August 08, 2005

reach out and text someone

When you're traveling, everything gets a little bit...off.

From my sleep schedule to eating habits, nothing has been as it should be. A couple days into my trip, I started to feel the effects of displacement pretty intensely. Homesickness set in. I wanted my bed, my cat, my computer and my routine. I wanted my friends and my end of day IM chats. I wanted home.

On Friday, after another long day of wholesome activities, I crawled into my borrowed bed in the Beehive State. And just seconds after I turned out the lights, my cell phone lit up the room. New message, it said.

I flipped open the phone.

------From------
Ben
----Message----
Gnite H.
------End--------

I smiled, texted back my Gnite B. I don't know that it made me feel any less homesick, but I felt pretty sure that it was exactly why the baby jesus invented text messaging.

Reach out and text someone. Amen.

Posted by This Fish at August 8, 2005 12:31 AM
Comments

Trust you're asleep by now. Nightie.

Posted by: Claudia Dowling at August 8, 2005 12:55 AM

That was Gore, kid, not Christ. But a lot of people get them confused.

Posted by: LiAps at August 8, 2005 01:07 AM

I know what you mean. Sometimes when I lay in bed missing my boyfriend more then ever, those are the moments when he sends me the cutest text messages. They don't make me miss him any less (on the contrary) but, they do make me feel better :-D

Posted by: SillyCrazyMe at August 8, 2005 07:31 AM

God bless the cell phone, the Ipod, and the internet.

Posted by: Torrie at August 8, 2005 10:12 AM

Amen and Amen.....

Posted by: Scott at August 8, 2005 10:45 AM

Are the two of you dating yet?
You seem like a great pair and you both know exactly what each other needs...

Just my humble opinion...

Posted by: ReviewGuru at August 8, 2005 10:56 AM

!!!!!!!

This is an ADVICE FREE ZONE. I dig comments, chit-chat and banter. But do please keep my comment box free of unsolicited advice.

Posted by: The Great Quoter in The Sky at August 8, 2005 11:10 AM

I love text messaging for that exact reason. A text from a special person can just make your day no matter how pissed off at the world you are. Text messaging can sometimes be so much more better than a phone call because the sender can pre-meditate a text and the recipient can keep it to look at whenever he or she feels down.

Posted by: TCho at August 8, 2005 11:23 AM

Dude, I didn't even know about your sad sitch when I messaged you on Saturday. Hope you told Leanne "howdy" for me.

Posted by: tanya at August 8, 2005 12:19 PM

can we give ben some advice instead of you??? :)

Posted by: elise at August 8, 2005 12:46 PM

My boyfriend lives in London, I just moved to Switzerland. A short flight away is comforting, but not as comforting as those late night texts...

Posted by: kara melissa at August 10, 2005 06:41 AM