Friday, June 13, 2008

Fun with 'Fones

Having fully charged my sleek new telefonino, I am now faced with the challenge of programming it, entirely based on my conversation-level Italian and my sub-par technological skills. So far, I have managed to turn it on, and figured out what my number is (though in all fairness, I got that off the SIM card). Now, I am changing my ringtone, which is very amusing, because right now it is set at something called "Sunshine," which sounds suspiciously like the theme from Sesame Street sped up threefold. My choices run the gamut from "Bits n Bytes" (clearly an American hold over) to "Velvet" (a tone that is making Barry White roll in his grave), to something called "Cio e techno" (which eludes all description). Once I figure out where the language change menu is located, I predict this will become simpler (if I find it at all...) Until then, my phone rings with the dulcet tones of "treno commovente," which if nothing else, will ensure I answer the thing before too many people hear it...

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