The Blessing of Dead Phones

You know, do you guys ever think of something in your life and say to yourself, "I should blog about that." Well, that happens to me a lot.

Sadly, I don't blog about  95% of it because those thoughts occur whilst walking to or around campus. By the time I get home they have long left my little brain. But today one stuck. So let me share with you the story of my pathetic phone battery.  Once upon a time I got a new and amazing phone with a new and amazing battery.  That dependable little sucker would chug on and power my phone for days.  Oh the good old days. I still have that phone, and I love that phone. It's a pretty terrific little bit of technology, but my battery isn't what it used to be.

My battery dies. Every. Day. And by every day, I mean around 3 pm every day. Starting at 100% charge when I leave the house in the morning.  This could be because I use it often, but it also means that my battery is on its last leg.  Poor little guy.  Well I had an epiphany the other day.  Usually throughout the day I have to stagger my phone use (by throughout the day I mean throughout class...and by phone use I typically mean playing solitaire or snake during lecture) in order to have 20% for the way home (where I listen to music or call someone to catch up).  On this particular day I didn't have the foresight or care to save my battery, so low and behold my phone died exceptionally early at around 1:30pm.  Well after class ended at 4, I started the trek home. Music-less.

Probably the best thing to happen to me.

I walked down the South East ramp (for those of you who know BYU) and marveled at the beauty of the mountains.  As if rediscovering nature trumps technology wasn't enough, I happened to meet a new friend on the walk home. La di da. Happy day, right?

Today, I was sitting through the last of my lectures of the semester (Huzzah!) playing on my phone per usual and thought to myself, "Maybe I should save my battery for later..." When I had by AHA moment. Why do I need to constantly make sure this mini, portable computer is CONSTANTLY on? Correct answer: I don't.  So I put it away and after my last class at 4 (my phone was still alive, say what?) I didn't take it out.  Coincidentally, I ran into an amazing girl from my ward who I got to walk home and chat with.

Moral of the story: Kayla had her "cell-phones are distracting from life" epiphany probably a lot later than it should have occurred, but there it is.