Maybe every blogger comes to this place in the end – I’ve no idea – but today here I am birthing my first ever CONSPIRACY THEORY. I have a theory about corporate America – and it’s not a nice one. Of course I have no proof, just some angry feelings and an intuitive feeling that I am right… Read the rest of this entry »
A conspiracy!
December 1, 2010 at 8:46 am (Rants and raves and foams at the mouth)
Tags: AT&T, child slavery, conspiracy, conspiracy theory, corporate america, greed, late fees, punching bag, wells fargo dealer services
Unpredictive texting
August 8, 2010 at 9:29 am (Other stuff, Rants and raves and foams at the mouth)
Tags: AT&T, cell phone bill, english language, iPhone, Motorola Razr, predictive texting, text language, texting, twitter, welsh language
I don’t have an iPhone.
I’m sure I’m not the only woman in Los Angeles rolling with a Motorola Razr but sometimes, it feels like it. This is actually very normal for me. Every time something new and whizzy comes along: texting, hair straighteners, twitter, online banking it has to get to a stage where I’m so embarrassingly behind everyone else that I eventually have no other option than to begrudgingly join the party.
However regarding the iPhone I am nursing an objection. And my objection is to the ‘stuff’ creep. The creeping of extra ‘stuff’ coming into our lives that should be luxuries but somehow, within a few months of their introduction, become necessities. And darned expensive ones at that. For example: The cell phone… When I had a shared plan with Jude – who didn’t stop to consider the expense of sending texts to his girlfriend when she was in Amsterdam – my cell phone bill used to make me weep. Extortionate! Way too large of a percentage of my salary was going to AT&T. But before we all had them – cell phones weren’t necessary. People would just have to make firm plans and keep to them. And just not communicate with their extramarital girlfriends when they were in Amsterdam. But these days – the thought of not being able to text or call whenever you need to seems ridiculous – even unsafe…
