cell phones shmell shmones
Andrew has an infamous story from college where one of his classmate's cell phones would always ring during class. One day, after annoying guy's cell phone rang again, Andrew let his fake plastic cell phone ring. He then proceeded to take out a hammer and smash said phone on his desk.
The latest issue of Rolling Stone had a blurb about the increasing popularity of purchasing cell phone ring tones with a strange picture of John Mayer pointing at Nelly's celly (that took me all day to think of). How many times has a cell phone user played their collection of dial tones for you? Am I missing something? I'm all for personalizing something, whether it's your room, your computer, you signature, whatever. I even like that you can have different rings for different people. But this facination about showing off your cell phone ring tones is beyond me. There's a hint of egotism there, hoping that your phone will ring in a crowded area just so everyone can be subjected to your awesome Macgyver cell phone ring. Wait a minute, that would rock. Seriously, that's the greatest idea ever. Okay, forget everything that I just wrote.
I've never felt that I'm "on the go" or "important" enough to get a cell phone, and I probably won't for a while, or a lifetime, whatever comes first. I'll tell you what's crazy, though: those cell phone TV spokespeople. Did you know that Brian Baker, the Sprint PCS Trench Coat Guy, has been in over 37 commercials? Yeah, I'm impressed too; and continuing with the sarcasm shower, I wonder what his cell phone ring tone is like. T-mobile could use Catherine Zeta-Jones-Douglas-Zorro a lot better than sticking her in a bowling alley with magical Zack Morris time-out powers. And I do have to admit that my life is not an "mLife," and as such is pointless and meaningless. Calling who you want, where you want, whenever you want? That's mLife (or stupid, take your pick).
Yes, yes, such harsh words. See, I did a report on the history of the telephone in the greatest high school class ever in the history of the world, Mrs. McElveen's 11th grade Chemistry class. Before they came up with the "ring" idea, early telephones would just open up the line. Then the person calling would have to yell for the other person to pick up. If cell phones ever revert back to that, I'll be converted instantly.
"Please Let That Be You" (Rentals), "Get Over It" (OK Go), "Happy Together" (both the Turtles and New Found Glory versions), "Legend of Zelda Theme" (System of a Down)
Thursday, February 6 at 3:09 PM
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