I’m on hold while I write this. My friend called me about 10 minutes ago (well past midnight, which is actually a pretty good time to call me) then told me she had another call and asked me to hold. It just occurred to me that I don’t even know how my call waiting option works. It’s not because I’m a technological idiot. In fact, I’m the rare geek who actually reads the manual before using a new electronic gadget. I don’t know how to use the call waiting function because I never bother with it. Most of the time I’m on the phone, I just wanna get off (and I don’t mean that in a 1-900, $.99 a minute kind of way). I really have no desire to tag team to another conversation. I figure the second caller can leave a message and then I’ll return their call at a time they’re not available so I can just leave a message. I swear I waste more time avoiding telephone conversations than the actual phone call would last.

And now she gets disconnected- twice! Is she the last remaining customer with AT&T? I never have dropped calls (though, that might be because I rarely make any calls at all). Somehow her connection problems started just as I began to tell a story and 20 minutes later, she hasn’t called back. Hmmm…

Have I mentioned how much I despise the phone?