So, i decided to see if i could blog from the opera browser on my razr, and the fact that you’re reading this says it works. I’m still getting used to thumb-typing, though. Anyways, i’m enjoying a beautiful afternoon at the north carolina state capital building, with pictures to follow shortly.

So I’m sitting at lunch today, at a pizza place across from the main NC State campus. I’m minding my own business, enjoying the spring weather … and a jogger runs past me. With my gunfighter camera reflexes that were carefully honed in Calgary, I managed to squeeze off a shot.

Yes, this is an unaltered photo taken on my RAZR.

And yes, he’s only wearing an athletic support and running shoes.

… but you’ll never separate her from her cell phone.

I never realized the extent of our collective infatuation with the cell phone until I started shopping for one.

This time, it’s purely economic. We pay $45 per month for a “land line”, and another $45 per month for my better half’s cell phone. An inexpensive “family plan” gives us more than enough talk-time, and we will only pay about $60 for the privilege.

I admit to a reptilian love-affair with the Motorola RAZR phones, so I now have two of them on order. It did not, however, come with some small amount of pain.

After several hours of wrangling details out of the various providers (what exactly is a “Gross Receipts Surcharge”, and a “Regulatory Recovery Fee”?), I managed to get everything signed to my satisfaction. The new phones will arrive later this week, and I will disconnect my land line before the end of the month.

I’m also happy to report that our various seedlings are blossoming. The corn is the current reigning superstar; the sunflowers are a close second place.