November 12th, 2009

the blues

So fuck. I'm listening to the podcast and apparently Oregon Trail (my first video game) is available on the iPhone.... which was stolen from me last night! I feel like I'm being punished for something. What's the worst thing I've ever done? I'm racking my brain to figure out why this happened, from a karma perspective.

-voted for Nader in a swing state in '00
-spit in a guy's sandwich in '02 and watched him eat it
-yesterday i told a homeless guy i had no change when i actually did... a lot. i didn't even want it, i just didn't want him to have it on principle. what principle, i don't know.

Anyway, I was really attached to that phone. It's kind of alarming how much I relied on it... I actually feel lost without it. I think that's how the robots are going to get control of the planet; by manipulating our dependence on iPhone apps. How the fuck am I supposed to check the pollen count or hang a picture straight now?

Posted 2 months ago by griffon Comments (42)	+ 75 Funny

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spazpaul

gotemall

#1 Posted 2 months ago	+ 1 Cool [ Reply ] [ Quote ]
It's gotta be voting for Nader. Bringing Millie into the world makes up for everything else.

DocRossim

I despise me

#2 Posted 2 months ago	+ 1 Ditto [ Reply ] [ Quote ]
My CreAtive Zen Micro MP3 player got stolen when I was at university. I miss that little thing. But I'm pretty sure it didn't cost as much as an i-phone. Also, I'm sure there are worse people. Me, for instance. Hope you get it back. Or get an insurance pay-out or something.

Moeparker

KingOfBlades

#3 Posted 2 months ago	+ 1 Funny [ Reply ] [ Quote ]
Want to escape Global Suppression....there used to be an app for that.

RavenAdonis

is Engaged

#4 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
Stolen? WTF!

Davo75

Shenanigans

#5 Posted 2 months ago	+ 1 Ditto [ Reply ] [ Quote ]
Im sorry your was lost/stolen i hate losing my phone

BCBW64

#6 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
use the get beat up by a bum app.

Fdamy

#7 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
There is only one thing to do to combat your bad karma. Vigilante Justice! You should become a renegade hero fighting for the weak! Do it! Come onnn!

DEATHROW

KnowYourMeme

#8 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
I can sympathize. I thought I lost my phone once. For a whole week I lost it, and I pretty much work from my phone. I have my contacts for my team-mates at school, and I can really get into some deep shit without showing up for our meetings. DEEP SHIT.

Nicole458

#9 Posted 2 months ago	+ 2 Ditto [ Reply ] [ Quote ]
My bet is the homeless guy stole it.

armor_ross

5 Days Left

#10 Posted 2 months ago	+ 2 Funny [ Reply ] [ Quote ]
You would think being Mob threatened by Millie would cancel out the Nader thing.

Ninjen13

No Pants

#11 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
I lost my blackberry after a night of drinking and i was able to get it back (thankfully someone turned it in) but it took 8 days for me to get it back. those 8 days were disgusting. as for karma.....i had to laugh. hugs! hope you get it back soon!

mama

multi tasker

#12 Posted 2 months ago	+ 8 Funny [ Reply ] [ Quote ]
go buy a new iPhone.... then go give change to the first homeless person you see and I'm never eating a sandwich within five feet of you again.

OtakuRec37

Useless One

#13 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
I'm terribly sorry for your loss. I'd feel the same way if I couldn't feel Oregon Trail whenever I wanted

raz0rblade

NewHedfones

#14 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
Perish the thought that we might not be able to engage in mock lightsaber battles with our telephones someday........

Kierra

Left behind

#15 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
What, no anti-theft app? Suuure, thats the one app they don't make. Figures.

Hyperwire

#16 Posted 2 months ago	+ 1 Funny [ Reply ] [ Quote ]
Damn.... That sucks Griffion... Swipe one from Gus, he's bound to have an extra one lying around.

AcuteCaboose

#17 Posted 2 months ago	+ 2 Zing! [ Reply ] [ Quote ]
I Feel you pain my husband washed my phone so now i have to look at it knowing that it doesnt work. =(

NeoNK1

DoinYourMom

i feel there is a statue of limitation for karma depending on the severity of the situation. i'm sure the events you mentioned are well justified. bottom line is, sometimes shitty shit happens to keep you on track. when you get your new phone i am sure you will hold it a little tighter and watch it a little more diligently. you fall deeper into an emotional attatchment like you never hasd before. the dependency will be greater, just as the iphones had planned.

Pealet

Eskimo

#19 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
I felt the same way when my xBox died. The revolution will not be televised, but it will be on every other peripheral that has a screen and possibly beemed directly into your government implanted microchip.

Dawkin

#20 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
I have the solution - make someone else with an iPhone do those things. You get the satisfaction of things being done without having to lift a finger yourself!

vnflcards

Sponsoriffic

#21 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
Don't feel bad. The homeless guy probably stole your phone but he had no one to call, which made him more depressed than usual, so he traded the phone for a bottle of booze and is now even more homeless than before.

jclfjanet

New home

#22 Posted 2 months ago	+ 1 Funny [ Reply ] [ Quote ]
-Voted for Nader in a swing state in 2000--- Doesn't matter. Gore won anyway. -Spit in a guy's sandwich and watched him eat it- --- Geoff must have REALLY pissed you off! - Told a homeless guy I had no change- Maybe the homeless guy followed you around and stole your phone for not giving him change? You never know.

Kschenke

SoItGoes

#23 Posted 2 months ago	+ 1 Funny [ Reply ] [ Quote ]
Well, if karma took your phone, whoever actually stole your phone is going to have so much worse karma... I'm thinking castration-worse.

WhiteRAZOR

Sigh

#24 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
I'm sorry Griffon. I don't like seeing people sad from these sorts of issues so it hurts hearing how lost you are without it. We've all done bad things and recal them when something bad comes back to us :'( I do the same. I hope you're okay...

Nova503

Rockin

#25 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
OMG no iPhone!! You might have to go -- dare I say it -- do something else!! In all seriousness that really sucks. I keep losing my phone in my own house and it takes me about an hour or two to find it. Sometimes I lose it for around a week or so. Those weeks suck.

THECIA

is lonely

#26 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
i think the homeless guy stole it from you

ShadowStylez

Never Change

#27 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
I know EXACTLY how you feel. My only hope is that the person responsible gets what's coming to them. Seriously.

Lukie

Belly Dancer

I never give homeless people money, on principle. I rather donate to a worthy cause, even though like 40% of it will go to administration costs. I've heard enough stories about homeless people making more money than the people they take from. The most famous in Toronto?

The Shaky Lady

there's a woman that is there everyday where I work, and this is what she says EVERY day I see her, "Can you PLEASE spare some change, can you PLEASE spare some change..." To every person. I think it's the same thing where she makes like $200 in 5 hours or something.

wry80

#29 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
Giving to the homeless is noble, but what are the odds they'll spend it on food or warm clothing? Sorry to hear about yer iPhone being stolen. Well, there will probably be a new version coming out in the next five days... or seconds... Not much to worry about.

U_Got_Sarged

Reaper

#30 Posted 2 months ago	[ Reply ] [ Quote ]
Oh no! Poor Iphone! But Oregon trail? Epic.

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