Mood : Amazed 
To continue my phone saga... As the iPhone 4 was not a viable option due to shipping (and I needed a phone right then and there)... I decided to go with the HTC Aria. A Linux-based iPhone counterpart which seems a superior product based on it’s spec sheet, clear display, higher resolution camera and Facebook integration. I predict the mac to not-mac switch will be somewhat painful excruciating, but decided that it was time to make some changes and I might as well start with my phone. Anyway, you never know the best option until you’ve at least tried a few.... and I’ve been a fairly devout iPhone user since the day after the original hit the stores. Also...
- My tech-savy almost-brother said it “shits on the iPhone”.
- It’s lighter than the iPhone. Relevant because though gravity is a constant, a smaller mass will result in a smaller force with which it will hit the ground when I drop it... theoretically reducing potential breakage (assuming similar cost-efficient engineering)... a concept NONE of the sales people at the store seemed to grasp.
- Being that it cost me MORE than the iPhone ($250 with tax, on Debit MasterCard), $100 mail-in rebate or not. I’m not at all opposed to paying a $35 restocking fee to get rid of it if I choose to go with $99 iPhone #7.
- Some cute guy suggested it, kinda like him... no harm in taking his advice...
An error message popped up on the brand new screen of my just-purchased gadget as I walked out of the store... *sigh*... this will be interesting...
As usual my feed is quite predictable... my magic crystal ball predicts the following for tomorrow:
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 
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.
To add to my already ruined day (my dog murdered my vacuum cleaner), my computer keeps misbehaving. Now, it’s misbehaved before... but lately (perhaps because of the icky weather), it’s ten times as irritating. I think most people who have owned a Mac can agree, that at times the fuckers get pretty warm. I can’t keep my MacBook on my lap unless the ambient temperature is 40! My iMac has the same problem, except it gets really warm