All Things Chill

I like totally lost my cell phone in a cab a few days ago while celebrating Lien’s birthday at the Cat Cloooob. Work-a-holics + Bottle service + Heineken after Heineken + 80’s night can do that. Whoops. So, the next (horrible, horrible) morning, I walked over to my friendly neighborhood T-mobile store and asked for a new SIM card. This is how the conversation went, starring Gary the T-Mobile associate & Herschell (that’s me) the T-Mobile customer!

Gary: How can I help you?
Herschell: Hello sir, I need a SIM card. I believe I got inebriated and misplaced my portable communication device in a transportation vehicle.
Gary: Word up homey. A new SIM card is $20…
*eyes get shifty*
…but I can sell you a phone AND a SIM card AND a $10 prepaid card for $30.
Herschell: OH WORD? Ok, Imma motivate to do that. I gots acres of skrilla… sittin’ on so much ice I’m getting frostbite just thinkin’ ’bouty ’bouty. NAAHHHMEAN?
Gary: Uhh, ok.
Herschell: WORD IS BORN SON!

If you didn’t notice, I added some street flava to make the story interesting. Phone + SIM card + $10 prepaid card to spend on ringtones / games / pictures for around $32 - tax included. It’s actually not a bad phone! LOL. I was expecting cheap-o cheap-o, but it’s actually a small, durable throw-around phone (with IM!). I’ll be completely honest here: I treat all my gadgets with kids gloves in the beginning… but the ones that I keep around for everyday use have to withstand being tossed around in my man-purse with other random things while I trek a lil’ more of the bay area.

I’m not saying that I’m in love with this phone. I could have traded up and gotten that semi-new Dwane Wade Sidekick (ooh white and khaki) or the “not so bad not so great” Wifi+Bluetooth T-Mobile Dash, but since I’m waiting with all the other Apple fanboys (and fangirls) for the iPhone, which is kinda sorta coming out soon (thanks Jacqui!)… well it just wouldn’t be worth it. Ok, done. LOL.

YAY Phone!

~Spec

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