Kellybean
Random bits of life

You’ve read before that Peanut is quite the budding photographer.

So, every now and then, when the compact digital camera is out (she knows better not to handle the DSLR), she starts snapping away, whether her subjects are ready (and willing) or not.

The Husband + Mini-Me

Not a bad pic of Ringo

Self-Portrait

A lesson in composition

Peanut + Pops

Gettin' all arsty, now

Some pics come out great, others not so much. Of course, I’ve edited and picked some of the better ones.

Dear Kellybean’s iPhone,

I know that I wasn’t an early adopter. (The Husband chides me about this every once in a while.) Truth was, I detested your very existence. But, yes, over time, I have come to appreciate you oh so much.

While I was jet-lagged, I had episodes of The Tudors or Friends to watch. Killing time in waiting rooms playing bejeweled. Yup, you have been a life saver.

When I need to distract Peanut for a few minutes, she deftly flips to the Angelina Ballerina app, or watches one of her favorite movies, or even plays her memory game…in Cantonese.

Even Ringo can somewhat appreciate you. Well, actually he appreciates the cover you are wrapped in. He is teething now and the silicone Paul Frank cover is one of his favorite things to play with, rather, gnaw on. That is, if grandma’s Neverfull is not available.

nothing beats LV leather handles

But lately, probably after the upgrade to iOS4, you have been one disappointment after another.

First and foremost, you are a phone. Would it hurt you to make a call? Would it hurt to make a successful call when the AT&T bars are completely full?

I would also appreciate it if the Maps app would not crash when I am trying to locate a birthday party venue; especially when the venue is in India Basin, which really is Bayview-HP. Luckily, the phone was working enough in the ‘hood that I could call for directions (the old-fashioned way) and assure my daughter that, “no, we are not lost”.

Sadly, my patience wears thin lately. More screw-ups like this and I will be kicking you to the curb sooner than later.

Consider this fair warning.

Best,
Kellybean

*iPhone is of the 3G variety