iPhoning in the OC
I got an iPhone! Yes, Ms. Late Adapter (I was sluggish on the whole cable television, push-button phone, color t.v. thing) got herself the hippest gadget of 07. And I have to say, it's very cool.
I've been monitoring the comments that I get. Most are people wanting to know if I "paid like $1,000 for it before the price went down." (Not a chance.) And then there's "Oh yeah, but the reception is lousy." (It isn't.)
Similarly, when I bought a hybrid car three years ago, I got an onslaught of comments. Mostly, it was, "When do those carpool lane stickers expire? I hear they're going to take them away." ("They" haven't yet, three years later.) And there were those charming drivers in Orange County, CA who flipped me the bird when I took advantage of the faster lane.
Funny, it used to be that moving a notch ahead of the pack was considered a good thing. Now it's viewed with all kinds of skepticism. Maybe I should slide back into Late Adapterhood. Maybe I should stayout of Orange County, CA.
