It is 4:00 AM on Sunday morning. I have been up since 2:30. Steve was up on the computer, so I have been just messing around, waiting my turn to get on and write my blog. Around nine I will be very sleepy. I wish I was a day time napper but I'm not. Our dogs sleep all the time, day or night. It doesn't matter.
I wrote yesterday about being excited about my new phone. I have it now and its a beauty. Sleek, green and capable of almost doing anything. At least it appears that way to me. Billie came over, poor Billie having an older Mother that not does see well, I am sure is not always easy. She does these things with a smile though. I am sure I am like having a older child who does not see well but tries to do all the normal things and wrecks havoc in my wake. She had Ryan with her. Ryan with his dancing blue eyes and me. What a handful.
She finally got the Sim card in and tried to get my songs all together. One for each person who calls much. She showed me how to turn it on and off. Its a slider and seems to be pretty easy to use. Since I do not see well, I have to be shown what buttons to push. She showed me. I was delighted. She left and that was when the problem started.
The Emperor is gone alot and I am left to my own devices. I have been trying to teach the dogs to talk which would be good. If I had them to chat with I wouldn't get so bored. But so far,"Wolf," is the only word I can get "I", to say. Its hard to carry on much of a conversation with that limited vocabulary. Billie left, I got bored. Well, I thought. I should try and see what all this phone offers. There is where I made my first mistake.
So I finally got into the menu. Scrolling down I sar a place that said, "ATT GPS. Hmmm, what is this, I pushed a button. "Oops," I still am not sure what the initials stand for. Just that is has something to do with driving and planning trips. As I had to quit driving six years ago, maybe getting that feature is not going to be beneficial to me. The message came up, squinting trying to make out what it said, I saw the words free month of GPS. Free, I made that out pretty quick. I punched yes. Things starting happening, . I realized with horror, I might just be on the Internet. I quickly got off. "No harm done," I thought. Nobody will ever know. Wrong! A few minutes later I received a text message. I don't see well so I don't read the small grey screen very good. But I saw where they were thanking me for joining and accepting the GPS. Holy S---t." What do I do now? Call Billie, that's my answer to everything. "Billie, "I said nervously, "I think I might have accepted GPS." She groaned. "I'm not sure just what that is," I said. "Its for going on trips and stuff," she said. "It gives you maps and things." "Oh no," I said quickly, "I don't need that. I swore I heard her groan again. Maybe just a tiny touch of exasperation. But I can't be sure.. "I'll take care of it Monday," she said.
I'm not sure I mentioned how much I love the new phone. Right there at my fingertips lies the source to give me directions. The source to connect me to the Net. But I swear, I promised her I would not go into anything like that again. The phone smiles up at me, tempting me with all of its buttons. "No," I say sternly, "No more, only talking." But on some warm, sunny afternoon when I am all alone. Temptation will probably come calling again. If I can have a box of Little Debbie cakes in the freezer and not eat them. I can stay off the phone except for calls. At least I think I can. At least I surely will try. But for now, I'm gone, outta here.. See ya later. I'm the lady with the green phone. GPS and I'll be walking. You'll reconigse me for sure.
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