Just in time for California's enactment of the ban on text messaging while driving, I changed my texting plan to unlimited. This was inspired by George stating that she was really close to her 1500 texts limit. I casually checked how many I'd used and was shocked to see that I was already 150+ over for the month -- at three cents per -- with another whole week to go. 1500 sounds like a shit load of texts (average twenty five a day) but when you have Twitter, and Loopt, dumping into your text message cue, that can add up quick.Two years ago, I was texting with a closet friend a ton. Like at least ten times a day, which I thought was a lot of texting. (Recently I've been cranking out 50+ texts a day to just one person, I'm breaking new personal records). That volume of texting would get me in major trouble from my then girlfriend because she couldn't understand what there was to talk about every day -- and I couldn't properly or patiently explain that it was all trivial details but part of a larger important over-arching conversation. I just told her to please make it not bother her, which didn't work in the slightest. I kept texting though since I'm an ass and don't like to concede things.
One thing I love about eating dinner with guys (or techie and phone addicted girls) is that nobody gives a shit if you're not looking at them directly. With my Sidekick keyboard I could hold a conversation and text at the same time. Sure it was a bit rude but seriously, I was capable of paying full attention to both. I can multi-task... sort of. Fiddling around on the phone while eating dinner with a girl, or the girlfriend, will get you stared down and hated on. Truth. Anyway, I'm ready to be an unlimited texting machine. Bring it on.
Our week/end spent as the Fantastic Foursome (George, Dann, Steve, and I) was great because we always had iPhone or G1 in hand. That's not terribly different than when we hang out with the San Diego boys, but this was like a new tech grouping and not only were people constantly on their phones -- George was probably a bit too much actually, she is seriously super addicted -- but it got a bit crazy with us Twittering mundane things upstairs and downstairs to each other, or through bathroom walls. Other people following our Twitters must have been like "What the hell is going on here? Why are they talking about if they're awake or not?!?" Basically, since our Twitter circle is so small at the moment, it's just serving as a platform for mass public texting. But seriously, it's pretty addictive and you can't really understand the impact of how it brings you together into the day to day aspects of your friends' lives until you actually try it and make an effort to get involved. Twitter combats loneliness man, it makes you feel like part of a team.
Everyone get on Twitter right now, find an appropriate Twitter app for your smartphone (I like Twitterfon best for the iPhone), and then friend me -- or go create your own Twitter community and see how fun/useful it is.
