Retraction
Remember that stuff I said about cell phones?
I take it back.
Through my job (which I love), I have been given a BlackBerry to test out. And it's awesome. I can check my email while in line at the grocery store. I can send an email from the toilet.* And maybe tomorrow, I'll even try to make a phone call with it! The guy who gave me the demo unit said that regular users often refer to the device as a "CrackBerry." Now I understand why.
It'll be a sad day when they come to pry this out of my hands (I only have it for a short time to learn about it, not to keep). Apparently, all I needed to get hooked was to use a phone that isn't primarily a phone.
Now I just need to raise some money so I can buy one for myself. Anyone need a kidney? Platelets? My email address is on the sidebar.
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* I didn't actually do this. Yet.
Comments
Viking054 said:
Man, that's exactly what happened to me. Well, my dad got one, and I got hooked on the idea of having the internet in my hands. So finally I gave in and got one for myself. I use maybe 10 minutes of phone time each month, but the email and internet is where it's at!
cadiz12 said:
just be careful of breaking your thumbs from overuse. you think i'm kidding, but i'm not:
blackberry thumb
Nadia said:
I knew you'd see the light eventually. *huge smug grin*
RaJ said:
Does this mean there's Crackberry dealers, lurking in alleys near seedy hi-tech neighborhoods? Waiting to jump in your car when you stop at a light, saying stuff like "Alright man, whatever you need I got it?"
Few months ago Dilbert got a Blackberry. He's in a staff meeting, hands together in his lap (out of sight), eyes on his hands. His boss tells him, "Trust me, it doesn't look good."
Seems like a slippery slope with a hard fall at the end. Give it back before it's too late! Or, send it to me. I can handle it I'm sure.
Cate said:
What is it with men and the using of the communication devices while in the bathroom!?! My boss does it (both his cell phone and his Nextel radio), my brother does it, and every other guy, even if he doesn't talk on his cell phone in the bathroom, reads in the bathroom. What is up with that?
Glo said:
I....I....I'm overcome! There are miracles in this world...I just didn't expect this one. *wipest tear from face*
Sarah said:
You're too advanced for me, Omar. I just got a flip phone and thought I was high-tech! ;)
Cheeve said:
Yeah. I get it. It's all about the comments. I'm okay with that....So, a cell phone you'll use...my oh my. Will wonders never cease?
I said:
UPDATE - I tried making a phone call with it today. That part sucked just like I expected it to.
viking - And here I was worrying that I would be betraying our cause! Hopefully, you got to keep your kidneys and platelets in the process. But it is great, isn't it?
cadiz - Way to scare me! If I ever get to the point where my thumbs can't press the buttons on the remote control... I don't even know what to say there. I had never thought anything so horrible could result from this CrackBerry addiction.
nadia - Nobody told me back then that these pseudo phones would be so addicting!
RaJ - It all sounds like an after-school special. Man approached me, gave me something for free, just to try. He'll be back in a little while to see how I liked it. Oh yes, there are CrackBerry dealers. (Side note, I hope you and yours are OK, re: Wilma.)
cate - Talking on the phone or on the Nextel thing while on the throne is way off limits, for me. Though it is well documented that I don't talk, so this shouldn't be surprising. I won't deny having brought my laptop in with me a time or two, and I'm all about the magazines. One thing I can say about us guys, we know how to enjoy the poop.
glo - Next thing you know, I'll be watching LOST. Hahahha, no, I'm just kidding.
sarah - The name "omar philllips" is synonymous with "cutting edge."
cheeve - Like I said, all it took was a cell phone that isn't really a phone. Who knew?
BerryChick said:
Omar- I knew you were a smart man but now you have my total respect. My guys at the office have those things- I was trying to set one up the other day and everytime I kept trying to send an email it would finish my words and they were soo not what I was trying to write.
In the end I just gave up and called customer support to do a test page.
All the guys love them too- I just can't see how the hell they work!!
Enjoy
cadiz12 said:
i'm just looking out for you, pal. but i'm glad you enjoy it.
'ka said:
i'm w/ you on this... i bring a magazine to read from time to time, but there's no way i'm gonna talk while poop-ing... 'cuz onceeee, longgg time ago, when i was small, someone said to me "'ka, if you talk while pooping, your mouth will smell like poop..." :D
X said:
The name "omar philllips" is synonymous with "cutting edge."
I am so going to name my kid Omar Phillips. Boy or girl.
---X
me said:
I want a blackberry sooooo bad.
Lucky