Twelve Tidbits: Six
"I feel all alone even though I am surrounded by people."
This was a quote that came out of my mouth as I was speaking to Kim today.
So, I found it very comforting that someone else in the world felt the same way.
Here is the rundown.
When I was with the girls on the beach, I was the only one without an iphone.
The only one.
If it ever got quiet...which you would think wouldn't be the case with 4 chatty ladies that have not seen each other in a long time...
but, it did get quiet...
I was probably the only one who noticed the deafening silence that surrounded.
Probably because I was the ONLY one without an iphone.
I mean.
Once I noticed the silence I made a conscious effort to check out what everyone was doing.
(These instances usually happened in the car. And granted I was driving...so even if I did have an iphone I wouldn't need to be using it.)
What was everyone doing?
Catching up on much needed sleep?
Nope.
Looking out the window thinking about life?
Nope.
Faces were illuminated.
Glowing with the radiance that the iphone offers when held inches from your face.
It was like a drug.
A drug I did not have.
I left Florida convinced that needed to get me an iphone, too!
And I NEEDED the iphone4 because it had the best camera.
Then I was thinking over my experiences with the iphone.
My Mom and brother are THE SAME WAY with their iphone.
May not have seen them in two weeks.
We sit down to catch up on life.
But the "newsfeed"...whatever that is...must be checked before a conversation strikes up.
Sometimes in these instances I say: "What's going on on facebook?"
The reply is always, no matter who I ask, "Ah. Nothing."
Yet they can't peel their eyes off of the "feed".
Well, it may be nothing, but it is definitely keeping your interest.
Then...(back to the beginning of this story)...Kim and I were talking today.
She has had some of the SAME INSTANCES happen to her recently.
(Kim also DOES NOT have an iphone.)
I said, "I know this is super silly. But sometimes I feel so alone even when I am surrounded by people."
Kim: "YES! I feel the same way. Oh, my goodness, that is EXACTLY how I feel!"
This is why I love Kim so much.
Even if I have silly random thoughts, Kim can relate to me on a real basis.
I also told Kim,"You know in sixth grade how we were the kiddos with Bongos on, while "everyone" else was wearing Guess and Girbaud? That's our present day situation. Pimping smartjustnotas-smart phones while the "rest" of the world has the iphone."
We laughed and decided those "Bongo" jeans were pretty comfortable.
My favorite pair were red.
I'm just sayin'.
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We laughed and decided those "Bongo" jeans were pretty comfortable.
My favorite pair were red.
I'm just sayin'.
It is our decision to make.
Bite the bullet and get an iphone?
Or stay on the Bongo side of life?
As for me, I will be wearing my Bongo's with pride.
That is until I am surrounded by friends and family again within arms length staring at their glowing faces.
Then I might decide I HAVE TO HAVE THOSE "Guess" jeans...or iphone in this case!
If I was the iphone type, I decided I like these covers:
Marc Jacobs $38...Click here to buy
Dannijo Reid $98...Click Here to Buy
But for now, I will stay on the side of the fence where 4G doesn't reach and the grass is greener on the other side!
(If you know how I am with a phone, you know that phones should never be a big expense for me. Usually can not find my phone. If I know where my phone is...it is dead as a doornail. I'm just sayin.)
What exactly is the tidbit to take away from this?
1. iphone's are great!
2. if you have one
3. if you don't...it stinks
4. if you don't want your life to stink
5. buy an iphone4
6. if you want be a Bongo girl
7. keep your smartjustnotas-smart phone
8. if you ever need another Bongo girl to lean on
9. i'm your girl
10. i will also wait for the iphone because the iphone5 is around the corner
11. and if it's taken THIS long to get the coveted iphone...
12. might as well wait for the hottest "Girbaud" jeans on the block!
Later Taters.
See you all tomorrow!
2 comments:
LOVE IT! So much passion in this post, I can just feel your energy through my computer. As Kevin and I had lunch together yesterday we actually checked the "feed" together, how ridiculous is that! We ended up looking at pictures from our Delaware trip that were posted, and talking about crabbing...
iPhone centered dating...where in the hell is this world taking us?
HAH AHAHAHAHAHA had to reply to this one, as I still have my ole trusty Nokia they give you free when you sign your life away for 2 years. Yes, I'm so sick of the dings, beeps, and that little faint glow at night:) However, I was feeling left out like you and had pretty much decided to get one, until Mike came home with his new 4G and told me what the pricetag was. Holy BEEP! I told him if he ever bought me a phone that cost that much, I would lock him out of the house and return the phone (is that possible?) Ahhhhh.....
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