Topics of Discussion

1. Why do girls ALWAYS think they look bad or will look bad in candid photos? Do they think that they look bad walking around all the time? If yes, don't worry girls, only some of you look bad, and I'm not gonna be taking pictures of you.

2. Why is it that when your cell phone gets stolen, people always make $600 worth of calls to Africa? Is it because these people really wanna call home and would prefer stealing your cell phone, with all the associated risks, over buying a $10 phone card? Do they think, "Oh, I haven't called Mom in awhile, better jack a phone."? Or do phone thieves just get off on dialing random numbers and spending your money? Better yet, maybe most phone thieves secretly work for call centers in India, showing the phone companies how important they are because of how they deal with these mini-crises all the time?

Never mind all this. Perhaps, as Mulatto Jesus says, the answer is simpler: "Africa probably has the best phone sex."

No Going Dark

For better or worse, there is excellent mobile phone service on all of the subway systems in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. Do you guys think that this would be a good thing to have in New York? I guess it probably would be...although I often like the idea that I am unreachable in the subway...(I know that I could always turn my phone off, but if service is available, people always expect to be able to reach you)