Verizon

A Verizon cell phone bill is, perhaps, one of the most perplexing pieces of man-made materials in our universe. You see, Verizon has the ability to capture all that "free time" you complain about not having, then charging you for it. Much like a black hole. Exactly like a black hole.

My biggest source of confusion is trying to understand who I'm talking to for all these HOURS. (Notice how I stress HOURS--we've well surpassed minutes.) I mean, all of my friends have full-time jobs... just like myself. I'd also like to add that I'm a Graduate student with a demanding course load... which is not standing in my way of staying connected. ...not even putting a dent in it, in fact.

Last month after talking on the cell phone for 2,013 minutes... in addition to sending/receiving 1,018 texts... I decided to put myself on a cell phone diet. Is it working, you ask? Well, not really. This month, I've already used 1,550 minutes and 676 texts. An improvement, indeed! I'm terrified, because I just received my new phone in the mail. I don't want to wild out and call everyone in my Contacts list, but... it's tempting. Wish me luck!