creating solitude in the 21st century

As someone who doesn't even have a remote control and who gives many people the impression I don't have cable, I have become my worst nightmare: an anti-social, smart phone obsessed girl.

In fact, I just figured out how to blog from my phone and have added a total of 5 applications since I acquired this beast less than 48 hours ago. The reprecussions to my social life are binary in nature and my new appendage is most certainly becoming life-changing.

Yesterday morning, in place of my usual Saturday workout, I sat on my couch for 4 hours giving my thumbs a workout uploading the phone with songs and all my contacts. Instead of actually speaking to anyone on the phone, with the advantage of a plan that has unlimting texting, I can now inhabit a world where face-to-face socialization is scarcely necessary. And when it is occuring, I can be socializing with scores of alternate people at the same time. What happens to monogamous friend-time in this new world?

Instead of enjoying downtime in a relaxing fashion, I can constanly be occupied with the thousands, if not millions is activities available to me through this phone. Bye bye to sitting down with a book. Paper versions are so antiquated. I can upload any book or newspaper on here and read it on my 3 by 2 inch sceen!

And if my real-life plans with friends fall through, and i'm left alone at home? Not alone! Virtually connected to everything with my phone.

And a possible loss of my device?(As many people are aware of my loser tendancies).

I'd most certainly shrivel up and die.

Sent from my iPhone (ie. 21st century crack)