What’s Wrong With This Picture?
This is my table at Batan Waru, a cafe near my home in Ubud, Bali. Notice I can only afford a hot chocolate. I go there for the Wi-Fi. But, what’s wrong with this picture? What seems out of order? Go ahead and look: I’ll wait. *~ waiting ~*
No, the spilt sugar is not what is wrong. Let me give you a hint: why is my Uber-Sexy BlackBerry taken apart? Why can you see its front AND its back cover AND its battery at the same time??? Because it got soaking wet!
Here’s the story:
I carry my BB in my hand everywhere I go. After two bottles of water, I had to go to the men’s room. To free my hands, I was holding BB between my chin and neck and DUNK!
BB fell into the toilet (the water was CLEAN, thank goodness)! I fished my phone out of the toilet and wiped it dry as fast as I could. I tried it out to see if it worked, but the screen now is blinking on and off, and the far 1/5th left side is entirely dim while the remaining 4/5ths was nice and bright. Water stains were all inside on the LCD. Now entire thing is blinking like a lightbulb that is about to die. When I tried the buttons, none did what they were supposed to: water has saturated BB’s inside.
After lots of CrackBerry.com forum searching, I found that the fastest and best way to dry it inside is to actually place it in a container of uncooked rice, which absorbs water even faster than silica gel!
So here it is, just before being covered over with rice, like King Tut’s tomb is covered by Egyptian sand….
But it will rise from it’s rice grave (probably in 1 or 2 days) like a vampire. Maybe I should name my BB “VampBerry” 
Don’t worry, everyone. This is not turning into a BlackBerry blog. It just seems a lot of drama these last few days has been involving my BlackBerry. I’m still thinking of a name for it. Any Ideas?
Are We Kryptonians?
Ok, if you read my last blog post, you realize just how much I love my Uber-Sexy BlackBerry Bold. I loved it enough to lick the thing clean of weeks old bacon grease! Now that’s love! How many of your “significant others” would lick you clean, even if you did taste like bacon?
Well I’ve upgraded the BlackBerry Messenger to version 5.0 (allows for chatting between blackberries, like yahoo messenger, only it’s directly BlackBerry to Blackberry). There is a new option with version 5 for adding new people: Barcodes! Above is the barcode of Kevin Michaluk, of Crackberry.com. Your current BlackBerry (with BBM 5.0, and a camera) can scan the barcode, and add him instantly. This saves you from giving out private info (our BlackBerry PIN numbers, which uniquely identifies our BlackBerry to the BlackBerry Universe) to people, yet allow them to add you anyway. VERY Cool.
But, I was thinking. This unique-to-your-blackberry barcode sort of reminds me of a complex version of Kryptonians’ (people from the Planet Krypton, home of Superman, dweebs!) family symbols! How cool would it be to pay RIM (maker of BlackBerry) to use the Superman Logo (which is really his family’s Kryptonian Symbol) as your own unique BlackBerry barcode? I’d better rush before Shaq beats me to it!
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My BlackBerry Tastes Like Bacon!
Even worse is the fact I’m a BlackBerry Abuser: I use it constantly and everywhere! I even use it when I have greasy, sticky fingers, which add to the trackball’s shrinking lifespan.
*~ The Crowd Goes “Boooooo! ~*
So, I have searched the forums of CrackBerry.com to find ways to clean the trackball. I have tried every way, short of using little screwdrivers to remove the ball. I tried water, alcohol on Q-Tips, everything! NO SUCCESS!
*~ The Crowd Goes “Oh Nooo!” ~*
Finally, I found some guy’s post, saying the #1 way he has found that works is to “lick” the trackball. Uh, OK. I read on, and saw a few people saying they tried it and it worked. Uh, OK. Now, I know I can be gullible sometimes. I was thinking: is this one of those times? I read on further and saw this super cute girl even tried it, and said “it worked for me!” SOLD!
So, I picked up the Bold, closed my eyes, and LICK. I licked it, turned it some, licked again, turned it again, over and over until entire trackball had a good coating of my spit. AND IT WORKED! After 10 minutes of licking, it was turning freely again! And, the trackball is back to its original pearl-white color (it was battleship gray)!
*~ The Crowd Goes “Huh You Licked It!? Uh, Hurrah!” ~*
(the crowd’s looking at each other in utter disbelief)
Strangely enough, it tasted like Bacon!
Pre and Present Addictions…
Hello Everyone,
As you guys know, or knew and forgot, I had a Nokia E71. But, I found I just needed even more “power.” I’m under a constant barrage of data! But, it’s ok.
*~ Thus their nickname: Crackberries ~*
Still, I was not to be scared away with a solid-substance tech-drug addiction. I made my Rp. 1.000.000 down payment, and patiently waited for it to arrive. While waiting, I suffered a range of emotions. Like any techie/science lover, I had to monitor my vitals:
Pre-Addiction: Late September
I’ve yet BB Bold (getting it on October 10). But, I can say I have a pre-addiction to the Blackberry!
I was at a bank, waiting in queue. There was a guy sitting cross-legged so casually, thumbing the trackball his BB Curve. His little girl (maybe 8 or 9) was leaning against him, watching what he was doing, with a proud “my daddy’s better than your daddy, because he has a Blackberry” smile on her face.
I
hated
I’m now really looking forward to getting my greedy chubby fingers on that new BB Bold.
I cant wait to be hit by that “new tech toy smell” when I open the box!
*~ Opening Box: Snifff, Ahhhh Yeahhhh ~*
Newbie Confusion: October 10
I finally got word my Blackberry Bold has arrived! I’ve already downloaded various Mac tools for it, as well as a great red and black “theme” for it! I’ve also been reading all the user websites, such as www.CrackBerry.Com ! I’m Ready! *~ Assuming the 2-point American Football Stance ~*
I left work at 11:30 AM to go get it from the store (Yes, I know, an abuse of Managerial Power). After sapping my account for the $, I rushed from the store to my taxi (yes, it was waiting for me) to head to one of my cafe hideouts, to try it out.
I reached into the bag slowly, savoring that final sensation of Christmas-morning-anticipation, and I pulled out the sexy-ass black box that it comes in. And oh yessss, new tech smell! I can smell it in through the sealed box! I open the lid and; it’s beautiful! I also purchased the deep brick red “skin” for it, as well as a black skin. I’m using the red skin mostly. Now….uhhh what the…..
This “phone” is much more than a phone. It’s MUCH more than a smart phone. There are lots of new complexities (PIN, IMEI numbers??? what the F___). Amazing. I’m confused. I? Me? I am the Avatar of Tech! Batman comes to me for tech advice! How can I be confused??? Must I do the unthinkable: read the manual?
*~ Shudder: Manual Reading… ~*
Ok, this is definitely a work horse phone. It’s amazing. The design, texture, the features … Ohhhh. headache!
Hurts, But In A Good Way:
I’ve heard that some women like a little “pain” during certain “activiities.” I do not know if this is true or not, but it’s just what I’ve heard. They say “ya, it’s painful, but in a good way” (Baffling to this mere man, but uhhh cool!).
I now understand it. I’m finding this phone was painful, but I could not resist it.
*~ Ouch! ohhhhh ~*
Crack(berry) Addiction and Assimilation:
It’s all so clear… It’s so so very clear. I see the music, and I hear the colors… I’m becoming a slave to this device. When the little red light blinks (message arrived) I MUST answer it. I cant ignore it. It’s like invasion of the body snatchers!
This device (it’s not just a phone, or PIM or PDA) is GREAT! I can do so much more on it than any previous phone. And, I can do it so much more efficiently! It’s like, Super-phone! I’m on top of every email account, simultaneously, while also Yahoo Messenger, SMS, Blackberry Messenger, etc etc etc, and it’s al soooo simple. It’s like cloud logic!
To be continued… message arrived…..