I’m Torn: Smart Phones

[Life isn’t black and white. As much as we wish we simply loved or hated things, there is often that whole annoying gray area in the middle. Like, we love how hot stilettos look, but hate the blisters the next morning. Or how we love sweatpants, but hate how fat we get when we wear em. Damn you, gray area; you make decision-making that much more complicated!]

The world is a changin’ my friends, and I so don’t want to be left behind. That’s kind of how I feel with the whole Blackberry/iPhone phenomenon. Here I am with my little, dinky LG Chocolate. I used to think my phone was so cool- – I mean, it’s frickin red and can play music — but now I’m not so sure.

Should I upgrade? Help, I’m torn!

Love it:

I want to be one of the cool kids typing away on my Blackberry during class. Even though I’m basically glued to my laptop, I can’t keep it with me 24/7. Damn thing doesn’t fit in my back pocket. If I had a PDA, I’d have access to my email all the time. Even more, I’d have Google for looking up info and phone numbers, a map so I don’t have to stop at shady gas stations and ask for directions, and other super cool shiz that I can’t get on my Chocolate. Plus, the people at Apple have come up with some pretty sweet apps. I totally want to have a personal trainer on my cellphone. I’m pretty sure they have an app for everything… at least that’s what the commercials tell me!

Loathe it:

Um PDAs are super expensive! Right now, my dad pays my cellphone bill and I’m very much OK with that. He’ll continue to pay until I graduate…unless I get a PDA with all the bells and whistles…and the monthly bill that covers them. That means that I’d have to cover it, which doesn’t sound so sweet and I’m not really sure it’s worth it. Also, as much as I love the idea of having constant Internet access, I also love the idea of having the “I didn’t get your email” excuse with profs. If I had a Blackberry, they’d know I was lying. And do I really need AIM/FB/email with me all. the. time? I’m already addicted to the internet, so how much more time would I waste with a Crackberry?

And what if I dropped that precious piece of technology into the toilet (which I have a tendency of doing)? That’s literally flushing hundreds of dollars down the drain!

So, what should I do? Exchange my old school Chocolate for a tricked out PDA, or suck it up and get a Blackberry when my work will pay for it?