Still in bed with a stinking cold, but this turned up overnight in my cricket club's group chat, which has brightened my day considerably:
OTD in 2022 in Oxfordshire - Sandemaniac obtained his first smartphone, a moment many regard as the true dawn of the modern era. Once a man of paper diaries and landline calls, Sanders emerged overnight as a prolific sender of 🍆, 😂, and 🔥, bewildering teammates and terrifying group chats.
The acquisition marked a seismic shift: group chats were never the same again. Within hours, Sanders had discovered emojis, GIFs, and the ability to send 14 near‑identical photos of his findings from his allotment from slightly different angles.
Much like Wilfred Rhodes spanning three decades of Test cricket, Sanders’ digital career has already spanned three WhatsApp updates, two broken chargers, and many infamous incidents involving autocorrect that are still spoken of in hushed tones.
Historians agree: civilisation may have advanced, but the group chat has never fully recovered.
It probably won't surprise anyone to hear that my very first post included a less-than-subtle innuendo.
Still in bed with a stinking cold, but this turned up overnight in my cricket club's group chat, which has brightened my day considerably:
OTD in 2022 in Oxfordshire - Sandemaniac obtained his first smartphone, a moment many regard as the true dawn of the modern era. Once a man of paper diaries and landline calls, Sanders emerged overnight as a prolific sender of 🍆, 😂, and 🔥, bewildering teammates and terrifying group chats.
The acquisition marked a seismic shift: group chats were never the same again. Within hours, Sanders had discovered emojis, GIFs, and the ability to send 14 near‑identical photos of his findings from his allotment from slightly different angles.
Much like Wilfred Rhodes spanning three decades of Test cricket, Sanders’ digital career has already spanned three WhatsApp updates, two broken chargers, and many infamous incidents involving autocorrect that are still spoken of in hushed tones.
Historians agree: civilisation may have advanced, but the group chat has never fully recovered.
It probably won't surprise anyone to hear that my very first post included a less-than-subtle innuendo.
@Sandemaniac One of my colleagues sat me down in 2019 with a bargain offer to sell me his mum's first smartphone to see how I got on with it. This was just after I'd finally accepted out loud that a smartphone would have to be in my near future (due to getting a correct diabetes type diagnosis 3 years after the misdiagnosis which meant I was now eligible for a continuous blood glucose monitor which meant blood sugar readings could go to my phone). Also, I was being seriously left out of informal communications within my work team at the time as a result of everyone else having WhatsApp. Which said colleague was getting frustrated at on my behalf plus, as he charmingly put it. "My mum, she can't do computer stuff like you, she learned how to use it, so you will be fine!" I meekly complied.
Until then, I'd been perfectly content with my small basic phones (one for personal life, one for work/church/organist/music teaching work) but they were also harder to get, and were getting more and more expensive to run.
Now, the diabetes tech didn't actually happen until 2022, but in retrospect, my work in education during the Covid Lockdowns would have been very difficult without the smartphone.
That first device still lives on as it has a radio which is not reliant on data! Just need to be using wired headphones which picks up the analogue signals.
The one person who'd tried, and failed, over several years to move me on to a smartphone earlier is in absolute awe of this particular colleague who succeeded where they had failed and I must remember to get them in the same place at the same time sometime so this awe can be fully expressed. I do believe most of my friends described this moment in my life as "Japes finally joins the 21st century."
My first smart phone was second hand from a friend of my husband and I've never looked back. I do think I have a bit of an addiction to it, so I'm trying to make myself read more physical books.
I could have nabbed a space to do Pilates this morning, but I'm feeling lazy so I'm going to mooch down to the market instead. On Fridays there is a brilliant farm stall that sells excellent 'traditional' veg very cheaply. I'm after some potatoes, cabbage and carrots so they should have those. Its where I get my Christmas veg and usually spend far less than £10.00 for enough to last a couple of weeks of meals.
Last night I went through our physical photos trying to find some pictures of my late niece with us for her sister L who wants them for the slide show at the funeral. The whole thing was rather sad as there were lots of pictures of my late mum, and my dear friend T who died earlier this year.
Feeling the teeniest bit ropey after last evening - though very nice dinner. To go with my apple cake, another guest brought a sweet wine which was 70 years old.* Mind you, that still made it the youngest member of the company.
There was also a 2011 Chateau Musar, an Italian Riesling and a fizz. And sherry.
*Previous record was a 1953 Trockenbeerenauslese I got for Mr F's 60th (he was born in '53).
Hygienist this morning then granddaughter popped in. Now I am off to my French conversation group. Thankfully no more commitments after that today. Busy weekend ahead. I’m ready for a breather.
I avoided any type of mobile phone until 2019, as I was brought up in a house without a phone and hated making phone calls. So my first phone was a smartphone and we bought it because my doctorate studies meant I would have a few weekends away and I would need to text to organise pick ups with my husband. I rarely ever make phone calls from it.
A busy day so far of emails, admin and writing 2 tutorials. I’ve just had a cheese omelette (Perl wen) and I’m about to go back to work and start the first of this year’s marking marathons. My first batch are early reflections about studying a module on death.
Mr Heavenly is out at a work do this evening so I might have a takeaway.
I'm an early adopter of tech. I've had a smartphone since 2008.
Hedgehog duty was satisfying again. It's nice to leave them all clean and tidy and snoozing in their nests. Lots released today due to the mild weather. Good news and plenty more are nearly up to release weight (600g).
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Hedgehog sanctuary duty today for me,so an early start. See y'all later. 🦔
OTD in 2022 in Oxfordshire - Sandemaniac obtained his first smartphone, a moment many regard as the true dawn of the modern era. Once a man of paper diaries and landline calls, Sanders emerged overnight as a prolific sender of 🍆, 😂, and 🔥, bewildering teammates and terrifying group chats.
The acquisition marked a seismic shift: group chats were never the same again. Within hours, Sanders had discovered emojis, GIFs, and the ability to send 14 near‑identical photos of his findings from his allotment from slightly different angles.
Much like Wilfred Rhodes spanning three decades of Test cricket, Sanders’ digital career has already spanned three WhatsApp updates, two broken chargers, and many infamous incidents involving autocorrect that are still spoken of in hushed tones.
Historians agree: civilisation may have advanced, but the group chat has never fully recovered.
It probably won't surprise anyone to hear that my very first post included a less-than-subtle innuendo.
This is absolutely brilliant!
Until then, I'd been perfectly content with my small basic phones (one for personal life, one for work/church/organist/music teaching work) but they were also harder to get, and were getting more and more expensive to run.
Now, the diabetes tech didn't actually happen until 2022, but in retrospect, my work in education during the Covid Lockdowns would have been very difficult without the smartphone.
That first device still lives on as it has a radio which is not reliant on data! Just need to be using wired headphones which picks up the analogue signals.
The one person who'd tried, and failed, over several years to move me on to a smartphone earlier is in absolute awe of this particular colleague who succeeded where they had failed and I must remember to get them in the same place at the same time sometime so this awe can be fully expressed. I do believe most of my friends described this moment in my life as "Japes finally joins the 21st century."
I could have nabbed a space to do Pilates this morning, but I'm feeling lazy so I'm going to mooch down to the market instead. On Fridays there is a brilliant farm stall that sells excellent 'traditional' veg very cheaply. I'm after some potatoes, cabbage and carrots so they should have those. Its where I get my Christmas veg and usually spend far less than £10.00 for enough to last a couple of weeks of meals.
Last night I went through our physical photos trying to find some pictures of my late niece with us for her sister L who wants them for the slide show at the funeral. The whole thing was rather sad as there were lots of pictures of my late mum, and my dear friend T who died earlier this year.
There was also a 2011 Chateau Musar, an Italian Riesling and a fizz. And sherry.
*Previous record was a 1953 Trockenbeerenauslese I got for Mr F's 60th (he was born in '53).
I avoided any type of mobile phone until 2019, as I was brought up in a house without a phone and hated making phone calls. So my first phone was a smartphone and we bought it because my doctorate studies meant I would have a few weekends away and I would need to text to organise pick ups with my husband. I rarely ever make phone calls from it.
A busy day so far of emails, admin and writing 2 tutorials. I’ve just had a cheese omelette (Perl wen) and I’m about to go back to work and start the first of this year’s marking marathons. My first batch are early reflections about studying a module on death.
Mr Heavenly is out at a work do this evening so I might have a takeaway.
Hedgehog duty was satisfying again. It's nice to leave them all clean and tidy and snoozing in their nests. Lots released today due to the mild weather. Good news and plenty more are nearly up to release weight (600g).