iPhone? Anybody Got an iPhone?

What a long, strange day it's been, but still, on the crazy scale: 2 out of 10, so not bad. Even though weird shit happened today.

K was determined to get an iPhone today. Got on line at the AT&T store at 6:30 in the A.M., and yet did not score one. She got home around 11:00, disappointed, but not discouraged. I had been to physical therapy in the meantime, that went well, and I had no other plans for the day.

We took a ride to see if we could find the school she's been assigned to for student teaching, which was a piece of cake. Got some lunch, came home, both took naps, and she asked if I had any interest in going to an Apple Store, not the one close to home but not that far, one that she doesn't know how to get to.

Got there at 3:00, our part of the line moved into the store at 5:15. Let me tell you, they were mighty nice there, distributing cold water bottles and donuts to the people waiting on line, and giving updates about what was available. By this point, I was gonna get me one; I earned it by putting in my line time! Anyway, by 5:45, we could see that we were not getting out of there before 7:30 or 8:00, and R is picking K up to go to a party at 8:15, which first requires showering, hair drying, etc. So we left. And I have since read that the best we could have done tonight was get the phones but not get them activated, because that whole system is down.

Oh, come on. You knew I'd cave on the iPhone. It was only a matter of time. And still, I'm not in a hurry. K wants hers tomorrow, but I can wait a week if I have to.

My biggie of the day was a nasty speeding ticket I got this morning. You know, I was driving along, thinking "Wow, it's really great to feel good for two days in a row" and then I heard the sirens. Ah well. An extremely polite an professional young police officer, who made it clear that the state was making them crack down -- which I knew -- and that even though he has the radar proof, I should really really go to traffic court and plead not guilty. I'm guessing that will reduce the fine ($200!!!) and the points on my license (5!!!!!) So I have to call on Monday and work that out. Five points is a lot, and will not affect my insurance in any pleasant way, which just went up anyway, a little, because of K's accident, not to mention her new car. And we have the highest insurance rates in the country, you know.

Ah well.


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