The Descent into Addiction that is iPhone Ownership

Those who have actually bothered to read this blog b.c. (that is, 'Before Comics') might remember my epic adventure to an AT&Ts store to try to purchase an iPhone.

It did not end well, and I left empty handed and broken spirited.

(for those of you unexposed to my b.c. days can check out the post here)

Fortunately, for me, I have a brother who happens to be a complete technology addict.







Even more fortunate for me, he has always been sweet enough to spoil me with his slightly used, barely months old technology as soon as a new product comes along.

And that is how I ended up with an iPhone 3G.



And, on occasion, my brother even gives me brand-spanking-new technology just because I'm a spoiled rotten princess.





But following my ordeal with AT&T (voted worst cell phone carrier by consumer reports just recently), I had lost a lot of my excitement about owning an iPhone.



Long story short, that excitement eventually came back in full force when I discovered all the things this tiny device was capable of doing.

Now I can't imagine life without it.

But I didn't automatically go from just being excited about owning an iPhone to full on, slap-ass crazy dependent on it.

Oh no.

You see, it happens gradually, over a series of seven steps that lead to complete addiction.

Stage One: Excitement



Stage Two: Confusion



Stage Three: Fear




Stage Four: Application Collection





Stage Five: Bragging








Stage Six: Addiction



And, finally,
Stage Seven: Obsession