I Have Had an Amputation...

So...I really haven't had an amputation...but it sure as hell feels as if I had.

Yesterday, I decided to enjoy the first beautiful spring day in Minneapolis. I scooted down to St. Athony Main and had lunch at Aster Cafe while the lovely Ebony was a workin'. She gave me free grub, and my love for her grew just a little bit. I had a productive meeting with good old Gunnar (pronounced GOO-nar...not really...but I like to say it that way). And then I decided that I needed some continuing inspiration for my pretty phenomenal track record at the gym lately...so I packed my bag, slung my jacket over my arm, and headed out de pie to walk into downtown Minneapolis to see 300 (I'm touching myself thinking about that movie right now...not really...but mentally for sure).

Well...I got about 2/3rds of the mile to mile and a half to the theater, when I thought to myself...I should check my coat pocket and make sure that my cellica phone did not drop out...as earlier it had though I'd retrieved it then...so I stopped in front of the Jaguar dealership (those of you from the TC will know the exact spot)...searched my coat...searched my bag...and shook my fist at the heavens. The cell phone was completely MIA.

So, with some excellent dance remixes of current-day Divas blaring in my ears, I retraced my exact steps all the way back to the Aster Cafe. No luck.  I asked in the cafe, I asked in several other businesses along the Main, and then I retraced my steps back downtown. Quelle horror. The cell was gone.

So, now I am cell-less and about to leave town. Awesome. I've got a stack of papers printed out with phone numbers that I am going to need to call...and pay phones have become as scarce these days as food stamp eligibility.

Its kind of silly how dependent I've become on the phone. It's my calendar as well as my address book. I don't have a house phone. And I can't even buzz people into my apartment complex without the damn thing. It's pretty ridiculous.

The good news is that I have the nifty equipment replacement insurance. The lovely people at Sprint are going to upgrade my phone for free. And I may even have just made the realization that I can get an even more upgraded phone for the same price thanks to Sprint's every 18 months get a new phone with a $150 rebate...and its an instant rebate if you go right on into the Sprint store to get it....hmmm...delicious.

So...to all my friends and lovers out there (and since I have no lovers right now...that would just be friends...thanks)...send me your phone numbers...and I will send you my love.