Yup, it's time for more Phone Notes! Or, if I'm being totally honest about the situation, we should really be calling this:
Things I Meant to Write About, Didn't Have Enough Time to Write About, and Then Promptly Forgot About
Doesn't sound quite as good, even if it's true. These are the things that get swept by the wayside. I obviously thought enough of them at some point to bother to make a note about them, fully intending to do something greater with them. Although, I honestly don't know what the hell I was thinking with some of these as there is no way to expand upon it. Think of it as a peek into what I thought was worth saving at the moment -- whether because it seemed amusing, important, or terribly deep at the time.
Now a word for our newer Friends...
Hi there. Phone Notes is something that has happened here a few times. There is no set pattern. Usually it occurs when I realize I have a crap-ton of stuff on my phone that I really should just clean out. Rather than just delete it and send it into the void, I share it here with all of you. I'm not saying there will be any ground-breaking revelations here. You might even get done and wonder why you bothered to read my nonsense in the first place, and rethink how you could have better spent those precious moments of your life. I hope it's not the latter, but I realize that it is a possibility.
So let's get to it, kids. I don't remember the context -- or what particularly set me off if it's a rant -- for a lot of these tidbits. When I do, I'll flesh it out a bit with additional information and/or commentary that looks like this. You will otherwise be getting exactly what I put in my phone, edited slightly to make it easier to read -- like fixing typos and auto-corrects, and adding punctuation so it isn't just a big blob of text.
1) We're starting with one in which I know exactly what was going on, so be proud. I was on the train with my niece, Lili, headed to see Twenty One Pilots at Madison Square Garden. I had used the app to buy the train tickets on my phone, but she didn't know that. She started asking questions about what happened if you got on the train without a ticket. I told her I didn't really know -- I assume they just kicked you off. It took me a second to realize that she was asking because we hadn't stopped to buy tickets, but once I explained that we had tickets she was good. The Universe, however, seemed to have heard her question and decided to give her an example, up close and personal.
People sitting right behind us on the train have no tickets. Guy said the chick with him had them, but she had gone to use the bathroom. One stop later she's back & conductor asks for tickets. She doesn't have them. They say they have no cash, no cards, no way to pay. Conductor asks for ID. They say they don't have that either. Conductor leaves and says he'll be back.
Conductor comes back at Garrison stop. Tells them they have to get off here -- they aren't going to Grand Central. Guy starts cursing and refuses to get off the train. Conductor says we will all sit here while they call the cops to remove them. Another conductor gets involved. Magically she now has the ability to pay, but now her account will be "fucking negative".
Lili abandons me and puts on her headphones. 3 stops later and they are still fighting (loudly) about how this is all his fault. Her account is "fucking negative" because he wouldn't stop at the bank on the way to the train. She wants $44 at least to cover the ticket and the charges for going negative....
Still arguing half an hour later. Apparently they have to catch a flight to Miami. He has to be at work by 11? Now she wants $80 and why did she even have to come here in the first place. He says something about it being his birthday, and she says, "Well, it's not your fucking birthday anymore!"
**Now I'm curious: do they actually have plane tickets? They have no luggage. And if they didn't bring any ID, like they said, how the hell do they plan on boarding a plane?**
Fighting starts again as we near Grand Central. She is still carrying on about her account going negative. He loses his cool and says that he bought the plane tickets, he pays for everything when they are in Miami, what is her problem, it's his birthday and he wanted to see her, etc. She says he still owes her $44. He finally snaps and yells at her to "Please, just shut the fuck up about the $44! You know I'll pay you back when we get there!" And it seems to work. For the last 5 minutes on the train I don't have to listen to them having the same endless argument.
2) 3/7/16 10 pm. I'm seriously craving raspberry Jell-O right now. I can't even begin to reason why. I haven't had Jell-O in ages. Something about the idea of raspberry Jell-O just seems so perfect and I'm truly bummed by my inability to make this happen.
3) 4/16/16 @ 1:20 pm. WRRV song played at 12:50 pm. Random, but I know why I did this. I must have been driving somewhere in my car, really liked the song they played, and jotted down the time so that I could attempt to look it up on the Song History later on their website. Technology defeats me on many occasions. I went from a car with a broken cassette player to one that has bluetooth, and plays from my phone, and has Sirius. Totally skipped the whole CD player phase. While being awesome, it thwarts me when I want to use my phone to identify a song. I've tried it several times (while parked, not driving) and it never works. As soon as I touch my phone it either assumes I want to make a phone call, or it starts playing the music I have on my phone. I cannot get it to cooperate and just let me Shazam or ask Siri for the song. So now I am reduced to making notes and looking it up later. And no, I have no idea what song inspired this. I'm assuming I really like it though.
4) "I like Britney Spears, but she sounds like a little girl when she sings." -- My nephew, the 9 year old music critic.
5) Found this in the donations at work:
So let's get to it, kids. I don't remember the context -- or what particularly set me off if it's a rant -- for a lot of these tidbits. When I do, I'll flesh it out a bit with additional information and/or commentary that looks like this. You will otherwise be getting exactly what I put in my phone, edited slightly to make it easier to read -- like fixing typos and auto-corrects, and adding punctuation so it isn't just a big blob of text.
1) We're starting with one in which I know exactly what was going on, so be proud. I was on the train with my niece, Lili, headed to see Twenty One Pilots at Madison Square Garden. I had used the app to buy the train tickets on my phone, but she didn't know that. She started asking questions about what happened if you got on the train without a ticket. I told her I didn't really know -- I assume they just kicked you off. It took me a second to realize that she was asking because we hadn't stopped to buy tickets, but once I explained that we had tickets she was good. The Universe, however, seemed to have heard her question and decided to give her an example, up close and personal.
People sitting right behind us on the train have no tickets. Guy said the chick with him had them, but she had gone to use the bathroom. One stop later she's back & conductor asks for tickets. She doesn't have them. They say they have no cash, no cards, no way to pay. Conductor asks for ID. They say they don't have that either. Conductor leaves and says he'll be back.
Conductor comes back at Garrison stop. Tells them they have to get off here -- they aren't going to Grand Central. Guy starts cursing and refuses to get off the train. Conductor says we will all sit here while they call the cops to remove them. Another conductor gets involved. Magically she now has the ability to pay, but now her account will be "fucking negative".
Lili abandons me and puts on her headphones. 3 stops later and they are still fighting (loudly) about how this is all his fault. Her account is "fucking negative" because he wouldn't stop at the bank on the way to the train. She wants $44 at least to cover the ticket and the charges for going negative....
Still arguing half an hour later. Apparently they have to catch a flight to Miami. He has to be at work by 11? Now she wants $80 and why did she even have to come here in the first place. He says something about it being his birthday, and she says, "Well, it's not your fucking birthday anymore!"
**Now I'm curious: do they actually have plane tickets? They have no luggage. And if they didn't bring any ID, like they said, how the hell do they plan on boarding a plane?**
Fighting starts again as we near Grand Central. She is still carrying on about her account going negative. He loses his cool and says that he bought the plane tickets, he pays for everything when they are in Miami, what is her problem, it's his birthday and he wanted to see her, etc. She says he still owes her $44. He finally snaps and yells at her to "Please, just shut the fuck up about the $44! You know I'll pay you back when we get there!" And it seems to work. For the last 5 minutes on the train I don't have to listen to them having the same endless argument.
2) 3/7/16 10 pm. I'm seriously craving raspberry Jell-O right now. I can't even begin to reason why. I haven't had Jell-O in ages. Something about the idea of raspberry Jell-O just seems so perfect and I'm truly bummed by my inability to make this happen.
3) 4/16/16 @ 1:20 pm. WRRV song played at 12:50 pm. Random, but I know why I did this. I must have been driving somewhere in my car, really liked the song they played, and jotted down the time so that I could attempt to look it up on the Song History later on their website. Technology defeats me on many occasions. I went from a car with a broken cassette player to one that has bluetooth, and plays from my phone, and has Sirius. Totally skipped the whole CD player phase. While being awesome, it thwarts me when I want to use my phone to identify a song. I've tried it several times (while parked, not driving) and it never works. As soon as I touch my phone it either assumes I want to make a phone call, or it starts playing the music I have on my phone. I cannot get it to cooperate and just let me Shazam or ask Siri for the song. So now I am reduced to making notes and looking it up later. And no, I have no idea what song inspired this. I'm assuming I really like it though.
4) "I like Britney Spears, but she sounds like a little girl when she sings." -- My nephew, the 9 year old music critic.
5) Found this in the donations at work:
A whole book about it. And no, I didn't read it. Is this true, guys? Seems like poor decision making if you are actively choosing to marry someone because she is a bitch. Then again, I'm single so what the hell do I know.
5) I've got nothing on this next one. I've no idea what I was looking at, but I'm assuming I was randomly flipping through Instagram late at night. You know, when I should have been sleeping.
Did you ever look at someone's Instagram account, and it seems like every day they are at some amazing place or fabulous party? I often wonder how much of that is real. Like, did they really go to this crazy party and then climb a mountain the next day, or did they go to that party for like 5 minutes to take the picture and make themselves seem cool on social media? I mean, maybe they really have the energy to do that kind of stuff every single day. I don't know. It makes me wonder what actual reality is versus what they want everyone to perceive as their life.
I don't know where I'm going with this. If it's all spot on and accurate, then congratulations on your wonderful life. If it's not, and this is all planned and choreographed to make yourself more popular on social media? Then I feel bad for you, and a little bit worried. Your self-worth should never be dependent on the number of "followers" you have, or how many "likes" your last picture got. Yeah, it's a nice ego-boost, but don't make it the sum total of who you are. I don't know you. I don't even follow you. But I hope you know you are more than that.
6) You know those people who always seem to be in a good mood? Like they are perpetually perky? Normally it's cool. I can even admire their spirit when they try to find the silver lining in a bad situation. Other times they annoy the hell out of me and I kind of want to slap them back to reality with the rest of us. I'm guessing I was in a bad mood. Sorry. I'm not a saint.
7) Yesterday morning, on the way to work. My mind was clearly blown. Just got a bagel for breakfast. They toasted it, and then they put butter on it before they put on the cream cheese. Seemed weird, and I assumed they screwed it up, but OMG. How have I not been doing this my entire life? I know it's just extra grease, essentially, but it was so unctuous and satisfying. Or maybe I really enjoy butter in the morning more than I ever realized.
8) Now you're in for a treat, Friends. I found an old voice memo on my phone. I was clearly irked with the behavior of some people on Twitter, but I honestly couldn't tell you now who it was that sent that final message that made me snap. I'm guessing I probably don't follow them any more. Added bonus (if you want to consider it that): you can hear me curse, and breathe loudly, because I apparently held the phone very close in the moment.
And there you have it, Friends. These are the kinds of things I find relevant enough to make notes about. If you are just dying to see more of these little forgotten moments, you can find the previous installments of Phone Notes here: The classic, original phone notes, Phone Notes II: Electric Bugaloo, and Part III.
Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed our time together, reliving the flotsam of my mind. Don't feel obligated to click on those links. It's really just the short version of the stuff I post here all of the time, except I didn't attempt to pretty it up or expand upon it. I doubt it will give you deep insights into my warped mind. Or maybe it will -- I honestly don't know. I'm pretty sure you can get more than enough of my ramblings just by scrolling back through old posts.
