteen minutes later I stormed into an AT&T store and exclaimed that I needed a phone... Immediately. “One that could withstand that” I asserted, as I threw the remainder of my iPhone at the salesperson’s feet (Fat Guy). The gentleman said he had just the thing, as he detached two phones (cased in something that could pass for Military-issue) from his belt clip and forcefully threw them both on the ground. The salesperson next to him (Clueless Guy) decided to join in and threw his on the floor as well. A few others approached, but were hesitant to join in. After receiving a lecture on the importance of a “protective case”¹... my shopping experience commenced. read more »

June 15th, 2010

Why Facebook Had To Go.

In case you were wondering what my Vacation from Facebook* was all about... The 10 occurrences that lead me to conclude that Facebook Had To Go.

1. I actually used “facebook” in conversation. Fuck, I actually have had entire conversations about facebook. Double-fuck. I used to make fun of those people whose daily events consisted of someone’s “reply” to a “status”... people wouldn’t dare discuss such stupidity with me, and yet here I sat, on the phone actually LISTENING and CONTRIBUTING to such childish nonsense... fuck, I feel like I have regressed to 7th grade. read more »