Well, I got talked into staying with T-Mobile. I went up to the little kiosk in the mall last night and asked them when my contract was up so that I could cancel it. They asked me all sorts of questions about why I wanted to cancel (everyone I really talk to is on AT&T; there were no phones that I wanted that T-Mobile carried; I didn't want to spend a fortune per month paying for a data plan, etc.). So anyway, I got all of my questions answered and decided that it was better for me to keep the plan that I had. I've been with T-Mobile for four years and I've never had a problem with them. I really like them, actually. I got a BlackBerry for $30 (really $80, but with a $50 rebate) and I can try the $15 data plan for a month without paying for it, at which point I can cancel it if I don't want it. The guy looked into a lot of things for me and was really helpful--he even gave me a free case for my phone. It's the little things, ya know? So my phone's pretty neat, even though there's no reason for me to have a BlackBerry.


In other news, I started reading a book for fun a couple nights ago. I feel like I'm just making free time for myself to be able to do it--giving myself permission to do it, if you will. I just have this big stack of books that I've been wanting to dive into for weeks. I mean, I don't have that much homework right now, so why not? Anyway, the name of the book is Little Bee and it's by Chris Cleave. I was very pleased to read that the first chapter of the book talks about being in England and learning the Queen's English. The back of the book gives no indication of what the book is actually about--just that it's really good--so there's no way I could've known that it was set in England. I wasn't expecting that, but it made me happy. Other than that, the writer is really good and I'm excited to see what happens next. That's always the tell-tale sign of a good book--you're thinking about their story and world until you're back there again. Stay tuned for what happens!

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