- May 25, 2010
- 7 Comments
- Family & Friends, iPhone
Road Trip and Bye-Bye iPrecious…
Last Thursday my family and I embarked on a road trip. My kid brother was graduationg from high school, and we were gonna be there, bygolly.
The breakdown: 2 days (20 driving hours) on the road, 2 days visit, and 2 days (20 driving hours) back. It was more like a tornado with pit stops than a road trip. You should see the van.
On the first day, iPrecious died (name credit, the much adored @kearsie)…
This was one of our last moments together. Had I known, I would not have been smiling.
People. I am not talkin’ “battery needs a charge” dead… I’m talkin’ BONE YAAAAD DEAD. That’s bone yaaad, as said by Kathy Bates in Dolores Claiborne. It is THAT dead.
A great way to start solitary confinement *shivers*. Long story short, we made it to our destination with only the loss of iPrecious *sniffs & rocks in corner* aaaaand the feeling in my spine. But my texting fingers were right as rain.
It was great to finally get there and make trouble for my kid bro (19 years my junior).
Are you up, Kiddo? Time to get up!!! Get up, get up, get up!
He especially loved it when I gave him a noogie.
Clearly, he gets his ‘tude from me. Totes.
I remember when I graduated from high school. My mom almost didn’t make it on account of the fact she was pregnant (read: SICK & EXHAUSTED) with my kid bro.
Punk kid.
Come Sunday, we were all a-flutter as he got his diploma and whathaveyou. We ate, and ate and watched him open LOTS of cards with money in them. It made me wonder if I could go all “21 Jump Street” and go through high school again so I could graduate and get lots of cards with money in them.
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And all my friends and family are shocked I did not go down to The Bone Yaaaaad with iPrecious… what, with all the lamenting and not being able to breathe. For some of you/us (we know who we are), our iPhones are like oxygen… like a third right arm… or a nubbin. One thing that is glaringly obvious when my iPrecious is not within arm’s reach…
…the lack of self-portraits. *gasp*
My iPhone and self-absorbed compatriots… you know of what I speaketh. No MoreBeaute. No Camera Bag. No Tilt-Shift Generator! THE HORRORS. At least I still have my point and shoot, and Picnik.
Oh Picnik. You make my blue eyes… bluER. But I still feel out of sorts…
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Man. I just got over the angst and horror of the iPrecious/iNubbin dying and then I read this and feel the pain by proxy ALL OVER AGAIN.
Can I do anything, my friend? Shall I write an eulogy for you? Also, I’m having a hard time knowing if it’s “a eulogy” or “an eulogy”. Durn you, high school English, I’ve forgotten the basics. Don’t worry, sweet Jenny. In the eulogy I’ll write gooder.
Congrats to your brother. I am so sorry about iPrecious. I remember when that happened to me. I thought I would grieve myself into eternity. Tomorrow is another day!
shew!! as much as i use my handy lil phone, i couldn’t imagine having an iphone and it dying. you poor dear!!
also, congrats to the your lil bro!!
I feel your pain! But to be fair, mine didn’t die. It was taken from me while my husband’s was being repaired. I did not like it!
So will you be getting a replacement or are you going to tough it out until the new model is released (whenever that is)?
Awww, a sweet sibling. My (older) brother was always such a stinker to me.
I am going to hug my iPhone.
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