Are we all feeling the love this Valentine's Day? In honor of V-day, let me tell you about how much I love my new wireless device. The Blackberry I set up last weekend is flippin' sweet. Did you think that hyperlink would take you to a picture? Because that would actually be really funny. Though my phone can't take pictures of itself, it can take pictures of me. There's this little reflective dot....ah, I digress. Got my work email and calendar sync'd up to it yesterday, a decision I immediately regretted as 323 messages came streaming into my inbox intermingling with the Gmail which is actually important. Luckily I figured out the notification profile deal or I'd be getting pinged every 2 minutes due to a lines-down situation or lot-on-hold or some other factory issue I don't care about. Unfortunately I'm going to have to start caring, because I'm on the verge of being useful at work. As in, starting to do stuff. And that means my colleagues are chomping at the bit to get me into the on-call rotation. Sorry boss, that's just not going to work out with my Ironman training. Can't stop the group in the middle of a ride to deal with some crisis in the fab. Priorities.
I already see the advantage of having a Blackberry is that I'll always be ON TOP OF IT. I know where my next meeting is and don't have to depend on my short-term memory from desk to conference room. When our stock goes up I'll know right away...still waiting. Al least now when I jump up and start yelling "sell! sell!" you will understand why. How does the weather look for our run this weekend? JUST a moment, let me check now. Org announcements? Team rides? ALL OVER IT. And get this- I now have the power to blog from anywhere at anytime, with pictures. Danger!
The disadvantage of having of Blackberry is, of course, that I'm always ON TOP OF IT. Do I want to be on top of it? Depends on what IT is :o) Between this and the pager, nothing gets by me know. All this connectivity is making me tired.
Thank you to those who sent Valentine wishes! And for those who didn't, well...I still heart you. But not as much as my Blackberry. Remember that gifts of chocolate are acceptable at any time of the year. Also want to send a shout out to my Blackberry Buddy (I see a marketing opportunity) and brother Darren who got me hooked over Christmas. What is family for, if not to spark your addictions?
