It’s the moooost wonderful tiiiime of the yeeeear. Halfway to it, anyway. In a ‘Christmas in June’ inspired feeling, we can all celebrate because today is exactly six months away from Christmas. And, that being my all-time favorite gift-giving holiday, I rounded up a few presents I want now.

Just another reason to hate Keith Olberman and the rude ladies at The View.

We are so happy that Holly Madison isn’t hung up on Hef anymore.

Mod makeup has been popular since the 1960s and is back again.

Apparently, being a lesbian is way worse than being bi.

The Super Bowl is now going to wreck more women’s lives than usual.

Michelle and Barack Obama scoped out their new pad today.

Being green can be dangerous, especially for James Cromwell.

Watches, to wear or not to wear?

Oprah has taken over the world, well almost.

If only this worked to change water into wine too!

For the next two weeks while battling with my insurance company about their obligation to pay for a new one, I was completely phoneless. And surprisingly, I found that while not being able to call my roommate or receive text messages from my BFF was disheartening, the most annoying thing about not having a phone was that I never knew what f*cking time it was. During my time of mandatory cell abstinence, I commented on this fact to my mother. Her response was thought-provoking.

“Why don’t you get a watch?”

A watch? The last time I had a watch, I was in sixth grade. It was a gift from my parents for my twelfth birthday and on the face was an image of Elmo whose arms ticked away the minutes. At the time, I thought it was the sh*t and all my ladyfriends agreed, but when the leather straps crumbled the following summer I was pretty well over it and I’ve never felt the need to get a new one, Elmo-themed or otherwise.

Which leads me to ask the question, are watches obsolete? In this age when everyone has a phone that they have on their person more or less at all times, is there really a need for watches? The only people I can think of who do have watches are people like my mom and grandma who grew up in the Dark Ages before Verizon existed, and even they have the option of telling time with their phones. It would seem that their insistence on wearing watches stems from a deep-seated habit of looking at their wrist when someone asks the time as opposed to rooting in their pockets.

So what purpose, then, do watches serve? Are they merely nostalgic relics of a simpler time? Or are they still relevant in some way? While ruminating on this topic, I noticed a very interesting trend; in every high-fashion magazine I read, at least 1/5 of the advertisements I saw were for watches. And not Elmo watches either – we’re talking gold and tiger’s eye Gucci, platinum and Swarovski crystal Patek Philippe, white leather and diamond Fendi, all costing thousands of dollars.

Which led me to construct this theory – watches have become the ultimate status symbol. Think about it: watches are essentially frivolous, somewhat rare, and even the least fashion-savvy individuals recognize that a watch is an accessory that commands respect. People who wear watches are people who have places to be and things to do. People who wear watches are people who own furniture and never have to ask their parents to help out with the rent. People who wear watches subtly but proudly sport them on their wrist as a testament to their status as Grown-Ups.

At the age of 22, I will fully admit that I have not reached the Watch Wearing stage of life. But at least I now have something to aspire to.

Well, until now. Here are a few new watch options for summer that don’t require any wrist-action. I guess they’re good for spicing up a cute dress or something. Not for telling time.

Heart Locket Watch, $28 Guitar-Watch Necklace, $150 Lady Bug Locket Watch, $28.