Ok, this is not my month. Luckily we have like 3 days left in it. That loud banging I heard the other night from the washing machine was my iPhone. Apparently Holly didn't check that pocket and it was "buried deep" in the pocket. It is another tragedy that happened this month - got the first offer on our old house rescinded, found out Brennon has a heart abnormality, got my car stolen and now my iPhone is swimming with the fishes. You might think that would leave me bitter, however, I am an eternal optimist. If there is an optimist club I should be in it. We did get a second offer on the house and it should close on March 15th. Brennon is perfectly fine, his heart just needs to be monitored every year. I should get some money for my car, which should eliminate a car payment since I am driving a van. So my car being stolen will actually save me money. Then with the iPhone being gone I am lucky my 2 year contract expires next month, meaning I can get a better phone.

So last night as Holly pulled out the remains of my major award I decided I needed a junker phone to go with my junker car. So I went to the AT&T and got the cheapest phone possible - $33. It is like I went back in time 10 years. I am going to use this phone for a month until my contract is due and then get the latest and greatest. I am thinking about switching to an Android Phone since AT&T starts selling them in March. As I look into it the Android can run most of the apps the iPhone can, plus it will have flash, which the iphone doesn't and it has an SD card slot so I can upgrade its memory. However, the screen is 3.1 inches instead of 3.5. The Android has a flip out keyboard and a 5MP camera with a flash. I can also develop applications on the Android. As far as utility goes, the iPhone and Android are remarkably similiar. Now iTunes is on the iPhone with my music, but I can stream it anyways so I don't need to convert it. Most of the apps I use are available in the Android app store. I think I might like it. More tests.

However, I already have purchased apps on my old iPhone and when I sync with a new iPhone I can get them all back. Also, since I have mobile.me I should be able to get my contacts to sync back, in a month. For now I have no contacts on my cheap phone. Something interesting is that I have also setup Google Voice on my old iPhone, so when people call I can still access my voicemail on the web, without even having a phone. Sometimes it doesn't get right the person who called. So if you call and leave a message say your phone number. For a month it will seem like I am ignoring everyone. I can't even check my email on my new phone. Thank God I can text on it. I just have to press a digit down three times to type one letter. Ack. I think I'll play taps on my trumpet tonight for my phone and bury it in the backyard.