My Stalker-Berry…
I’ve talked about my crutch of sleeping with my blackberry. So many people tease me about this fact, but I don’t care. I gave some reasons about jobs that ‘forced’ me to answer calls/emails at all times of the night. That’s one of the reasons. But I need to be honest. I have slept with my phone (my blackberry) for about 6 years. SIX! That’s along time, and that is well before ‘jobs’.
I started sleeping with my blackberry when things with ‘mystalker’ started to get scary. I hate to admit it, but I still after all these years sleep with my phone not really as a safety crutch, but more as a safety procedure. I can access my emergency call button quicker then you can blink. I have it in my hand, have it with me, if god forbid something was to happen.
As silly as it may sound, it sounds very reasonable at the same time. But mostly I keep thinking it sounds sad….
I just read a book called The Tyranny Of E-mail which blamed sleeping with a BlackBerry for the break-up of Madonna’s marriage. Then again, she hasn’t done so badly since then, and it’s kind of mean to blame that on a mostly harmless electronic device.
I don’t sleep WITH my phone because I’m too afraid of losing it, but it is almost always within arm’s reach.
It’s not so silly – you’ve got no Jimmy legs, no spooning, no one waking you up in the morning and no one stealing your water.
I sleep with my cell plugged in next to my pillow. I have mine close in case of emergency, like one of my kids who no longer live at home need me, etc..
My cell is always with me, it has indeed become part of me…an extension of me if you will…
can a decent guy realize how amazing you are /or seem/ soon?
I don’t think it sounds sad. It sounds scary. I’m glad you don’t have to worry about the stalker anymore, but it’s scary that you even had to start sleeping with your phone in the first place. I sleep with mine right next to me on the night stand… and I can’t sleep unless it is there. But I also sleep with a gun in the night stand too, so you know… whatever makes you feel safe.
I don’t think that sounds sad at all! A girl has to protect herself and it’s not like you are sleeping with a gun under your pillow. It’s like carrying mace around with you. What good does it do you at the bottom of your purse?
Hm. I have my blackberry on my headboard because it also serves as my alarm clock. I did read the entry to which you linked – am I correct that you actually hold it while you sleep?
The saddest part of this is that someone gave you a legitimate reason to feel scared to the point that you feel you must need your phone so close at hand. I’ve a bit of a blog stalker who has sent me packages, calls at all time of night, etc. It *is* disconcerting and worrisome.
-R.
Ever emergency sleep dialed? That could get messy.
ellen — thanks for your first comment. I had no idea about the madonna thing, but maybe this is the underlining reason to why I am single. I get the fear of losing it thing. I have mini heart attacks every once and a while when it finds its way out of my hand and under my pillow.
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jimmy — YES, I need to get myself some jimmy legs! I’ll ask santa for some.
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Theresa — Glad I’m not the only one ;)
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jackmcmaster — aren’t you decent?
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Starangel — Note to self, never break into your house at night ;)
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Summer — And don’t get me started on the ‘rape whistle’ girls carry around. (thanks for your first comment, welcome!)
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Random Esquire — It starts on the night stand (it used to have a spot on the pillow next to me) but it almost always some time in the night end up cradled in my hand or on my chest. Sorry to hear about your blog stalker! Why on earth did you give the person your address?
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Followrich2day — I haven’t, at least not to my knowledge, and if I have they weren’t to hot at actually coming to my rescue!