If you want to hurt me, hit me in the gadgets
"BlackBerry, do I have any new messages?"
Silence.
"I said, BlackBerry, do I have any new email messages?"
Nothing.
"BlackBerry, are you on? Do you need to be charged?"
"Yes, Omar. I'm on."
"Check my work email for new messages, BlackBerry."
"I'm sorry Omar, I'm afraid I can't do that."
That's pretty much how the honeymoon ended, though I left out the scenes where I cried. Just because I knew it was coming, that didn't make the day any easier.
The demo BlackBerry unit I've been using since I first mentioned it back on October 23 has been unceremoniously taken from me. There were no "one week left," or even "one DAY left" warnings. I only discovered it because the wife told me she tried to call me, and she got a recording saying that this number was out of service. When I heard this, I took it out of its holster, and I read the rather unfriendly "SIM CARD REJECTED" notification across the top. It may as well have been a picture of a middle finger, accompanied by the text "UP YOURS, PHILLIPS." The BlackBerry has hardly even had a chance to wear the new outfit I got it for Christmas.
I'd write more about it, but... I... I just can't right now. It's too soon.
Comments
demosthenes said:
My advice: Read some TP. Especially any of the later ones involving Vimes. Specifically those, actually.
"Bingley bingley bing!"
You'll soon learn to enjoy a quiet PDAaaa-I mean BlackBerry. Sorry.
Viking said:
That's how they hook ya... Won't be long before you've got the shakes, headache, bloodshot eyes... Then you'll give in.
cadiz12 said:
i am sorry for your loss.
Katie said:
Truly tragic. I... I don't know what to say. Such a cruel moment in fate!
mep said:
That's why the call it crackberry . . . .
Poor Omar, I'm sorry for your loss.
Cate said:
My deepest sympathies on your loss, Omar. I know this is a difficult time for you. If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.
Sarah said:
I'm sorry for your loss... but at least Penn State won... right?
Radioactive Sleaze said:
If you're interested in a "replacement" just let me know. And since you're such a good friend, I'll work with you on payments. Yeah. Mister Flexible, that's me. You have The Need, I have The Feed.
Glo said:
There's a lot of pain here. Not much salve but time. We're here for you, man. Truly here...in an electronic not-really-there sense, of course - but that's the new social structure. So, somewhere in all that nonsense, feel comforted by our presence.
Jackie said:
Aww say it ain't so Omar!
jedith said:
Hmm, all of this new technology seems to be creating more trouble than its worth...
I said:
Thanks all, for your support. And yes, the timing of Penn State's victory did help ease the pain. Because Penn State is awesome. The whole national champion theory didn't work out well though.
Anyway, thank you all for being here for me, in the electronic not-really-here sense.
Off to write a new post, before I get a rep for being a softie.
zoe said:
this truly is a sad day for all crackberry addicts. now don't you wish you had listened when people told you it was a bad idea (with side effects such as headaches, diarrhea, cramping- actually thats a side effect of the diarrhea side effect - , loss of empathy etc...) i'm now left shaking my head..if only he had listened