international roaming

my phone bill was a little bit too high this month. and actually i hadnt paid for last month yet either so it was actually about 2.5 times as high as normal. i couldnt figure out why so i called customer service and he is like "the additional charges are for calls placed outside of the country". and all i could say to that was "oohhhhh" as i realized that yeah i wasnt using the cingular network when i was placing calls in canada last month. i was roaming!! it didnt even occur to me at the time that those calls would cost more. i just thought "yeah we live in a global community nowadays. everything is connected. it makes sense that i can use my cell phone here for the same rate". nope. not true.

so i paid about $20 for about 25 minutes worth of phone calls. so i didnt complain when he told me that. i guess it makes sense. not much i can do about it. just hand over the cash. or press the button online and transfer the funds. there you go cingular wireless. enjoy it.

you know what, i'm starting a fast tomorrow and so far today i've been like "i shouldnt eat too much cuz, you know, i sort of have to ease into it right?" no i dont think so anymore. i need to have a last meal. a really really tasty one. wow my willpower is so strong. i'm gonna do so well on this fast. anyway i also have a bunch of chard, parsley, kale, olives, avocados, blackberries, and a peach. which is another reason i shouldnt go out to eat tonight. plus i just wasted $20 extra on international roaming. but since when does what i should do make a difference? and why is this mexican music playing really loudly outside right now? thats never happened before. where is it coming from? and do they have burritos there?