Mobile phone? No, I want an IPHONE!

I got a new mobile phone last year as a birthday present. It was a nice gesture, yes - the phone however was absolute crap.
It took me almost a year to figure out how to add a contact in this phone! I had to go back through all my messages and reply to previous messages if I wanted to text someone, and calls were a problem, I had to look write down the numbers and keep them safe (which is a real hassle if you live in a house like mine where things get lost easier than money is spent!)

So now I've decided to get rid of my current phone and get an iphone, which is great because I'm comfortable with apple - it's simple and easy to use. Plus I already have an ipod touch, it and an iphone are pretty similar so I already know most of the functions.

The problem is my current phone. It's under a 24 month contract, however I've still got 12 months left. So I have to cough up $380 to break out of it. Ah... perfect, eh? Well, it's better than a year. But leaves me cashless for about 3 months. It's better than putting up with the crap I have now... I think no phone at all is better.

It's worth it.

The point of all this ramble is that you have to work for things. Things won't just magically come to you because you want it to. I think that nowadays we forget things like this. We have a lot more technology now, things are more easily accessible. But you still have to work to get where you want to be.

Owch, eBay addiction!

When online shopping came around I thought "What a terrible idea, imagine how many people are going to pay for something they will never get or will come to the door broken!"

And yeah, we hear a lot of stories of this happening to people still! And false sales on eBay, like a man putting New Zealand up for sale. Also, theres the crazy random sales that are utterly ridiculous such as oh, I don't know, the "virgin Mary" imprinted on a toasted cheese sandwich!!

But then something changed...
It all started in October last year. I was looking around for a book I couldn't find anywhere, in ANY shop. So I took drastic measures - eBay! I found instantly, and for a very cheap price too! I decided to bid, it only has a few minutes left, no other bids and was brand new - The seller also had a great reputation. I figured, it's $7, not even double digits so if I never get the book who cares?

Three days later the postie turned up on my doorstep with the package. It was the book! I must have screamed 'Holy crap' at least 19 times out of disbelief that I hadn't been swindled. Then I discovered iTunes. Up until then, I bought all my songs physically as I hate using credit cards. Anyway, I got an iTunes giftcard for my birthday ($100!!!) and signed up with iTunes. I spoent the mney in about 5 minutes, soooooo many songs! AND movies, tv shows, books, games! I also got an ipod touch to go with it so I was as pleased as ... yeah.

I was beginning to become obsessed with digital shopping. I went back to eBay, bought another game, bought my sister a birthday present and bought the remainder of Harry Potter books. Back to itunes, bought more. And more. And more.

Tonight, on the 17th of April 2010, I bidded for another game. Theres less than an hour left for bidding and I am the highest bidder. *touch wood*

I currently live on the streets due to this addiction. (kidding..... *touch wood*)