Help.

So I'm writing an article, and I want it to be fantastic. To me, fantastic-ness requires diversity (hence my struggle in happy valley. Kidding! Kind of.), so I'm reaching out every where to get as large a sample size as possible. What important topic requires such outreach, you ask?

Blackberrys.

They're an addiction, and it's fantastic. My husband couldn't imagine surviving without access to his emails as soon as they are sent. He has forgotten what it's like to wait until you get home to check and see if you won whatever it was on eBay you were bidding for or what it's like to not get angry emails from in-laws when you're driving (grrrr).

So tell me your story. But first, tell me your
Name:
Profession (Student, job, stay at home mom, super hero to the stars):
Can I use your name if/when I quote you?:

Then on to the good stuff.
1. Which Blackberry do you have?
2. How is your life different since getting your Blackberry?
3. What happens if you leave the house and have forgotten your Blackberry?
4. What makes the Blackberry different than other cell phones you’ve had?
5. What is your favorite feature?
6. What is the most interesting thing you can tell me about your Blackberry (its name, an experience you’ve had with it, etc)?
7. Anything else you might add.

You can answer in a comment here, or you can email your response to me at kaitlin.stewart@gmail.com. I'm hoping for a smashing article (and it will be about Blackberry addiction, not about how you're a fool because you can't part with it-- it's a societal norm expose, not a you're-a-freak expose), and if you like, I'd be willing to email you any parts that include you in it when I send it in to my editor. I don't want to send out the whole thing, or people are less inclined to check out the paper :).

So if you're willing, I'll love you forever. And give you my kidney if you ever need it.

Thanks!