November 7, 2011
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New beginnings
I think writer’s bloc is finally over. Or maybe I’ve been away long enough to finally have things to say.
Waking up in darkness the past month made me realize how much I love waking up to sunlight. Day light savings time has got to be the greatest modern invention. It really sucked to go to work in the dark and then go home in the dark. I’m just glad I have a nice view from my office:
One of the best new changes in my life is joining Verizon and getting away from AT&T. I got a call from a survey rep last week asking about why I left them. Without going to too many details, I basically told them that their service was terrible and I didn’t want to continue paying for services I couldn’t use. I remember calling their customer service a few weeks ago and it took the 4th call to get through—the first 3 calls dropped. It’s nice to know I can now make calls where everyone else can as well.
Switching to Verizon means new iPhone. Maybe I’m just kind of outdated, but this phone is about 10x faster than the one I had and it made me wonder how much time I’ve wasted just waiting for it to load apps.
Mrs jigg and I have also realized one thing: travel as much as we can before we have children. After coming back from our honeymoon to Europe (I’ll post the details with pics in a future post), we don’t really want to put off traveling till our kids are older. All the walking we did required so much effort. It would be much harder to do 15-20 years from now (not to mention more expensive since we would probably decide to bring the kids along).
Which brings me to the next point of me not wanting or not willing to bring babies on the plane. I can’t stand crying babies on the plane, so I’m not going to be a hypocrite and bring a baby on the plane.
Anyway, I am back to blogging 2x a week again. How’s everything with you?
Comments (13)
Welcome back Jiggs! I always enjoy your writing! Awesome costume by the way.
I dislike babies on plane also, it’s not the crying or the fact that their babies. It’s the fact they barf and poop. It’s disgusting especially when you sit around them!
we’re planning on switching to verizon too! just haven’t had the time to do it. at&t sucks in park slope… i would say i miss/drop 90% of my calls but since i rarely use my phone for talking, i just lived with it. can’t wait to have verizon reception!
definitely travel before having kids. it’s so difficult to travel with them until they’re older.
I <3 Verizon! The reception’s pretty awesome, even out of state, and I like my plan =] I waited til my kiddo was 6 to fly with her, she was old enough to really enjoy it & could totally behave herself. My friend has a 3 year old who’s been traveling since she was a baby. To each their own, but I totally see what u mean about being *those* parents on a plane, lol
Yay for Verizon! I miss reading your blog jigg! welcome back!
Good to hear from you, of course.
That’s why I’m doing so much traveling now while I’m still not tied down to a place yet. I haven’t regret it!
Welcome back! I’ve definitely missed reading your blog. I’ve been with Verizon since like 2000. I swore I’d never switch again. Due to some (non-Verizon) issues, I switched to T-mobile briefly. OMG. It was the worst thing ever. I quickly switched back to Verizon and never looked back. But in the future, I have a feeling I’d have to switch to something less expensive, as I won’t need coverage “everywhere” as a stay-at-home mom. Let’s just hope I’ll at least have coverage in my own home! Wasn’t the case with T-mobile.
yah i need to make the switch to verizon soon.
@justbee - But you know what? That kind of mindset is because of the poor quality of AT&T! I use my phone so much more now because it works!
Switching over is easy–just do it online! Even if it cost extra per month, having working service is so much better.
-ray leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
wow, nice view, and that sounds like an excellent plan. cheers!
congrats! and yes, do everything you can before having kids!
welcome back! that looks like somewhere by the Met Museum. nice view!
yay you’re back! i just signed up for a new iphone too. btw, need your work email addy