iPhone, You Phone

I took an even bigger gulp of the Apple Kool-Aid last week and bought an iPhone 3GS. Even after all the hype and hoopla - not to mention my high expectations - I haven't been disappointed. In fact, if the first week and a half is any indication, it's a life-changing move.  

First, I think my Better Half wants to grab it from my hands and beat me with it, for all the time I spend with my nose buried in the display.  We'll be driving down the street and I've got Google Maps open, following our course with the GPS.  If we're watching TV, I'm on the internet, looking up the the name of some actor.  If she feels like a Sushi Night, I'm on Urbanspoon, looking up the menu of a local sushi place.   Or we'll lay in bed while she reads and I check how much the mattress is sinking in the middle.

Next, I'm checking Facebook constantly.  Not just checking it, mind you, but updating my status, posting pics, commenting on friend's statuses.  I practically live-blogged my last day at Summerfest this year, beating Facebook like it was Twitter.  I may actually need to get a Twitter account, just to satiate my update appetite.  Granted, I can't seem to update this site more than once a month, but it's a lot easier to pull 140 characters out of your ass than 1447 characters.

Finally, because it allows me to access those things - primarily internet things - at any time, and any place, I actually spend less time on the computer.  That's probably a good thing, because I've been nursing a low-grade internet addiction for a few years now. Granted, that won't change, but at least I can feed the beast from outside now. I may even get some color this year.

If I do, it'll likely happen because I'm riding my bike more. Speaking of which, I got this great GPS app for monitoring my rides...