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This week I've been having some telephone issues. Because I am me, just me, my primary phone is cellular (though since it doesn't work inside my house, I also have a Skype setup for use when I don't feel like standing in the front yard to make a call). On Monday I discovered that the cell would no longer connect to the network. There would be signal bars galore, but whenever I pressed the Send button a scary yellow exclamation point would tell me that Service was Unavailable. So yesterday after work I traipsed down to ye olde trusty Cingular store. The guy there was very helpful--apparently the phone ate my SIM card for lunch, and he hooked me up with a new one. Thanks! Unfortunately, while he was dinking with my phone, he noticed the pink French Kitty wallpaper and in an attempt to make conversation asked, "So, are you a cat person?".
Obviously, this freaked me out. While I know and love many normal and lovely people who enjoy an affinity for cats, the phrase "Cat Person" in my brain alludes to some disconcerting stereotypes with headlines like "Lonely Spinster Dies Alone, Surrounded Only by 100 Feral Cats". Directly on returning home from the phone store, I hopped online to find myself some new and improved wallpaper. I first grabbed this adorable Betty Boop image with her holding a dangling phone cord, but it didn't load right on my screen (Betty's face is cut in half). Next I attempted an adorable picture of a cuddly Golden Retriever puppy. Apparently taking my phone from Cat to Dog was more than it could handle. The dang thing is forever frozen trying to load that image of doggy goodness. Back to the Cingular store I go!
Do you think they'll feel so sorry for me, they'll drop an iPhone on my lap months before they're available? Shuddup, a girl can dream.
Update: Puppies killed my phone. There's a replacement in the mail. In the meantime I have a crappy loaner. I hope the replacement is nifty.
Updated again: Apparently they overnighted the new phone to me and I will have it in less than 24 hours. That, my friends, is some awesome service. Go Cingular!
