i disliked the blackberry because of its operating system, which for my peabrain was not very intuitive or “neat” (in the sense of organization). the customizable features of the iphone’s interface appealed to me greatly, and i am quite happy with my phone.

HOWEVER, i find it absolutely moronic that apple produced which is essentially a computer that can make phone calls and yet it cannot perform two fairly simple and common cell phone functions: multimedia messages and zooming with the camera. it is ridiculous to me that the only way to send a single-distanced picture from this thing is to email it, and i can only email one at a time if i attach it from the phone’s email program. to receive a picture message, i get a text with a link containing a user id and password to access the picture. none of the id’s and passwords i’ve received have worked yet, to boot.

is it the world’s greatest cell phone? probably not. was it worth the $180 (refurb at a teacher discount)? i’d say yes.

also, i agree about twitter. i do it because i like to challenge myself to an update that is somehow relevant or interesting, and the haiku thing is an added restriction. do i think that people can really get to know me or what’s going on in my life via twitter? nah. i do enjoy stephen colbert’s updates though, because they are hilarious.

enjoy amsterdam and sorry for blogging in your comments.