After months of going sans camera due to a lost charger and a debacle with an online purchase attempting to replace said charger, my camera is back in business! Anyone who has friended me on Flickr knows how much joy this means to me. I was also able to get some photos off of my camera from early December, here’s one of my favourites of my Little and I goofing around at the Christmas tree farm:

But, like the circle of life for electronics, after I regained my camera my iPhone promptly died. It had just been dropped inadvertently into the street one too many times and gave up the ghost. Suffice to say, I am a sad panda.

It’s a weird feeling to be without a phone, freeing in some ways (no one can contact me) and terribly bothersome in others (I can’t contact anyone). Suddenly I no longer have the power to access any information I’d like on a whim. My curiosity is used to being instantly satisfied. What does this word or term mean? When is this happening? What was so-and-so’s last name? What am I doing Thursday? How do I get there? Does your man have a beard? I am now finding myself having to… *gasp!* PLAN AHEAD. It’s tragic, folks, truly. And by tragic I mean, tragic how lucky I am, and how rarely I appreciate it. Life is very, very convenient in 2009. I don’t have to grow my own vegetables. I just walk into the store and they are there – like magic! Life is beautiful… even without the iPhone. :-)

On an only semi-related note… today was the second day I was able to go for a walk around Capitol Hill without a jacket. That might also play into my current state of gratitude and appreciation. There is nothing that lifts one’s spirits like fresh air.