A few weeks ago, I realized that the ratty old lounge pants I was donning were more than a decade old. They were stretched out, pilling, stained, and just plain ugly from age. Luckily, Old Navy was having a huge sale, so while picking up some new PJs for Claire, I decided to get a pair of the Petite Women's Wide-Leg Active Pants for myself. Admittedly, they don't look that great in the product photos. BUT YOU GUYS. These pants are just...
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A couple of weeks ago, I gathered up some information (how long I’ve been with Verizon Wireless, how much I spend per month, how I always pay my bill on time, and what other carriers are offering) and made a call to customer service.
“My current phone is DYING,” I pleaded. “I’ve taken it to the Verizon Store several times, and even performed two hard resets in the past month. I still need to restart it at least once a day to keep it running. I know I’m a few months away from my upgrade eligibility date, but is there any way you can move up that date for me?”
After some more begging (“My phone can’t even handle Candy Crush!”) and ass-kissing (“Verizon has the best network in the nation!”) and even a veiled threat (“So…how much will it be if I were to cancel my contract right now and switch to a different provider?”), a manager came on the line and voilà! I was granted an early upgrade!
(When I bragged to J about getting an early upgrade, he pouted, “What about me?” when he already has a kickass phone — an unlocked Galaxy Nexus — that is less than a year old. Still…CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. 😎 After an hour on the phone with T-Mobile, I was able to get him an unlocked Nexus 4 for $50. BOOYAH!)
I had been eyeing the original Samsung Galaxy Note ever since it was released in early 2012 because I hate most soft keyboards. These days, physical keyboards only seem to accompany crappy phones; I figured a stylus would be a nice compromise. The HUGE size was attractive to my fat clumsy fingers as well.
(I’ve been noticing that the older I got, the larger I preferred my gadgets. 🙂 Has this happened to anyone else?)
So when Samsung announced the Galaxy Note II. AND that it would be available on Verizon…
It’s probably obvious by now which phone I ended up getting. (Also, the title of this post. Duh.)
Oh, Galaxy Note II, shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and blah blah blah…
Who cares how the sonnet ends, because I FRICKIN LOVE THIS PHONE!!!
I will not be going on the specs nor analyzing the phone’s performance here. I trust that anyone with access to Google can easily obtain that information.
What I will be doing is to highlight my favorite features of the phone, talk about my favorite accessories, and address the biggest issue that concerns most consumers about the Note II.
Last year, I had an unfortunate accident which led to a herniated disc in my neck. I obviously could not take care of both girls by myself with the injury and its corresponding treatments; I ended up staying at my parents' in the suburbs for almost 2 months so that they and my sister could help me on my road to recovery. Once I recuperated I remember returning home to a cold, dark place that — for a lack of a better word — was a complete pigsty. J sheepishly confessed, "I didn't realize just how much work you do around the house until you were gone." I have been replaying that phrase over and over again in my head this past week....
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The internet has a tendency to dramatize certain mundane life events, wouldn't you say? ;-) And if you're reading this, it probably means that you're familiar with the trends and memes of the popular web which also leads me to believe you've heard of the "stepping on a LEGO piece while barefoot" mania. (source) Yes, stepping on LEGO pieces hurt like a mofo. But over the 2+ years of my being a parent, I can say that I have found something even more painful to step on when you're barefoot...
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Did I mention that J's currently away on vacation? He's back to his motherland — Hong Kong — and with travel time, he'll be away for TEN WHOLE DAYS. 8-O This is the longest we've been apart since we got married (even when I stayed at my parents' for 2 months last summer, we still saw each other at least a couple of times a week). And while I'm glad he's getting some much-deserved rest while catching up with old friends, things haven't been so peachy for me. Because as it often is the case in life, getting handed one lemon wasn't enough — people and circumstances have been hurling them at me left and right and all around. Needless to say, I'm very...
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