Though it has 2.0 Megapixels printed on the back, it’s really 0.3 Megapixels. That’s pretty much the worst of it.

It’s much like my previous phone, though even smaller. Just shy of 2″ wide, 3 1/2″ tall, 1/2″ thick. the 0ne I bought is in pink pearl. The screen is almost 1 1/2″ X 2″. It has one button. It accepts up to an 8GB microSD card for music, photos, videos, etc.

In summary: I love it. Like its predecessor, there are some nuisances like being unable to go to the next SMS message. You always have to return to the list view and select the message you want to see which takes a little bit of time.

But this time, the phone does not freak out, deleting all my info and settings. It has retained everything for two months, has a plethora of features, and is tiny and cute. The screen doesn’t seem as sensitive as the one previous, and that means it’s then quite a bit worse than that of the I-phone. But I still look at the I-phone and think–though it’s thinner–that it’s just so freaking huge.  I use little purses. I want my phone to fit. I love that I can select any MP3 on the phone as a ringtone.

I can’t wait to use it on my next trip. Till then, I’ve been enjoying its MP3 player, which offers a nice sound without the need for headphones.

I’ll have to take some good photos before putting them up to do the unit justice. Otherwise, you can just search in ebay for “KA08 phone.”

The summary: Monogamy is stupid. Why does man strive for freedom in any other realm besides women?

This doesn’t preclude marriage, as he was married for ten years to a woman with whom he had four children, but it does mean “I’m married” need never be an excuse to turn down a passionate fling or even another relationship, if you’ve got the time. I personally came to the conclusion that monogamy didn’t make sense when I was seventeen and had read Fear of Flying by Erica Jong. A quote stuck in my head ‘which read something like, “It was the great deceit of marriage. Leaving the one you really want to fuck sitting there, and going up with the man you married, pretending he’s the one you really want to fuck.” Something my jazz dance teacher told me also molded my beliefs. “If I could combine my husband and my dance partner into one man, they’d make the perfect husband.” Why should one man contain everything you want in a partner? He doesn’t deserve those unrealistic expectations and neither do you.

Marriage can be a great thing, especially when it’s not so restrictive. I’m not advocating fucking everything in sight, and you can certainly voluntarily be monogamous for years without its being wrong. It’s just that forever tends to breed resentment and lethargy. And there are certain things you never learn about a person, connections that are made, only in the bedroom. And I, for one, am a richer person for it.

Now on to the highlights.

• Bottom-of-the-barrel U.S. rockets into second place in group play beating Egypt 3-0 to move on to the semi-finals.
• Italy gets bumped off in an embarrassing 0-1 loss against South Africa, a great part of the reason the U.S. advances.
• Egypt loses in a hotly contested (at least by Egypt) group play match against Brazil 4-3.
• Brazil squeaks by on a questionably-called free kick to beat South Africa 1-0 in the semi-final while no free kicks are called in South Africa’s favor for similar and worse fouls during the crucial part of the game.
• The U.S. beats a too-casual Spain an impossible 2-0 using a power-in-numbers defensive strategy that proves to be a brick wall, and taking advantage of Spain’s conservative midfield and defensive positions to score on two of many breakaways won.
• Brazil beats the U.S. 3-2 after being down 0-2 at the end of the first half. But it really should have been 4-2 with a “ref didn’t see it” goal by Kaka caught in-goal by Howard.
• Spain wins most stylish uniform – part-royal, part-Star Trek. They also win most gang-bangable.
• South Africa wins most attractive crowd with their white-white teeth and their beautiful facial features.
• South Africa wins “most want to take an uzi to” for blowing those horrible horns throughout the games.