virtual insanity

I hate how attached to my phone i've become. Somehow, in the short time i've had it, its made the transition from a (very)useful tool, to what one may call an electronic best friend. I swore i would never be one of those people who like, live and die by their blackberry's(or in my case Treo). But looking at myself objectively - i think i am.

Today, for no apparent reason, my Treo's touch screen went all haywire. It became extremely bright, but with very little contrast between colors, and all the while it kept flickering. Assuming it was a minor issue, i opened the back and did a soft reset. No go. Since that was a failure i took battery out and let the phone be juice free for a moment. When the battery was replaced, i was still having the same problem.

It took everything in me to not go into panic mode.(its just a phone, its just a phone) But i was pretty much freaked out. (whats wrong with my baby?? wahhhhh!) Concentrating on the work at hand was pointless. I called my provider and they gave me the number of a local service place. Of course i hightailed it there.

Now let me tell you how many times i reached for my phone while waiting for the technician guy to come back with his prognosis. About 5 grillion. But the catch is, dude in the back had it! He was doing his diagnostic. I knew i didnt have the phone on me, but like some kind of robot, i kept reaching for it anyway. Why was i reaching for it? I don't know. Check my email. Check my texts, check the weather, check the time(een tho i have a watch.) Its like a disease. And everytime i remembered; "ohhh yeah thats right, dude in the back has it" I would feel all bereft.

Anyway, long story short(er). I am going to need a replacement phone. The service place only kept the 650 models on hand, and i have a 700p. So that means, i gotta wait until monday or tuesday to get my new phone. The guy was able to fix the screen so no more flicker, however i dont have any light at all. Its like one of those original gameboy screens, where everything was a shade of grey, and you could not see in the dark unless you were under direct light.

Its gonna be a long weekend. It only takes 24-48hrs to get a new phone, but its friday, so ill have to make do with a physically challenged phone until monday or tues. UGH.