In the past 8 days I have had more dealings with my boss' Blackberry mobile device and his craptasm of a wireless provider than I ever hope to deal with again. If you find yourself thinking, hey it's not enough that people can reach me by phone at all times I would also like to be tethered to my email 24/7, please seek psychiatric help. I assure you it is not worth it. They are devil devices. I'm a big fan of email and the internet in general, but I just feel that if I am participating in any sort of activity that requires me to be away from a computer then I probably should concentrate my attention on the activity at hand rather than making sure I can keep all my email in my pocket or my purse. It's completely ridiculous to me. And try as I might there is no scenario I can think of which necessitates such a device. Next thing you know you'll just be able to implant a chip in your head. If you blink twice you can answer phone calls, 3 times get email, 4 access the internet, 5 download mp3s straight to your ears- no more need for iPods. What a glorious world! Okay if you'll excuse me I need to look into building a time machine and go make some pioneer friends. Oregon Trail here I come! I can ford rivers with the best of them. :)
I hope your rambles have been sweet and your reveries spacious. - Emily Dickinson
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And I like the idea of being blackberry free. Isn't the point of giving a person your email address to allow yourself to answer their questions when YOU are ready, and not when they harass you on the other anchor: the mobile phone.