Comments on: Instead of using the phone… http://carmemily.com/2010/01/14/instead-of-using-the-phone/ Carmen and Emily have been friends for a really long time, but they rarely get to see each other because they live so far apart. This causes them great sadness and so they have started this blog - which is somewhat odd because they are both quiet, introverted weirdos. They have decided to invite the world into their friendship and you are welcome to participate in this experience with them. (However, to shield themselves from this potentially uncomfortable exposure, they will continue to refer to themselves, and their blog, in the third person.) Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:29:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Emilily http://carmemily.com/2010/01/14/instead-of-using-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Emilily Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:39:20 +0000 http://carmemily.com/?p=2463#comment-514 Thanks for the nice wishes, I will definitely think of you guys when I gone! Speaking of phone, I just wanted to say that AT&T is super awesome (for once!) and they have a plan for military people where you can suspend your account whenever you are out of a service area or unable to utilize your cell phone for any reason (like basic training!) and they reduce your bill down to $10 a month and you get to keep your phone number and all your roll-over minutes. The point being, if you call my cell after January 20th, you will get a message saying <i>"This user is not accepting calls at this time..."</i> and then I can turn my phone & service on again as soon as I am back! Thanks for the nice wishes, I will definitely think of you guys when I gone!

Speaking of phone, I just wanted to say that AT&T is super awesome (for once!) and they have a plan for military people where you can suspend your account whenever you are out of a service area or unable to utilize your cell phone for any reason (like basic training!) and they reduce your bill down to $10 a month and you get to keep your phone number and all your roll-over minutes. The point being, if you call my cell after January 20th, you will get a message saying “This user is not accepting calls at this time…” and then I can turn my phone & service on again as soon as I am back!

]]> By: Olga http://carmemily.com/2010/01/14/instead-of-using-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Olga Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:51:44 +0000 http://carmemily.com/?p=2463#comment-513 I think that all these ideas are superb! I really want to hear/read what is going on with dear Emilily. I for one will miss my daily blog read. I wish Emily all the best. I think that all these ideas are superb! I really want to hear/read what is going on with dear Emilily. I for one will miss my daily blog read. I wish Emily all the best.

]]> By: Emilily http://carmemily.com/2010/01/14/instead-of-using-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Emilily Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:27:56 +0000 http://carmemily.com/?p=2463#comment-512 Oh, a countdown! I love that idea! Remember in the <i>Julie & Julia</i> movie she had a countdown timer on her blog...maybe we can get a widget that does that? I am pretty sure reading my mail falls into the "it can happen but probably won't" category; however, as a private citizen, under the homeland security act, they can also read your email, listen to your phone calls, and open any international mail sent or received...just making sure you hadn't been lulled into a false sense of privacy! Oh, a countdown! I love that idea! Remember in the Julie & Julia movie she had a countdown timer on her blog…maybe we can get a widget that does that?

I am pretty sure reading my mail falls into the “it can happen but probably won’t” category; however, as a private citizen, under the homeland security act, they can also read your email, listen to your phone calls, and open any international mail sent or received…just making sure you hadn’t been lulled into a false sense of privacy!

]]> By: Carmen http://carmemily.com/2010/01/14/instead-of-using-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-511 Carmen Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:01:43 +0000 http://carmemily.com/?p=2463#comment-511 Well, geez I didn't know you were required to sign away all your rights! They can't open your mail and read it! Thats against the law! We better not get on this topic, I might get angry. Anyways, I like this idea! I'll totally scan whatever you want and post it that way everyone can stay up to date. And maybe I'll do some posting too for you to read when you have access to a computer. Frankly, I think this is going to be really fascinating. I can't wait to see what happens next. Maybe I can put a post at the top and make it sticky and it will be like a count down until you get back, so newcomers know whats up. (not that i'm expecting any) Well, geez I didn’t know you were required to sign away all your rights! They can’t open your mail and read it! Thats against the law! We better not get on this topic, I might get angry. Anyways, I like this idea! I’ll totally scan whatever you want and post it that way everyone can stay up to date. And maybe I’ll do some posting too for you to read when you have access to a computer. Frankly, I think this is going to be really fascinating. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
Maybe I can put a post at the top and make it sticky and it will be like a count down until you get back, so newcomers know whats up. (not that i’m expecting any)

]]> By: Emilily http://carmemily.com/2010/01/14/instead-of-using-the-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Emilily Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:47:13 +0000 http://carmemily.com/?p=2463#comment-510 Yes, it does, sadly. However, I think that maybe it could be not a complete hiatus...how would you feel about scanning and posting letters I send you? Because I only have 5 hours once a week for "holiday" (and I have a feeling the Navy's idea of a holiday is not quite the same as mine) during which I can do things like sleep, take a long shower, attend a sermon (denomination of my choice, they have 7 I think) and, most importantly, write letters. So I expect that I will not be able to put everything I want to say in an individual letter for everybody, but if I put it all in a letter to you, you can scan it and put it on the blog? I will make sure to write big enough that it can be read. What do you think? Does this sound doable? Also, I will mention right now, now that we have EVERYONE'S attention - you can all write me letters at bootcamp also! My recruiter will call you and my parents, within a few days of my arrival, and provide my new address, so it is possible you could send me a letter there before I even have a chance to write one to you! Exciting! There is one caveat - if you make the envelope look really cool and intriguing, they just might open it and read it, possibly out loud. So make the envelope look really boring, that is, unless you have something you are just dying to say to the 80+ other recruits that will be in my division. Yes, it does, sadly. However, I think that maybe it could be not a complete hiatus…how would you feel about scanning and posting letters I send you? Because I only have 5 hours once a week for “holiday” (and I have a feeling the Navy’s idea of a holiday is not quite the same as mine) during which I can do things like sleep, take a long shower, attend a sermon (denomination of my choice, they have 7 I think) and, most importantly, write letters. So I expect that I will not be able to put everything I want to say in an individual letter for everybody, but if I put it all in a letter to you, you can scan it and put it on the blog? I will make sure to write big enough that it can be read. What do you think? Does this sound doable? Also, I will mention right now, now that we have EVERYONE’S attention – you can all write me letters at bootcamp also! My recruiter will call you and my parents, within a few days of my arrival, and provide my new address, so it is possible you could send me a letter there before I even have a chance to write one to you! Exciting! There is one caveat – if you make the envelope look really cool and intriguing, they just might open it and read it, possibly out loud. So make the envelope look really boring, that is, unless you have something you are just dying to say to the 80+ other recruits that will be in my division.

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