As some of you know I recently joined 21st century with this whole phone business. Now, I was completely content with my “flip phone,” as Marcel so affectionately called it, but as I saw the end drawing near I decided to put it down before it gave out. So now I have blackberry and I’ll admit I really like it. But we have this love/hate relationship going on.
Why I love my blackberry:
This past weekend I went out of town and I didn’t have to take my computer. I was only going to be gone for a few days so I didn't want to carry around all these extra bags. Then it hit me, everything I needed was in the palm of my hand. How great is that?? I mean I can check my email, get on facebook, and look up pointless information just from my phone. I love the fact I can check my account and make sure it’s ok to buy something I just so happen to see at the store. I also love being able to transfer money into an account if I forget to do it when I’m at home. I love being able to look up the address to a place when I’m on the road from my phone. I really like the fact that I actually use my calendar to keep tract of appointments and such.
Why I hate my blackberry:
It’s so much of a distraction. I mean who needs to check their facebook a million times a day? Not me but since I can, I do. I sit on the couch or in the bed with the computer on my lap and the phone by my side. You know what else? Eventually it may cause an accident. The moment I hop in my car I get a text message or an IM. There’s some magnet that says “check fb one more time” or “you’re about to go to the store so you should check your account.” And I’m really trying to make a conscious effort to stop texting while driving. I even put my purse in the backseat so I can’t get to the phone. This happens to be a much bigger distraction because I tend to reach back to get it. If I can’t get it with one hand I wait until I’m at a stoplight. That’s not good at all.
But I mean after being with a smart phone I refuse to go back to a regular one (do they have an official name?). What is a girl to do??
Official name for a regular phone is feature phone.
ReplyDeleteI CANT wait until the DSM (the book that has all the pschiatric disorders listed) comes up with like "Technology Compulsion Disorder." It' going to be AWESOME! Im projecting its going to be the ten year old's now kids. I check my BB before I go to bed and first when I wake up.. well after I turn the alarm off.. on my BB... my attachment is sickening!
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