On a lighter note...

I just got my own cell phone. Oh, we've had one for several years. The shared phone - the one to be used in emergencies. When the few people who had our cell phone number used it, they didn't know if they would get me or my husband.

I rarely had the phone with me, even when I intended to take it. Usually it just sat on the kitchen counter. Or sometimes in my purse in the trunk of the car. No electronic leash for me!!

I just recently learned to text and retrieve messages. Now don't get me wrong. I'm pretty tech savvy - even VERY tech savvy for one of my vintage. I can find my way around my computer and cyberspace with relative ease. If I want to do something technologically, I can almost always figure out how to do it. And I love the worlds that open up to me via technology. But I like to be the instigator - I want to do what I want to do when I want to do it. And don't tell me that I can just let my phone take messages for me. I don't know how to access my messages - because I don't want to.

My favorite part about my new phone is the pretty turquoise accent stripe that runs around it,and the way it slides (instead of flips) open. And I kind of like my ring tone. It's not quite as good as the birds singing that I used to have. But that one used to confuse me a little. Since I didn't often have my phone with me, I would think that there were birds in Costco (or wherever I happened to be) when my phone rang.

I really wanted "Hey there, Georgy Girl" as my ring tone - wouldn't that be just so appropriate!?! But I couldn't find a way to make that happen. Not for lack of trying, mind you. I engaged in hours (literally) of tutorials and program downloads (X3) for customizing ring tones. I didn't want one of those "free" programs, so I downloaded programs to convert my iTunes music to WAV format, then to MP3 format, and then from MP3 to a digitized format that my cell phone could understand. (I told you I could find my way around technology when I wanted to.) But even after I successfully initiated Blue Tooth communication between my phone and computer, the music files winging through cyberspace did not want to dance. Apparently they have trouble recognizing one another since I am using the latest version of iTunes, with newly configured files.

So, the quest for the Georgy Girl ring tone was all for naught. I gave up and settled for a Veggie Tales tune. Now, when I am in Costco and hear my phone, I will probably assume it is some toddler rocking out.