tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post990197216050960618..comments2024-03-26T08:34:47.920-04:00Comments on this girl called automatic win: Sunday Top Ten: It's Hard Out Here for a Luddite Without a Cell Phoneriesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-68307674532767712042007-06-19T23:28:00.000-04:002007-06-19T23:28:00.000-04:00you were in Philly. I'm in Philly. You didn't visi...you were in Philly. I'm in Philly. You didn't visit. SUP?!<BR/><BR/>anyways...sorry about your phone! i feel super anxious when i dont kno exactly where my phone is, it gives me comfort to feel it in my pocket haha. <BR/><BR/>I apologize on behalf of the entire City of Brotherly LoveOo Lynnie oOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06925783963685667027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-35348029304566314472007-06-13T19:36:00.000-04:002007-06-13T19:36:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046030706568545680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-89292115637258258512007-06-13T01:34:00.000-04:002007-06-13T01:34:00.000-04:00Someone similarly liberated my phone from my posse...Someone similarly liberated my phone from my possession on Sunday. Except, when those i hold near and dear attempted to contact me, he answered and informed them they had the wrong number. <BR/><BR/>My mother disagreed. He hung up. He called back. (?!?) Apparently he'd "found" my phone at a coffee shop (which i might believe, had it not been for the initial denial of my existence as the phone's Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07660450651224146039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-17600270816365208642007-06-13T00:55:00.000-04:002007-06-13T00:55:00.000-04:00i read about the cell phone/freezer trick SOMEWHER...i read about the cell phone/freezer trick SOMEWHERE, maybe it was a blogorrhea link or something; i really don't know. i investigated it and found a bunch of articles stating that the freezer trick really does work. i've not tired it myself... but i think ideally it does somehow absorb the liquid out of your phone so it will work again, and if not at least it keeps the little white dot in your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-36263198228480541612007-06-13T00:27:00.000-04:002007-06-13T00:27:00.000-04:00stef: What happens when all that is frozen melts? ...stef: What happens when all that is frozen melts? Isn't it just back at square one? Unless you can somehow make it sublimate.<BR/><BR/>m: That syphilis crack made me lol. I also think that the chance of retrieval, therefore survival, is greater in Australian toilets as they're really narrow. Also, they don't have half as much water as American toilets do so maybe theres a water pressure factor Bourbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899049521524726627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-50367767114689744252007-06-13T00:25:00.000-04:002007-06-13T00:25:00.000-04:00Riese: The mobile/web part is the part I don't lik...Riese: The mobile/web part is the part I don't like - gives me no excuse for not being able to access work emails etc. I think this whole Blackberry study is a grand scheme orchestrated by my work, via the government, to make sure that I'm available 24/7. This may be a stretch.<BR/><BR/>TB: Yeah, your government does suck also - Howard & Bush being morally bankrupt besties and all. But I won't DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211311298443231193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-15885389400550705602007-06-12T22:58:00.000-04:002007-06-12T22:58:00.000-04:00Hi kids. I've spent the entire day trying to fix ...Hi kids. I've spent the entire day trying to fix the "t" key I broke off my keyboard circa 1pm. <BR/><BR/>Because I enjoy turning catastrophe [catastrophe=totes not a catastrophe at all, I'm just dramatic] into a Sunday Top Ten, I sure do wish I could write one right now about this t key. LIke about other words I could maybe use instead. Unfortunately, instead I'm just pounding away at the riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-8135637538738643462007-06-12T20:14:00.000-04:002007-06-12T20:14:00.000-04:00TB, alas, not a lesbian – just half gay like your ...TB, alas, not a lesbian – just half gay like your dear gf - label me as you wish though- you entertain me so well. My foundations were shaken a little when you –NYR- were hijacked but it’s nice to see you live on. If you want NYR back let me know – I think I can figure out how to do it – I’m doing an e-security thesis next and I know some dodgy people. Or maybe this is an opportunity to recreateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-86598683839787407152007-06-12T19:40:00.000-04:002007-06-12T19:40:00.000-04:00Kate- Your Nana rocks!tb- not such a surprise, Bal...Kate- Your Nana rocks!<BR/>tb- not such a surprise, Bali and New Zealand are two of the most beautiful and healing places on the planet... your friend rocks too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-85975781400602062912007-06-12T18:18:00.000-04:002007-06-12T18:18:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046030706568545680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-15484154401056817002007-06-12T16:16:00.000-04:002007-06-12T16:16:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046030706568545680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-90078171256972617062007-06-12T15:33:00.000-04:002007-06-12T15:33:00.000-04:00Re: Hydrophilic Cell PhonesRazia: Please give my l...Re: Hydrophilic Cell Phones<BR/><BR/>Razia: Please give my love to your friend and her upcoming struggle with syphilis. My original calculations were based almost entirely on the probability of such a phone even being retrieved, which was assumed to have an inverse relationship with toilet usage. Based on that math and the fact that this was a public toilet, your friend is the statistical Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-67738764273686311072007-06-12T14:53:00.000-04:002007-06-12T14:53:00.000-04:00i obvs need to hear FULL details about last night....i obvs need to hear FULL details about last night.<BR/><BR/>i was singing and stuff and telling everyone in the audience why i am currently radioactive (it's true!)...<BR/><BR/>details, please, since you have no phone and i'm prob the only person who does call you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-28312280629302347802007-06-12T13:32:00.000-04:002007-06-12T13:32:00.000-04:00OH and if your cell phone gets wet, PUT IT IN THE ...OH and if your cell phone gets wet, PUT IT IN THE FREEZER. it works. i hear this also works for ipods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-8625870145913489852007-06-12T13:31:00.000-04:002007-06-12T13:31:00.000-04:00what? bored? where else would i have learned suc...what? bored? where else would i have learned such a glorious new vocabulary word (cyberdildology)? we figured we were the only people there who weren't a) creepy old dad types, b) sex ed teachers, c) manhunt guy or like, d) your crowd. that was weird but we did have an educational evening. in addition to vocabulary, we also learned about cannibal sex and human saddles. we did miss the fire Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-40578317807181470742007-06-12T13:16:00.000-04:002007-06-12T13:16:00.000-04:00Wow. It got a tad bit tense in here for a minute, ...Wow. It got a tad bit tense in here for a minute, I have a friend who likes to loudly expel gas in awkward moments to relieve the tension [pun intended], just thought I'd share that seeing that fun facts are being thrown around.<BR/><BR/>I would like to verify that cell phones actually do survive being dropped in the toilet bowl, I learnt last Sunday night when my friend dropped her phone into Bourbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899049521524726627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-83332212634530568382007-06-12T12:00:00.000-04:002007-06-12T12:00:00.000-04:00jaime: Your roommate would actually love it. I me...jaime: Your roommate would actually love it. I mean that, L-word love it. She'd be like "this couch just got so much cooler than it was before." There's a funny story about Haviland and I and the L-word. I hate that <I>The L Word</I>'s misappropriated <I>The L Word.</I><BR/><BR/>el n: ha! ! Awesome.<BR/><BR/>moonkiller: That's really funny that we both had our phones stolen. Good thing we riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-89618398486752945962007-06-12T11:48:00.000-04:002007-06-12T11:48:00.000-04:00totally not a lesbian, just watch their tv and bor...totally not a lesbian, just watch their tv and borrow their hats apparently. hah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-72797265350793079032007-06-12T11:40:00.000-04:002007-06-12T11:40:00.000-04:00listen. i'm trying to be nice about this. i'm tryi...listen. i'm trying to be nice about this. i'm trying not to get caught up in contradictory points about how i'm "harmless," "unaffective" and especially "immature" yet you've taken the time to go after me twice now because you don't like the comments i leave on your girlfriend's blog. and i'm not even sure what the "i've seen his myspace" quote means. <BR/><BR/>you can't bust out the "your frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508236221261282480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-75444892697135245912007-06-12T10:47:00.000-04:002007-06-12T10:47:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046030706568545680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-42654331935072718922007-06-12T10:10:00.000-04:002007-06-12T10:10:00.000-04:00I love these infrastructure posts—phones, trains, ...I love these infrastructure posts—phones, trains, the metronorth, land lines. It adds so much texture. Life is mobile, but I'm with you, I'd rather write than talk to people.<BR/><BR/>If Vita and Virginia had had phones, Virginia might never have gotten around to developing the interior momologue/stream of consciousness phenomena, to which we blogging creatures owe so much. It would have been a AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924051726529380446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-74260532755952998692007-06-12T06:40:00.000-04:002007-06-12T06:40:00.000-04:00I lost my mobile (cell) recently too, I'm prolongi...I lost my mobile (cell) recently too, I'm prolonging the replacement as long as I can. Calls to my mobile only result in work. <BR/><BR/>Right now I'm having my first affair with a Blackberry - writing a research publication on 'The Effect Of The Blackberry On The Social Lives Of Young Professionals'. <BR/>My government doesn't seem to have a more pressing area of research to invest in. <BR/><BRDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211311298443231193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-47385276982181624972007-06-12T03:40:00.000-04:002007-06-12T03:40:00.000-04:00I'm so behind on everything right now, it's totes ...I'm so behind on everything right now, it's totes ridic. Reading blogs, writing blogs, commenting on blogs. God, I hate the word "blog," yeah? If I had a phone, I'd be behind on that too.<BR/><BR/>I just gotta say right now--Steph:<BR/><BR/>We read your comment on the legendary Crackberry while on the not-so-legendary 3 train (which was reminding us to be patient as it did not move for many riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-69443147726443544152007-06-12T00:22:00.000-04:002007-06-12T00:22:00.000-04:00Even though I hate actually talking on the phone I...Even though I hate actually <I>talking</I> on the phone I feel naked without it (metaphorically, of course- I don’t want TB to regulate on my ass for being a blog-perv)<BR/><BR/><B>some reasons mobile phones are good - phone-phobia not-withstanding</B><BR/>1. it means that you have something to pretend to do when people trying to sell you things on a commission basis approach you in shopping Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-48387705202903352682007-06-11T23:18:00.000-04:002007-06-11T23:18:00.000-04:00I met my gf when I was in Bali and she was in smal...I met my gf when I was in Bali and she was in small town New Zealand. Having a cellphone meant we could be in constant contact even with her working nights at the hospital and the time difference, we could still find time to talk. She spent a lot of money on phone cards but we fell in love and are still together 2 years later. Now I have 2 phones, one on contract the other is pre pay which has a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com