Eco-junk

Here it is, the infamous "Eco-Grenouille" (French for "Eco Frog").

I got this little fellow as a gift while doing some shopping at the Beauvais airport in Paris some months ago. He came in complete packaging of cardboard and plastic. On the carboard its name was written: "Eco-Grenouille".

Could someone tell me what is "eco" about producing and spreading little objects that will most probably end up in the trashcan or in someone's drawer? Not to mention the whole packaging around this marvelous piece...

Ironically I did not trash my little frog. Instead I been carrying it around as living proof of the "eco-madness".

My Blonderful Motorola

Once upon a time I fell in love with a cell phone. He was so handsome I just could not resist him. Motorola RAZR V3 was his name. We got engadged and prety soon after we married. Our honeymoon was wonderful, perfection itself. But soon the fairytale turned into a nightmare.

1. Whenever he happened to meet my friends would never mention this to me unless I explicitly asked him for it. (This Motorola does not allow you to receive delivery reports as per default, you need to set it for each individual SMS)
2. Also, whenever I kindly asked to come with me he would not accept ANY changes to the plan. (you cannot edit numbers you are about to call - i.e. you have to edit your whole contact list if you are calling from abroad)
3. He would ALWAYS torture me with the fact that I forget birthdays. Eventhough he knows it is someone birthday he would let me go on with my day in ignorance. (The reminders in the calendar just don't seem to work)
4. If he happened to get distracted while I was talking to him he would forget ALL I said before and I had to start all over. (if you are in the middle of writing an SMS and you close your clamshell you loose the message)
5. He would often repeat my words out of context, embarrassing me in front of my friends. (if you accidentally hit the green "call" button while in the middle of typing a message it gets sent out immediately - this has happened to me many times)

It's becoming too much...I am thinking of getting a divorce but I can't afford that right now. So I guess I will wait till (his) death do us part.