Sunday, November 26, 2006
encouraging a flip flop
so apparently, come March 14 2007, all cellular providers will have to offer Wireless Number Portability (wnp). this is great news. that means that i'm not doing a thing till March, b/c come closer to that date, there may be some wicked deals coming out on plans.
after all, what's the number 1 reason a lot of people don't change their providers in canada? phone number. for example, i've had my cell number now for 4 years. i love my number, and i don't want to change it. that means that i'd have to update all my contact info with companies (i only give out my cell phone number), and with friends, etc. i'm not prepared to do that. but, if i know that i can change companies, i may be more likely to do that if another company can give me better customer service and more deals. like a friend of mine said lately, even if company y can give him a plan that's $1 less than company x, then he'll switch, and he'll keep switching. its not a bad idea.
i'm also the kind of customer that companies want - i don't mind signing a contract. i'm still on mine, but, once it ends, i'm anxious to see what i can get. at last, with WNP, companies will have to start offering some serious incentives to keep their customers. good news. so, i'm suggesting doing nothing until march, and then sitting back, smiling, and watching the companies scramble to get your business and keep it. contracts will become much more important.
can't wait. especially b/c i'm already wanting a new phone. not that i don't like my treo, but the sony ericsson k800 looks awesome. its a sickness really. i'm not bored of my treo yet, but i'm bored of my treo. if that makes any sense, which i know that it doesn't. anyways, there should be some interesting developments in the next few months.
after all, what's the number 1 reason a lot of people don't change their providers in canada? phone number. for example, i've had my cell number now for 4 years. i love my number, and i don't want to change it. that means that i'd have to update all my contact info with companies (i only give out my cell phone number), and with friends, etc. i'm not prepared to do that. but, if i know that i can change companies, i may be more likely to do that if another company can give me better customer service and more deals. like a friend of mine said lately, even if company y can give him a plan that's $1 less than company x, then he'll switch, and he'll keep switching. its not a bad idea.
i'm also the kind of customer that companies want - i don't mind signing a contract. i'm still on mine, but, once it ends, i'm anxious to see what i can get. at last, with WNP, companies will have to start offering some serious incentives to keep their customers. good news. so, i'm suggesting doing nothing until march, and then sitting back, smiling, and watching the companies scramble to get your business and keep it. contracts will become much more important.
can't wait. especially b/c i'm already wanting a new phone. not that i don't like my treo, but the sony ericsson k800 looks awesome. its a sickness really. i'm not bored of my treo yet, but i'm bored of my treo. if that makes any sense, which i know that it doesn't. anyways, there should be some interesting developments in the next few months.
Friday, November 17, 2006
A Rule you Should Follow
my mind can't wrap around it.
why do men insist on calling us (when i say us, i mean women) sweetie?
i don't understand it. its not cute, it doesn't make me swoon. it actually does the exact opposite of that. and it annoys and angers me. as it does a lot of women. it cheaps me and what you're trying to say. here's a rule of thumb for deciding whether you can call a women sweetie: if you don't know me, don't call me sweetie. its simple. when we're friends, when we have some form of relationship, then you have my permission to call me sweetie. when we meet for the first time, especially in a bar, you do not have that permission. that's all you need to know. and believe me, i'm not the only one that feels that way. so digest it. and consider it the next time. b/c its the fastest way for me to walk away - fast.
also, i thought i'd share the best line i've ever heard, and that's ever been said to me:
"don't fall in love or get pregnant and we can have some fun"
i guess its true, we must be on different planets, b/c i will never understand how a line like this is supposed to make me want to ever speak to the guy saying them ever again.
i don't understand it. its not cute, it doesn't make me swoon. it actually does the exact opposite of that. and it annoys and angers me. as it does a lot of women. it cheaps me and what you're trying to say. here's a rule of thumb for deciding whether you can call a women sweetie: if you don't know me, don't call me sweetie. its simple. when we're friends, when we have some form of relationship, then you have my permission to call me sweetie. when we meet for the first time, especially in a bar, you do not have that permission. that's all you need to know. and believe me, i'm not the only one that feels that way. so digest it. and consider it the next time. b/c its the fastest way for me to walk away - fast.
also, i thought i'd share the best line i've ever heard, and that's ever been said to me:
"don't fall in love or get pregnant and we can have some fun"
i guess its true, we must be on different planets, b/c i will never understand how a line like this is supposed to make me want to ever speak to the guy saying them ever again.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
it just aint that funny
sometimes you just get a case of giggles, and no matter how ridiculous something is, and no matter how not funny it is, you just can't stop. and it comes out of nowhere. its not booze or drug related. you're just sitting, relaxing after a long day, and boom, it just hits ya.
although, now thinking of it, i realize that its probably out of shear exhaustion.
i'm sitting there, sipping water, when the new commercial for that jail movie comes out. there's a scene in it when a jury member reads a verdict, and the scenen goes like this:
juror - "we the jury find the defendant quilty"
judge - "you mean guilty"
juror - "it looks like quilty"
its not particularily hilarious. funny, yes, but not extremely funny. i can't stop laughing about it. as i write this, i'm still chuckling. though, its gone from tears in my eyes funny to chuckling. and it took 10 minutes to stop. seriously, i'm sitting on the couch, i hear the commercial. ok, funny. but not much, then a few secs pass, i register it in my head, i say out loud "quilty" and i burst out laughing. QUITLY. come on. i was tearing up. then i would stop. then it would flash in my mind "QUILTY" and i would start laughing again. first its that silent belly laugh, then "QUILTY", then that throat internal hahaha, then you wipe the corner of your eye cause you're eyes get watery, then full out laughing.
i just couldn't stop laughing.
although, now thinking of it, i realize that its probably out of shear exhaustion.
i'm sitting there, sipping water, when the new commercial for that jail movie comes out. there's a scene in it when a jury member reads a verdict, and the scenen goes like this:
juror - "we the jury find the defendant quilty"
judge - "you mean guilty"
juror - "it looks like quilty"
its not particularily hilarious. funny, yes, but not extremely funny. i can't stop laughing about it. as i write this, i'm still chuckling. though, its gone from tears in my eyes funny to chuckling. and it took 10 minutes to stop. seriously, i'm sitting on the couch, i hear the commercial. ok, funny. but not much, then a few secs pass, i register it in my head, i say out loud "quilty" and i burst out laughing. QUITLY. come on. i was tearing up. then i would stop. then it would flash in my mind "QUILTY" and i would start laughing again. first its that silent belly laugh, then "QUILTY", then that throat internal hahaha, then you wipe the corner of your eye cause you're eyes get watery, then full out laughing.
i just couldn't stop laughing.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Random Conversation
i have to tell you about two conversations that i heard lately. one of the conversations i was involved in, the other i overheard on the street. both are rather ridiculous. one b/c of the content and one b/c it was said loudly in open space out in the streets of toronto.
conversation #1 (very short)
man says: "i don't know, what do you feel like doing?"
his friend says something not really important but to which the man says: "yeah, i wouldn't mind seeing a stipper tonight myself".
conversation #2
man says: "when i was younger, i didn't really have a preference for a specific type of woman. i just knew that she had to like playing sports, going hiking, stuff like that, and that she needed to have a driver's licence." to which there are some comments. then he goes on how he had met a girl like that, she was great blah blah blah. they dated for awhile. then someone asks "why didn't you end up with her?" to which he replied: "well, she had a husband".
i have to comment on this cause it made me laugh in that laughing but actually its rather sad way. here's a hierarchy of priorities if anyone's paying attention: driver's licence at the top, morality just under that. seriously, you don't care that she has a husband, but god forbid she doesn't have a driver's licence. sure, why not, then she can drive herself and you straight to hell. lol. honestly.
conversation #1 (very short)
man says: "i don't know, what do you feel like doing?"
his friend says something not really important but to which the man says: "yeah, i wouldn't mind seeing a stipper tonight myself".
conversation #2
man says: "when i was younger, i didn't really have a preference for a specific type of woman. i just knew that she had to like playing sports, going hiking, stuff like that, and that she needed to have a driver's licence." to which there are some comments. then he goes on how he had met a girl like that, she was great blah blah blah. they dated for awhile. then someone asks "why didn't you end up with her?" to which he replied: "well, she had a husband".
i have to comment on this cause it made me laugh in that laughing but actually its rather sad way. here's a hierarchy of priorities if anyone's paying attention: driver's licence at the top, morality just under that. seriously, you don't care that she has a husband, but god forbid she doesn't have a driver's licence. sure, why not, then she can drive herself and you straight to hell. lol. honestly.
The End of Privacy - Whitaker