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April 07, 2005
Lessons Learned from a cell phone loss and Will I be the same person post-blackberry?
I've never had a nice cell phone. I always get the "sign up for another year and get this crappy phone free" phone. One of my phones I operated without a working screen for a good amount of time. I could only call my friends who were the first entry for each letter. My last phone was two tone because they replaced the phone but not the battery of a different color phone. This phone had no annoying ring tones, no camera phone, no internet but was functional until it met dollar rental cars last weekend!. I have a quick conversation in the car after j9 and I pick it up and proceed to put my cell in the cup holder. Unknown to me the cup holder was filled with a windex type solution. I powered up my phone and it literally fried. I've been without a cell phone and I've learned a few things. First of all, you can survive w/o a cell phone. I felt naked initially but now i am free. Free of it in my pocket, free from calls while trying to order a sandwich and free of people being able to find me. Second I learned that i don't get many calls, except from Jeannine. what happened? no love out there anymore come on i'm fun to BS with call me. I've also learned my fiance's phone number for the first time, which i bet could come in handy down the line. hey, tonight i may even use a pay phone. I'm meeting up with a 
friend and i can't use call me when you are close. No i said you be at the place at 8:15 or else i'm ditching you. Life is good w/o cell phones. Finally, you lose a lot when your cell phone melts - i've lost all your numbers so email me with your number or don't expect a call from me. So what's next for me? I have been told by work i am going blackberry. I'm actually practicing with my thumbs right now to be quick on the email. Will i be that jackass walking down the street on my blackberry laughing? Will i become striped shirt guy?(if you haven't read this it is hilarious and obscene) I will be going from pay phone to being completely connected and this scares me. Wish me luck. And if i change someone atleast call me to tell me
i've changed since freshman year. (even if you didn't know me freshman year)
Posted by Patrick at April 7, 2005 05:57 PM
Comments
My mom told me that any techie knows they should back their cell phone up to their laptop. Losing a phone is no excuse for losing everyone's phone number...good try.
Posted by: ben at April 23, 2005 01:05 PM
Please don't tell me you are using that as a phone as well.. hey who is thay guy talking on his Shoe!
Posted by: Mike at April 23, 2005 07:29 PM
yes - I am that guy... i am getting bluetooth though so i look like a bigger goof from the matrix.
Posted by: patrick at April 25, 2005 08:29 PM