Plans

Up until today I was on a family plan with my little sis. That is until this bad boy arrived. I guess its Sprint's answer to the iphone (Oh, when will they outgrow their sibling rivalry), and unfortunately it didn't come with the fire. My friend at work Jon kept trying to get me to get an iphone because I was due for an upgrade, and I kept trying to tell him I didn't want one, at which point he kept telling me I was lame, at which point I told him he was an insufferable jerk. He says these things because his main joy in life and at work is to get a rise out of me and to tell the truth as little as possible. And so he happens to be my favorite co worker. Then I told him my plan was up and I wasn't sure what I wanted to do.

It turns out Jon pays about 30 bucks a month for unlimited texts and web through Sprint. He does this by essentially cheating the system. It's an employee discount, but he doesn't know any employees. They actually raised the price to 60 bucks since he signed on, which sucks, but its still cheaper than if I got a limited internet plan through cingular or any other company I could find, including Sprint without the discount (which runs around a 100 bucks). And it's only 10 bucks more than my current plan. Anyway, so Jon got me this discount, hereby proving that underneath his insupportable demeanor, he actually is a pretty decent human being.

The phone has GPS on it, which frankly is the #1 reason I got it (I told you the whole iphone thing didn't really interest me). It's exciting really with my sense of direction. I only wish it had a British accent. And it has tv, which is nice, but probably won't be used. The email thing will be nice, but again isn't essential or anything. And it has a little pen. It's a touch screen, so there you go. I basically got a phone because it had GPS and a little pen. Plus through signing up with Sprint it really wasn't that bad of a price--much less than Cingular ever has been. They actually rip you off on phone prices there more than anywhere else. And I figured I should get a phone that took advantage of the unlimited net feature.

In other news, I'm moving into the basement. I've been looking into finding places to move, and it's just a lot of effort and isn't very fruitful, especially given all the stress it's causing me. My new plan is to find a new ward and move into the only room in the house where you can't hear everything else in the house no matter where you are. It also has better lighting, which is surprisingly a big deal for me. Jackie--bless her heart--I don't think realizes she's as loud as she is. She's actually a pleasant person to be around, but I realized today, when we were talking to someone looking at our house, she talks a few decibels louder than the average person. I'd suspected as much, which is why is was harder to study last semester on occasion. It wasn't a huge deal most of the time, but it played its little part in why I might possibly be moving out. But the basement should be better, and chances are if I'm not being all that social from here, it's not going to change by living with a bunch of new strangers. The not mormon thing isn't actually a huge problem, or hasn't been. With the exception of New Years and the Superbowl; which after our chat had better not be happening at our house with booze this year. That's what friends are for, is my opinion.