I flew home to Minnesota for Christmas. I like to think that by using the mass transit I am helping my friends, my environment, and my community by investing in a social project in which I believe. Hopefully my 5 dollar all day pass will be used to contribute to more stops on the subway, and better cars, and, in the far off future, some sweet teleporters.
Anyhow, I was on the third transfer of my trip and was about 5 stops from disembarking the train and beginning the bus section of my commute.
I had been texting my 3rd favorite girl in the whole world (the princess) and a young gentleman leaned across the aisle to ask if he could use my phone for a minute. Now I had three bags and realized I would make for a really easy target for a phone thief as I would have to leave my bags or leave my phone if he opted to take off, but my phone is not state of any art, nor did this gent seem like he was itching to take it. I also pondered the idea that I might have 58 other people without cell phones following him to ask if they could make a call as well.
I threw caution to the urine soaked seat in front of me and told him to go ahead, handing him the phone.
I overheard him say, 'yeah, this is me, come pick me up now,' and that was it. he handed it back to me with no further, longwinded argument about where he'd been and why he didn't have the bread or the bread money anymore.
He introduced himself as Carlos and we struck up a conversation. Carlos was studying at Cal State Long Beach while being the highest earning salesman for his Sprint office. He aspires to travel someday and do amazing things in sales.
He also has a girlfriend of two years whose phone number he doesn't know. He was worried that she would be upset with him for not calling but he honestly had no clue what her phone number was.
About one month into the relationship I had decided the memorizing the princess's number would be a good idea. I have called her from numerous phones and texted her from countless others.
It's a good idea to have some people's numbers memorized.
Pick a person who is important to you and memorize their phone number. It will come in handy someday
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You need to hear the song "Tracing" by John Mayer.
ReplyDeleteI think the line goes something like:
"And if you want to know the moment I knew that I was still alone, I found I'd never learned your number, only stored it in my phone. You'd think by now, I'd know the shape of calling home."
Rings pretty true if you ask me.