Tuesday, August 29, 2006

A terrible mistake

I made a significant blunder this morning regarding my attire. It's 92 degrees today in Washington, with 44 percent humidity -- not exactly denim-friendly weather. So, naturally, I went with a pair of jeans. Not because I didn't have anything else to wear, or even that these are an especially favored pair of jeans. But because I have too much stuff.

The one pair of shorts I brought with me for this trip has shallow pockets, and I've lost things out of them without noticing. With the amount of crap I carry around -- wallet, keys, sunglasses, cell phone, iPod -- I needed the storage space. So if I wind up in the morgue tonight because of dehydration or heat stroke, that's why. Not exactly a noble or heroic way to go, but it is what it is.

About that cell phone: I recently got a new one (It has a full color screen ! It flips open and shut! It has a camera! I'm so ready to go out and tackle 2002!), and aside from the fact it vibrates much more vigorously than my former one did, to the point I let out a "whoa!" yesterday when it went off in my pocket, it has been stumping me with an icon I noticed for the first time last night.

So if anyone has an LG phone and knows what the icon with the arrow pointing to the left side of a tiny phone means, I'd appreciate it ever so much if you could let me in on the secret.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

maybe you should get a fanny pack. that's real cool, you know.

Anonymous said...

or perhaps you could get a satchel.
I don't know exactly where you'd purchase a satchel, what one actually looks like, or if it would truly be practical, but it's just fun to say.
satchel.

Off the Curve said...

Satchel?

Anonymous said...

while I'm sure it would work, I'm thinking there's probably a law or something against having a dead person carry your stuff for you. perhaps you could pull him along behind you in a wagon? I'm sure no one would want to go through his pockets -- gross.