Return to Geekdom....

How many years.... I think it has been two years.

Two years since my "then high-end" phone, my Pocket PC, decided to reach out and touch EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE stored on my phone. That prompted me to get a replacement, but sadly the model was discontinued. So, instead of "upgrading" to a new phone and spending another 300 dollars I decided to terminate my contract and seek out a new phone.

Oops, big mistake.

So... being "exiled" from geekdom, I struggled with office phones, Government Blackberries (I now call Crackberries), and one mean ass home receptionist who rather text on her phone instead of answering mines. Then, two years later on a advice from a friend, I get a prepaid phone... which kinda was like drinking water after drinking Pepsi.... something to cool my thirst, but had no flavor.

Then I saw it... the HTC HD 2.

Going for 269... I was like, "I am BACK!!!" So I shoot over to T-Mobile and check to see if they had them....Unfortunately, I had to wait an additional week. I didn't mind waiting since I would have gotten paid anyway. So how bad can a week be?

Well I guess in my book, bad has an entourage....

I went through dropped calls, power failures...it was like it actually knew its days were numbered. But I still had plans for the thing. Eventually, the moment of truth has arrived; I jump up early, race to the bank, rob my account of 300 dollars and raced the Armada to the nearest T-Mobile store....

And ran into another line!!

Now, here I am, pacing the aisles, wondering how many did they have and if the people ahead of me were after my damn phone. And after 45 minutes it was my turn:

"You have the HTC HD 2?"

"The what?"

I point to the picture on the window..."That. The HD 2."

"Oh yeah... we have two left. You want one?"

I said to myself, "Duh...." I said aloud, "Duh...."

So the guy takes my info and sets up the contract...."Ok, that'll be 350..."

"WTF???" I looked at him like a deer in headlights....I said, "Dude!! That is supposed to be 269 and some change!"

"He replied well yeah, but you have to add the tax...."

I forgot that OUTSIDE the installation, I have to pay sales tax! So I jumped back into the Armada, race back down the street , rob my account of another 50 dollars, race back up the street....

And had to stand in line AGAIN!!!

And after another 30 minutes, I have been re-admitted to the land of geekdom: I can not only do what I used to do with my old phone, but i can now watch movies, jump on the Book of Face (Facebook), and shoot videos....

... and that was just cracking the surface.

But I am glad that I just have the phone I wanted.

Now on to the Television.....