Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Worst Kept Secret

Yeah.
"Honestly, you without an iPhone I found funny. Now I can safely say that almost everything is right with the world."
Nestor Wynrush, from an e-mail conversation

So yeah, I have one, as does my wife. We got 'em for each other for Christmas, hence the title of this entry. I guess this ends my long-standing anti-cellphone stance. Come to think of it, was more of an anti-asshole cellphone user stance all along. For the longest time, I shunned them, thinking they were fostering a legion of jerks, when all the cellphone was doing was amplifying the ugly traits of a handful of crude beings.

Allow me to deflate my cranium and get off of this here high horse: if you see me having an inappropriate and loud conversation on the bus, or if I interrupt our dialogue for an incoming text (highly unlikely, but I do have the technology to make this happen) – bring it to my attention. I will be suitably ashamed, as there will be no excuse for my behaviour.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have apps to download.

P.S.: Don't talk to me about cellphone plans, or the one I've got. That shit makes my head hurt. Let's talk about the weather instead.

4 comments:

Dave Conrey said...

It will change your life, and not necessarily for the better, but you'll never go back.

Allan Lorde said...

Yeah, a number of folks have told me that. :)

Jeope said...

I got a Touch from K. for Christmas. I still insist on being the last man on Earth with a cell phone.

Allan Lorde said...

I support you in that quest, sir. But now...you can buy apps!