I did a lot of fast talking over the weekend, and the end result is that I, too, can haz iPhone.

I was a masterful spin doctor of lies and half-truths. The justifications were far-fetched and plausible only if you missed every second word I was saying. I made some concessions, talked up my hand-me-downs, and I am fairly confident there was wheedling. And lo – for all my efforts and thinking out loud, I have a wee flat phone that has been dubbed Teh Hellophone 2.0 (also known as iChing, because I am funny in my own head).

Some of the things I said in order to justify the purchase to myself and Ed (mostly Ed):

• My productivity will suffer without it
• This isn’t the gadget whore in me speaking, it’s common sense
• We’d be able to completely rid ourselves of the Telus monkey on our backs once and for all
• The 6 GB plan is a limited time offer! (this one is true)
• If I go with Fido instead of Rogers, it’ll be slightly less evil – Fido has puppies and cute gay men making out whereas Rogers has 5 annoying everyteens as spokespeople
• It has GPS – I’ll never get lost again! (note: I am famous for my built in DPS, and I never, ever get lost)
• Four words: mobile IGN game reviews
• I’m getting the 8gb model, not the 16gb – we’re saving $100!

There are cons, of course. My cell phone bill just went up by quite a lot (which is offset by the decrease in Ed’s phone bill, but still). If I move to the middle of nowhere, I won’t be able to get service – Fido’s network isn’t the largest in Canada. I had to pay a zillion dollars to get out of Ed’s Telus contract (I’m ignoring that for now). And perhaps worst of all: the iPhone has no spot for danglies. I LOVE my cell phone danglies. I have a great many of them, and now I can’t use them on my phone. Boo!

As you can see, it really does suck to be me.

I’m still excited, though. I just got my work email, calendar, and secret email accounts set up and it’s working marvelously. It really is a sexy piece of technology, and I’m glad I took the plunge. Yeah, I’m now just like everybody else in my trendy phone ways, but I think I can offset the drone syndrome if I make this (NWS!) my wallpaper.

I’m so edgy. Edgy and connected.