As everyone who is anyone knows, the iPhone 3G is slated to be released on July 11. This is an event that I’ve been waiting for since the release of the original iPhone almost exactly 1 year ago. I won’t be one of those get-a-lifers queuing overnight in front of the Apple store on the first day, but I will be getting one within the first week.
The reason why I mention all this is by way of noting that my LG phone croaked this week. Just three weeks short of iDay, the screen just went dead. Obviously, I wasn’t going to go back to Verizon and get a new phone (and a new 2 year contract). I checked on-line for used phones, and was going to that route, when I decided to check whether anyone in my lab had an old Verizon phone I could borrow for the three weeks.
The good news was that one of them had an old Razr phone. The great news was that it was pink. That’s right. Pink. I’m a baldy beardo on the north side of 50 carrying around a pink Razr phone. There aren’t many guys in my position who can carry this off, and I am proud to be one of them.
The kicker is that I was able to fix my LG phone by simply taking out the battery and replacing it. I could go back to using that phone, but I’m comfortable enough with my masculinity and my temporary Razr to wait out the days until the iPhone is in the pocket of my tactical pants.
I will mention in passing, however, that I’ve started dotting my “i’s” with hearts and I can’t stop singing songs from High School Musical.