i went into the attic today. the stated reason for the excursion was to find my roman history textbook. it is not on my shelves, ergo, i reasoned, it must still be in the attic.
i found quite a lot of books that had gone missing, including my outland comic collection any my boxed set of the narnia chronicles. all in boxes, quite unopened, and labelled, "random shit." hmf.
i did not, however, find my history textbook.
i bet i gave it to my mom.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
bah.
so i broke down on saturday and got a new phone.
not a nokia.
oh sad.
actually, it's not too bad. it's a sonyericsson w580i. it does all sorts of things i don't care about, like plays music and browses the internet. but i admit i am impressed by the T9 predictive text messaging thing. or i was, until it decided "voicemail" wasn't a word. pfft.
the reason i needed to type "voicemail" in the first place is because the stupid girl at the at&t store didn't actually tell the phone that speed-dial 1 was supposed to call voicemail, even though she commented to me that she "had it all set up." now i really see the attraction to the activate-in-the-comfort-of-your-own-home iphone selling point.
the new phone is thinner than my nokia, but otherwise nearly the same dimensions. and it came with a handsfree kit and usb cable and everything, which was kind of cool. also, at&t/cingular doesn't cripple their phones, so the bluetooth happily talks to my mac.
now all i need is to get him to make me a simple ringing "ringtone" and upload it onto the phone. stupid phone manufacturers not loading a simple ring sound on their phones. some of us don't want our phones to play crappy music at everyone. marketing morons. geez.
not a nokia.
oh sad.
actually, it's not too bad. it's a sonyericsson w580i. it does all sorts of things i don't care about, like plays music and browses the internet. but i admit i am impressed by the T9 predictive text messaging thing. or i was, until it decided "voicemail" wasn't a word. pfft.
the reason i needed to type "voicemail" in the first place is because the stupid girl at the at&t store didn't actually tell the phone that speed-dial 1 was supposed to call voicemail, even though she commented to me that she "had it all set up." now i really see the attraction to the activate-in-the-comfort-of-your-own-home iphone selling point.
the new phone is thinner than my nokia, but otherwise nearly the same dimensions. and it came with a handsfree kit and usb cable and everything, which was kind of cool. also, at&t/cingular doesn't cripple their phones, so the bluetooth happily talks to my mac.
now all i need is to get him to make me a simple ringing "ringtone" and upload it onto the phone. stupid phone manufacturers not loading a simple ring sound on their phones. some of us don't want our phones to play crappy music at everyone. marketing morons. geez.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
planned obselescence
my phone is dying.
yesterday, it spontaneously lost its SIM card. today, it doesn't know how much charge it has in its battery. i am fairly convinced the battery issue has nothing to do with my leaving it in the car for an hour in 19F degree weather, because i've never heard of cold affecting a lithium-ion battery. hmf.
i actually like this phone. i don't want to get a new one, because they don't make one like it anymore. it's 3 years old. i was eligible to upgrade it last january and opted not to for this very reason.
bah.
yesterday, it spontaneously lost its SIM card. today, it doesn't know how much charge it has in its battery. i am fairly convinced the battery issue has nothing to do with my leaving it in the car for an hour in 19F degree weather, because i've never heard of cold affecting a lithium-ion battery. hmf.
i actually like this phone. i don't want to get a new one, because they don't make one like it anymore. it's 3 years old. i was eligible to upgrade it last january and opted not to for this very reason.
bah.
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