While thinking about upgrading my cell phone I happened upon the realization that I’ve had many, many phones. I then had to count my phones and think about how each one seemed like a new marvel in technology when I got it, but then seemed old and outdated when I replaced it.
Ericsson SH888
My first cell phone was a hand me down from my dad. We activated it as a prepaid phone with Cellular One in 2000/2001. I was old when I got it and quite frankly sucked.
Nokia 5110
Everyone had this Nokia. It was a solid phone with the easily changeable custom face places. This was my first contracted phone and thus was free (what a concept back in 2001!) A few months after I got it Cellular One was consumed by AT&T Wireless.
Panasonic EB-TX310
To date, I believe this is still the smallest, thinnest phone I have ever owned! It had programmable ring tones, changeable color backlights and a speakerphone! The sad part about this phone is that a month after the year warranty expired it just stopped working. It was completely awesome up to that point.
Nokia 3310
My replacement phone when the Panasonic died. It was cheap and easy. Not a bad phone, much like the 5110 above, but I wanted better…
Nokia 6800
…And better I got! This beauty was pretty awesome with it’s fold out QWERTY keyboard and a little joystick for games and navigation (which I was always scared I was going to break!)
Motorola i860
Having been fed up with AT&T I switched to Nextel (what the hell was I thinking?) This phone had a cool little trigger button that made the phone flip up like a switch blade. It was also my first camera phone. It wasn’t too bad as phones go, but when Nextel was married off to Sprint I jumped ship and left this phone behind.
Samsung SGH-T629
Ahh, sliders. The newest thing to make basic phones cool. I couldn’t afford an iPhone so I got this bad puppy with T-mobile.
BlackBerry 7280
With my need for connectivity and tech increasing, I bought this guy off eBay for something like $25. It was old, used and beat up but I was able to get email and surf the web!
BlackBerry 8700c
About a month after I got the 7280 off eBay I found this handsome devil for $5 more. He was still used but less beat up and had a much better screen.
HTC G1
My prize in the list of phones! The very first Google Android phone. It’s been an awesome phone and I really want to get another Android phone.
So there we have it, ten phones in ten years. Kind of cool how ten years has shaped mobile technology. It makes you wonder what will be available ten years from now...
Ten Phones In Ten Years
Incriminating Photos
When I was asked if I wanted to go to my friend’s mom’s Playa Party I first thought, “why is she having a pimp style party?” Well, I was wrong. So wrong! It wasn’t Play-A, it is actually short for La Playa where Burning Man is held and our gracious birthday hostess attends every year. Her house was decorated inside and out like a Burning Man camp with tents on the inside of her house, pillows, throws and lights everywhere. Upon entering the house one is whisked away to the wardrobe room where you are assaulted by several Burning Man minions and you yourself are transformed into something... Psychedelic. I submit for your viewing pleasure a photo of myself as some wizard thing... And Dave as a self proclaimed Nubian Queen. Enjoy.
UPDATED: Pork with Burgundy Mushroom Sauce
After another go at this recipe I made a few more minor tweaks that resulted in some big differences in flavor! I took some advice from Katy and added some sugar, a half cup brown sugar to be precise. Also, on a tip from Tim I reduced the heat of the sauce before I added the wine. Tim's thinking is that when the wine gets thrown in at a high temperature that it goes through a chemical reaction resulting in the vinegar taste that my first go around with this dish had. So I turned the sauce down to a medium simmer for about five minuets before adding the wine. Both changes made this sauce savory sweet and oh-so-delectable! Below is the original post and the second version of the recipe.
I recently reworked a recipe I found on The Pioneer Woman from Steak with Burgundy Mushroom Sauce to Pork with Burgundy Mushroom Sauce. It turned out well. There was something missing from the sauce though, perhaps some sugar? I will try it too refine it and report back! Below is the altered recipe. Please check out the original recipe from The Pioneer Woman.
Ingredients
8 small pork tenderloin cutlets
½ cups Butter
1 pound White Mushrooms, Sliced
4 cloves Garlic, Minced
3 whole Green Onions, Sliced
½ cups Brown Sugar
1-½ cup Red Wine: Burgundy, Merlot, Cab, Etc.
Salt And Pepper, to taste
Preparation Instructions
In a large skillet, melt butter over high heat. Throw in mushrooms, garlic, and green onions and cook, stirring occasionally until mushrooms are nice and golden. Reduce heat to a medium simmer and let sauce come down in temperature for about five minuets. Pour in wine and brown sugar and stir, scraping bottoms of the pan. Allow to cook for several minutes or until liquid is reduced by at least half. Don’t be afraid to splash in a little more wine if needed. Fry a pork in a separate skillet till cooked. Spoon mushrooms sauce over the top.
Rule of Acquisition #69
Overheard at work: "Yeah, I can take it in Quark... (giggles)"
To which my reply was to send around this:
Yes, I went there.
Pork with Burgundy Mushroom Sauce
UPDATED POST & RECIPE! Please follow the link to the updated recipe.
I recently reworked a recipe I found on The Pioneer Woman from Steak with Burgundy Mushroom Sauce to Pork with Burgundy Mushroom Sauce. It turned out well. There was something missing from the sauce though, perhaps some sugar? I will try it too refine it and report back! Below is the altered recipe. Please check out the original recipe from The Pioneer Woman.
Ingredients
8 small pork tenderloin cutlets
½ cups Butter
1 pound White Mushrooms, Sliced
4 cloves Garlic, Minced
3 whole Green Onions, Sliced
1-½ cup Red Wine: Burgundy, Merlot, Cab, Etc.
Salt And Pepper, to taste
Preparation Instructions
In a large skillet, melt butter over high heat. Throw in mushrooms, garlic, and green onions and cook, stirring occasionally until mushrooms are nice and golden. Pour in wine and stir, scraping bottoms of the pan. Allow to cook for several minutes or until liquid is reduced by at least half. Don’t be afraid to splash in a little more wine if needed. Fry a pork in a separate skillet till cooked. Spoon mushrooms sauce over the top.