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On Sev's week with an iPhone
So last week, as my blackberry continued to let me know just how old and cranky and about to die it truly was, I gave in and got an iPhone 4s for a trial. I have 14 days to decide whether I want to keep it, or if I want to exchange it for another new phone, or whether I want to go back to the old phone.
Ive been trying to use it as much as possible because, well, 14 day trial. So I've been testing everything - getting maps to places I know how to get to, using Siri to text everyone I can think of, trying to do all kinds of things. I even went to Facebook on it which should let you all now how serious I am about this trial, since Facebook bothers me a lot.
My first reaction, however - I'm afraid it isn't necessarily a reaction to how good the iPhone is, but a reaction to how fucking old my OTHER phone was. I mean, the BB I had was old and obsolete when I got it and I've worn it down by constant daily emailing about cocks for over two years. So while it's good to know that the new phone is amazeballs in comparison, I'm thus trying to separate my own feelings of HOLY SHIT IT'S A PHONE THAT ACTUALLY LOADS HE INTERNET IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUES, IT'S A PHONE I CAN REPLY TO LJ/DW COMMENTS FROM MY INBOX AND BECOME EVERYONE'S LEAST FAVORITE SPAMMER AGAIN from my *actual* feelings about the iPhone specifically.
One of the things selling me on it as a trial is the 8MP camera. I don't have a good pocket-size, point-and-shoot camera that I like. I've tried a whole bunch of different brands and hated them all. At this point I either drag out my D80 or say eff it. However, having a decent camera on my phone - which I'll always have with me - sounded like a pretty good idea. A decent compromise. So far I've taken a lot of photos of cats.
I was pretty worried about the lack of keyboard. However, learning to type on the touchscreen hasn't been as bad as expected. I can't type as fast as i could on the Blackberry -- when I try, it misses letters, and my words all autocorrect from "clusterfuck" to "ask Vicki" or something and that, while hilarious, is frustrating. But I think it's an issue of practice, and also of slowing down a bit. And of teaching my phone words like clusterfuck.
I mean, I've typed this whole entry on it. As a test.
Anyway, I'm not sold yet, but so far I'm very pleased. And that is how exciting my life is!
Ive been trying to use it as much as possible because, well, 14 day trial. So I've been testing everything - getting maps to places I know how to get to, using Siri to text everyone I can think of, trying to do all kinds of things. I even went to Facebook on it which should let you all now how serious I am about this trial, since Facebook bothers me a lot.
My first reaction, however - I'm afraid it isn't necessarily a reaction to how good the iPhone is, but a reaction to how fucking old my OTHER phone was. I mean, the BB I had was old and obsolete when I got it and I've worn it down by constant daily emailing about cocks for over two years. So while it's good to know that the new phone is amazeballs in comparison, I'm thus trying to separate my own feelings of HOLY SHIT IT'S A PHONE THAT ACTUALLY LOADS HE INTERNET IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUES, IT'S A PHONE I CAN REPLY TO LJ/DW COMMENTS FROM MY INBOX AND BECOME EVERYONE'S LEAST FAVORITE SPAMMER AGAIN from my *actual* feelings about the iPhone specifically.
One of the things selling me on it as a trial is the 8MP camera. I don't have a good pocket-size, point-and-shoot camera that I like. I've tried a whole bunch of different brands and hated them all. At this point I either drag out my D80 or say eff it. However, having a decent camera on my phone - which I'll always have with me - sounded like a pretty good idea. A decent compromise. So far I've taken a lot of photos of cats.
I was pretty worried about the lack of keyboard. However, learning to type on the touchscreen hasn't been as bad as expected. I can't type as fast as i could on the Blackberry -- when I try, it misses letters, and my words all autocorrect from "clusterfuck" to "ask Vicki" or something and that, while hilarious, is frustrating. But I think it's an issue of practice, and also of slowing down a bit. And of teaching my phone words like clusterfuck.
I mean, I've typed this whole entry on it. As a test.
Anyway, I'm not sold yet, but so far I'm very pleased. And that is how exciting my life is!
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Also, try the tumblr app. I think it's really beautiful on the iPhone.
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You seem to be having a lot of fun with it so far, based on your activity. If you keep your iphone, I can tell you several apps I use, whether they're of interest to you or not. I've also found that being able to put videos and music on mine is very nice. I'm about to listen to music while I work right now!
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But that icon...
It...it's glorious.
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SO I NOW HAVE AN OFFICIAL COCKFISTING ICON
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Part of what 'bothers' me is that I don't, personally, have a real need for it; it doesn't fill a very big function in my life. I have a journal where I can post longer (and more private) thoughts, and I have other outlets (Tumblr/Twitter) where I can post silly spur-of-the-moment stuff. Most events that get planned, I hear about in real life; most events, I hear about from the actual people; most of my "Facebook friends" are actually people from high school that I don't talk to nor do I, really, care much about. And that's fine - some people love it; to each his/her own. But there's this attitude among certain people that because I have a Facebook I should be checking it regularly, and that I should be getting news from it, and how dare I not read what they posted. Even my mum, just today, was asking my questions about whether I am Facebook friends with Random Person X, and I was like -- mom I do not really use Facebook. So it -- it doesn't bother me that other people love it and use it, but it does bother me when they expect me to revolve around it in the same way.
It also just kind of ... I find it really weird that the people "watching" me are this strange collection of people from high school I don't even KNOW anymore, people from real life, people from online life, people from work -- people who know a variety of different facets of me. I don't feel like talking to them as a whole - I like talking to individuals, but I don't like the "SAY SOMETHING WITTY TO YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE" thing. And I'm bad at it, too -- I have a bunch of the managers from work friended and I STILL drop F-Bombs on my Wall like an idiot. (I drop them at work too so no one should really be surprised, but still.) I just don't like the level of exposure. And yeah, I could fix it by making filters, or by defriending people -- but (a) that's work and (b) there's a kind of taboo to that, you know?, like you should be friends with all your old high school friends because one day you'll want to get in touch with them. I am just like, meh.
It just isn't my thing! And I think I'd have less issue with it if more of my friends allowed that to be "okay" rather than expecting it to be my thing because it is theirs. (Obviously this isn't a huge J-Squad thing, since many J-Squad members don't have or really use Facebook.)
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