Hahahaha, that still makes me laugh after all these years. "Quick call me on my mobile" is from this mobile phone commercial I used to see all the time when I was studying abroad in Italy. It was a goofy commercial but that was the only part in English so a bunch of us used to go around repeating that line.
Unfortunately after tomorrow no one will be calling me on my mobile. Today I canceled my cell phone service! Yes, I am actually excited about this.
No, that's not my current phone, but it is the first mobile phone I ever owned and I'm feeling all nostalgic.
Back in 1995 or 1996 I was working at the Associates and taking classes at community college and let the smooth talking Southwestern Bell sales guy at the Wal*Mart kiosk talk me in to buying a phone & signing a 2 year contract for service I did not need and could never afford to actually use. I had free weekends and holidays but the minute usage charges were ridiculous and confusing. Peak. Off Peak. Roaming. Long Distance. Ah it was a different world then. I broke that contract within a year and some debt collector probably still has record of that old account somewhere.
Since then I've almost always had a mobile phone. I've been with companies that no longer exist or exist under other names now. PrimeCo, Voicestream/T-Mobile, Cingular/ATT and most recently Sprint (where I also worked for a brief 10 months weeks last year).
Not long ago I used to think I'd never be able to live without a cell phone, but I have spent the last couple of weeks weening myself off the texts, tweets, and various web data use which is pretty much how I've used my mobile phone recently: A Time Waster with a monthly recurring charge.
Something to mess with to kill time, when I'm bored, to pretend to be occupied and/or busy in uncomfortable situations? I rarely make & receive phone calls and can't remember the last time I had an emergency or was in a situation where having access to the phone made me feel safer. Truth is I'm almost always with someone (my husband, friends) or somewhere (work, home) with a phone if I do need to make a call.
I've been trying to stop spending money, pay off debt and get back to a simpler life. Freeing myself of the mobile phone habit and expense just made sense. And really, who is going to miss my mobile tweets?
and FINALLY got to see her live in Dallas last Fall (yes I do go to other concerts). And yes, I am several months behind on updating videos.
Clips from the show The Way I Am Mexican Food!Today was a completely lazy Saturday. The best kind of Saturday. Husband and I slept in, cuddled, watched some movies and caught up on some TV shows. Later in the day I decided to tidy up files on my MacBook and continue going through all my RCPM concert footage.
I uploaded this little number from Circus Mexicus:and started working on a highlights of Circus Mexicus movie. I now have Final Cut Express but am a little intimidated; I'm still learning all the features of iMovie! But one thing I know is, I love doing this stuff! I'm practicing on RCPM videos now, but I've been taking video of the dogs at work and want to surprise my boss with a video for our website. Yeah, it's gonna rock.
-rpI went through all the video I took on my Flip camera at RCPM shows in Texas last year and created this little number. It's just under 20 minutes so sit back and enjoy!
"Downtown Church, Patty Griffin's seventh album, is the equivalent of a slow walk into a field of wildflowers — a journey in which you look up at a bluebird sky and take a deep breath with your eyes closed. It sounds like the soundtrack to a spiritual awakening, which makes sense, given that it's a gospel album: On it, two Griffin originals rub alongside gospel standards, including "Wade in the Water" and "Waiting for My Child."
From First Listen: Patty Griffin's 'Downtown Church'
by Elena See
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122500765#
What a nice treat. Listen to Patty Griffin's new album in it's entirety on NPR before it's released on January 26.
I've only been following Patty's music for a few years now but ever since I saw her live at Fort Worth's Main Street Art's Festival back in 2006, I discovered a treasure trove of music and poetry I never knew I was in search of. I immediately purchased all her previous albums and saw her again the following year at Stubb's in Austin.
Some of my favorite songs are "Rain", "Useless Desires", "Kite Song", "Burgundy Shoes", "Heavenly Day" and the entire album "Living with Ghosts" which includes my personal favorite and what I like to think of as 'my song', "Time Will Do The Talking".
-raquel
OH my the beer inside is tasty!
Why did it take me so long to find and use this. I am actually getting stuff done!
