"Shut up Donny, you're out of your element!"
I've had it with my cell phone. I have the Verizon XV6700. It has every feature under the sun and cost enough to boot. But, I have too many gripes with it, so it's time to finally change to a new phone(maybe I'll just never be satisfied with my gadgets). I think this phone just has TOO MANY features. It's large and heavy, it's slow to respond to certain commands. The battery drains too quickly(especially onboard the ship because of reception). The ringer is very quiet, so half the time I miss calls. The WORST part about this phone is trying to dial! You have to use the touch screen, so you have to be very precise when dialing. You can't fat finger it at all, I almost have to get the stylus out every time just to dial because even when I try to be precise with my index finger, I still misdial quite a bit. This can be very frustrating when I'm trying to navigate some automated phone tree.
So what am I going to do? I can't just toss the thing. It cost too much money. Instead, I've decided to finally take the leap into SELLING on Ebay. I've purchased plenty of items on there, but now it's time to try the other side. I'm selling it quite cheap, and below the standard going rate on there. So, it shouldn't be too difficult. Even my Buy It Now price is well below the common rate. If they choose the Buy It Now I actually won't lose very much money because I got a huge discount for being military, and because I signed a 3 year contract. So wish me luck on my first auction! (Wow! In the middle of typing this, someone just used the Buy It Now!.....let's just hope the sales process goes smoothly now)
I had promised to post these pictures a long time ago. I just now finally got around to pulling a bunch of the photos off my camera because I left the charger on the boat and keep forgetting to bring it home. I was also waiting for a friend to share his photos because we visited all these sites together, and I wanted to compile one big gallery. But, he's been procrastinating just as badly as I have. So I figured I'd post what I have on hand for now.
These photos are from our second visit to Japan when we pulled into Yokosuka Harbor and were given three days of liberty. Of course Matt and I immediately got as far away from the ship as possible. Matt had been in contact with a friend of his from high school that was from Japan, and she agreed to be a tour guide for us. This definitely made the trip so much better. Being able to ask questions and see sites we never would have been able to see. It was a real treat. That was the first day. The next two days, Matt and I being the electronic gadget geeks we are, went straight to Tokyo for Akihabara(a.k.a. Electric City). It was unbelievable. For about half a mile, store after store after store selling any electronics you could possibly think of. Each store was at least 6 to 8 stories high, packed wall to wall with items. We spent our fair share of money there and had a really good time exploring around Tokyo after our shopping was satiated.
