So, the mission, which I definitely chose to accept, was to get the iPhone and make it to the Tigers game that started at 7:05 p.m. Obstacles? Well, the phones don’t go on sale until 6:00 p.m., long lines, and traffic. All of the above are terrible obstacles when you are on a time schedule…

The big question I had to figure out was, do I go an Apple store that would have more units but tons of more people, or the AT&T store with less people and less units?

So I was going to have to go into Friday with a gameplan. And yes, I had a gameplan. If I was going to spend this kind of money on a mobile device, on opening day, with a snug schedule, I didn’t want to wing it. So, I figured I would get to the Apple store around 12:30 p.m., and just post up all day and wait it out. Then around 5:15 I would break out the scouting report (my list of AT&T stores in the area) and starting frantically calling to see what the lines were like, and unit count. I might have had to pull an audible and scramble over to another store with shorter lines.

When I walked into the mall, I saw the news crew and a nice lengthy line, though it was not as long as I thought it was. I sadly walked to the end of it though, to geek out with the rest of the fanatics and Apple junkies. The people I was in line with were cool though, which is good. I even got a free lunch because some lady in line felt generous and bought four of us lunch. I didn’t argue, I was starving.

The total wait time in line was 5.5 hours. Yes, it was a lot, I can’t lie, but for one, it went by very fast, and two it was worth it. The line started moving at about 5:30 to condense the line and prepare for the opening. There were about 120 people in front of me. I can’t lie, I was nervous about them selling out. Very nervous. But this guy from AT&T was walking around answering questions, and I asked if they’d sell out before I got one, and he said that they are going to try and accommodate everyone in the line. Ok, that was between 300-400 people. I felt better.

At 6:00 on the dot, they opened up the store, and it was game time. To give you an idea on how fast the line went, as I said there were over 100 people ahead of me, the doors opened at 6, and I was home with my iPhone by 6:30. Yes, I was shocked too, but I got one!!

I tried so hard not to speed on the way home! I called Kell, who was also going to the Tigers game, and she mentioned that she wasn’t ready quite yet because she didn’t think I would be done that fast. So I had some time to go home and activate my phone through iTunes, which was a mere 10 minutes.

All worked out well, and we still got to make it to the Tigers game by the bottom of the 4th. They lost, I didn’t care, but it was fun because baseball games usually are, even if you aren’t a fan of baseball……like myself.

So, my mission was accomplished. Every bit of time spent waiting in line, and every penny that I spent was 100% worth the wait. I have wanted this phone ever since I read (over a year ago) that Apple put in a patent for a touchscreen device. This thing is downright amazing, and I have never used such a thing.

This is easily the coolest gadget I’ve ever had, and I was more excited to get this iPhone than any other gadget I’ve ever gotten. That says a whole lot. Non of my other cell phones come close to not only the sleek design and form factor, but the ease of use. Seriously, this is probably the easier phone to use, it’s sickening. And I promise that you would agree if you played with one.

Anyways, I’m done rambling, here are more pics from the day. I am going to enjoy my Sunday and help some homies move.

Peace

Everyone here in line is pretty damn excited too, and since I’ve been here, there has been no other topic of conversation, which being the nerd that I am (sometimes), it’s not too bad. I still have 4.5 hours to go though, so I will update after awhile.

To be honest, I had been thinking about tv’s for the past couple months, because I really wanted an upgrade, but I was seriously not planning on getting one because they would be too expensive, and yes I like to buy stuff, but seriously, tv’s are far from cheap. At least ones that I looked at. So, the decision to sell my iMac was justified, and since the resale value is normally pretty solid for Macs, then I knew I could get a decent amount.

So salesman John came out, and I posted the iMac on the Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and AllMSU. What did I get from those, not a damn thing. I even had one person contact me saying “I’ll give you $300.” I decided to be mature and just not email him back all of the angry thoughts that came to mind after reading that damn near disrespectful email. I also chose not to sell to some random guy in Nigeria because he just didn’t seem legit.

In comes eBay. I was trying to avoid eBay because I didn’t want to have to deal with shipping and all that. I’m a modern kinda guy, and like everything to be done online, and in a perfect world, this buy would have come to my apt. to pick up the iMac so I wouldn’t have to move too far. Ok, maybe that’s just lazy and not modern. Anyways, I put it on eBay, and it sells as planned. Now, I have to go ship the damn thing which, I hate. I can’t stand mailing stuff.

So out with the old, and in with the new……it’s now time to get the tv that I was eyeballing. There was nothing wrong with my last tv, except the fact that it was big, old, and clunky. That’s not how I roll…..I like new, sleek, and sexy. And I figured a tv for my living room needed to be just that. So, we upgraded…

42″ of LCD HD goodness. The Pistons lose looked so much better than it did on my last tv (sorry, I couldn’t help it). The tv is nice, and I am very satisfied with it. It’s even more gratifying that I basically traded my old computer for a new tv, and not a dime came out of my pocket in paying for this thing. I won’t miss my computer at all, and I think it was a good idea to trade something I rarely use for something that I will use a lot. I like the impulse buying that doesn’t cost me anything.

So, now it’s time to go play video games and enjoy my lazy Sunday………..in front of the tv.

Peace