cellphone-free zone

like most members of the 21st century, i have a cellphone, and am pleased to have one. i do look back nostalgically at the days before cellphones when one could go out with friends and not be interrupted with some bogus "urgent " cellphone call. i also loved the idea that i wasnt always reachable. fortunately new york is so loud that i often do not hear my cellphone ring, this way i get break. i often leave my cellphone off accidentally on purpose so i can have some peace .
chatting with friends in person is much more satisfying than chatting over the phone.

so much for technology

in the old days calls after 9pm on one's regular phone were cheaper than those made before 9pm. one summer i had a roommate and we shared a phone. big mistake. she was a real penny pincher and would freak when i would make calls before 9pm. i found it ridiculous because when one is sharing a phone and then has a limited amount of hours per night to make a call, it becomes ridiculous.
flash back to the future... landlines have unlimited call plans so it doesnt matter what time of the day one is chatting. the catch these days is cell phones... many have ditched their land lines and now have cell phones with finite minutes before 9pm....
on the plus side, this time around i dont have roommates. i have kept my land line . i guess im old fashioned that way. this way i have a lower cell phone bill because i dont need as many anytime minutes.
the thing is, if i even have a shot at getting enough zzzz's i try not to speak on the phone after 9pm.
so much for technology!!