Today was a day to remember. Why you ask? Well, I took the next step to being more connected with the world and bought the new Blackberry Curve! So, long story short, I didn’t actually buy it because I wanted to be on top of the technology game, but, rather, because I wanted to be able to check my email while I’m out. For the last six years I’ve been using an old flip phone that was ridiculed almost every time I took it out and had to make a call. I thought I would never need a feature where I needed to connect to the Internet constantly or take high resolution photos from my phone. Within the past two days I’ve posted so many items on craigslist and people have been emailing me constantly. Unfortunately, because I couldn’t check my email when I was away from my computer, I missed potential buyers and kept missing sales. I decided I needed an upgrade.

After a quick lunch meeting with an old-time friend from Boston, I stopped at Westfield Mall in Century City in search of a new phone. I found an AT&T booth and thought I was in luck, as there weren’t that many people waiting to be helped. Boy was I wrong! I didn’t expect to hang around the booth for two hours just to buy a new phone! Thankfully, I wasn’t in a hurry. Standing outside on a hot California day was not a party, but luckily I had on my Lucky Brand jeans skirt and pink tank top, so I wasn’t too warm. I also took this as an opportunity to get a tan *wink*. I couldn’t have been happier to be in flats, I would have been much crankier if I had to stand in heels for so long!

I fell in love with the Blackberry Curve as soon as I put it in my hand. I had no idea what I’d been missing for so long! How did I live?! Okay, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration (maybe), but the phone is really cool and it has awesome features. I agree that I don’t necessarily need the Instant Messaging on my phone, but the fact that I can chat on my MSN Messenger account while I’m sitting in traffic is pretty awesome. Luckily I didn’t blow too much money on my sexy new phone because I was eligible for an upgrade. The original retail price of $500 was discounted to $100 because of my upgrade, sweet deal!

I felt so much more technologically advanced with my Blackberry Curve. I spent the rest of the evening exploring the various features on my phone, and ended up using the Internet on my phone rather than my computer! I can’t wait for someone to ask me for directions. I can reply by saying, “hang on, let me just look it up on my Blackberry.” I guess I do like having the Internet at my fingertips *wink*.

Love always,

Mia