I'm sorry Epic. ~ for you and your mom.
I'm wearing navy with pink and orange stripes...I got dressed in about two minutes this AM and didn't even think about wearing red.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Sue - Mar 08, 2017 9:17:40 am PST #29368 of 30002
hip deep in pie
askye - Mar 08, 2017 9:19:03 am PST #29369 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
I got a smart phone when I moved to Vermont. Before that I had a ...not a dumb phone but not a smart phone either...not sure what to call it.
Having the ability to look up addresses of places or use the GPS function on the phone to find things with just a name was a huge benefit when I was really unfamiliar with the state.
Beverly - Mar 08, 2017 10:05:45 am PST #29370 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Yay, Suzi! We're happy for you to whine--apparently it works for you!
Epic, all good thoughts to your mom--and you.
I have a smart phone. I got it for the larger keyboard for texting. Arthritis in my thumbs makes that problematic, though, I'm one-finger typing instead. I still don't use it as more than a phone, though. No games, no internet. I know, luddite. But it works for me.
Toddson - Mar 08, 2017 11:09:24 am PST #29371 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I ended up trading my old flip phone for a smart(er) phone a little over a year ago - the old one's battery wasn't holding a charge and the signal was always weak. The new one ... it was the cheapest Galaxy they had and I mostly use it to make phone calls, although being able to check out something online when I was away was helpful.
Steph L. - Mar 08, 2017 11:11:15 am PST #29372 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Despite my love of technology, I didn't get my first smartphone until 2 or 3 years ago. I do love the GPS in it. That's super useful.
Connie Neil - Mar 08, 2017 11:57:29 am PST #29373 of 30002
brillig
I pay about $25 per quarter for my pay-as-you-go phone (I don't call a lot of people). I don't want another monthly bill.
Zenkitty - Mar 08, 2017 12:00:40 pm PST #29374 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Congratulations, Suzi!
Epic, ~ma for your mom and for you getting through it with her.
I have used my day off to do basically nothing, so far. How come I can't get motivated to do anything much until about 7pm? Doesn't matter how much sleep I get or when I get up. I'm running on autoplay most of the daylight hours, and wide awake and ready to jam when the sun goes down... as long as I get an afternoon nap. idek
EpicTangent - Mar 08, 2017 12:03:49 pm PST #29375 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
As Steph says, the GPS is endlessly useful. Both for directions to unfamiliar places and planning the best route around traffic and whatnot.
I also use Google a lot more than I thought I would. That thing where you used to go, "I'm not sure, but I think..." or, "I'll look that up as soon as I get home...", now I just pull the phone out of my pocket.
beekaytee - Mar 08, 2017 12:05:19 pm PST #29376 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
How come I can't get motivated to do anything much until about 7pm?
When you find out, please share. I have this same affliction/habit.
Calli - Mar 08, 2017 12:08:23 pm PST #29377 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Foot~ma for your mother, Epic, and cope~ma for you.