I’ve had the same cellphone for about 8 years now. It was just a phone. No internet, and although I could text, I didn’t all that often. Every text, incoming or outgoing, cost me 20 cents each. It added up fast, so I told everyone to only text if they couldn’t reach me by calling or email. The past year or so, the phone’s been dying a slow death. Towards the end, I had to leave it plugged into the charger all the time or the battery would die instantly. So, I couldn’t take the phone with me anywhere. It was like having a land line.
For years now I’ve wondered what I’ve been missing out on. I constantly saw people walking around with their faces buried in their phones, and I admit, I felt a little left out, and a tad bit jealous. I had nothing to do while waiting in line, except watch everyone with their phones, and feel like an odd ball.
dirt road at dusk
Last week I broke down, and bought a shiny new phone. Finally! It’s the latest greatest, Galaxy S5, if you’re wondering. Through T-Mobile it was only $600, plus a monthly fee, and a 2 year contract. Oh, and don’t forget about tax..another $48, and more fees, which will be tacked on every month for who knows what reason. Gah..living in the year 2014 isn’t cheap. It’s got all the bells and whistles though, calling, texting, and internet. Now I have something to do when I’m waiting in line. I like it. It’s okay, but I feel like I’m an old dog learning new tricks. Not technology-wise..that comes easy for me, always has. The problem I’m having isn’t with the device itself, it’s that my normal routine has been disrupted, and it will never be the same again. Like, I used to take photos with my camera, upload to my desktop or laptop, and from there, I’d write my blog posts, transfer photos to my tablet, and then upload them to social media. I had a certain order in which I did things, and it worked great for me.
Now, I’m taking the majority of photos with my phone or iPad, so I’ve had to reverse the entire process, and it feels a little awkward to me. Social media is first, and blogging is last on my list. I would much rather blog first, but I just don’t see me writing out blog posts on the iPad, and definitely not on the phone on that tiny keyboard. So. I am adjusting my sails, and hopefully will get this figured out soon. I’m sure after a few times it won’t feel so weird to me.
Sunflower on the kitchen window sill
The photos you see here today are all from the vault inside my desktop. I’m too lazy to transfer the new images from my phone and iPad at the moment.
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A really cool blog I’ve been reading lately is: hjartesmil She’s a Norwegian, living in London, a writer, a photographer, and avid traveler. She takes gorgeous photographs that always leave me hungry for more, literally.
