Wednesday, August 30, 2006

First Sign of Blackberry Addiction?

Being a freelance translator, I thought it would be useful to have access to my e-mails on the move, so after doing quite a bit of reading I decided upon a Blackberry (mobile phone / e-mail device), which I purchased today. References to the handy little gadget being nicknamed the "Crackberry" kept on coming in my research. It turns out that many users began to feel the need to read and answer their e-mails during dinner with the family, while on holiday, ignoring fairly essential activities like eating and sleeping - you get the picture.

Anyway, after having ripped open the packaging and holding the new arrival in my hands, my wife calls and asks what we were having for dinner. I promptly responded telling her that I was going to boil up some pasta with Blackberry. I am putting this down to early excitement about my new toy, but if such behaviour persists and I myself have developed a Crackberry addiction, I'll send you an e-mail about it.