Sign of the Times
I just got a birthday party invitation via text message.
I know I’ve said before that I refuse to acknowlege the existence of evites, but that’s not strictly true. For casual events, I think an evite is just fine. But for a real party, holiday, shower, birthday and such, I think a real invitation should be sent. I know I’m old fashioned and perhaps you think I’m a bit snobby, but a real paper invitation, sent by regular mail is often a reminder of the event. You can stick it up on the fridge and see it every time you go get a drink or a snack. Plus it sticks out in your mind, because these days, how much mail do you get that isn’t junk? A card or a letter or an invitation is something that someone remembers getting. It makes them smile. Isn’t that a nice way to start off your party, by making your guests smile?
And of course I have to wonder, how long it took the husband of my friend to send this text message? Because I? Am lousy at “texting.” It takes too long. I can type just fine on a real keyboard but using the keys of your phone to type anything longer than “Call me!” or “I love you!” just is beyond my interest. So I guess you could say he must have put a bit of effort into the invitation, what with swiping her phone to get the numbers and spending probably 30 minutes sending the message. And I am not likely to forget the party I got texted to.
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If you use the T9 function of text messaging (you only push each number button once, like 5683 for “love”) and it guesses at the most common word that can be made from the 5683 combination…if “love” wasn’t what you wanted, you can hit the Next button to cycle through all possible words.Speeds up the texting process a lot. You get good at it. Sad, but true.
You can also send texts messages to a phone from the internet. I’ve sent them before from Verizonwireless.com - all typed with the keyboard, not the buttons on the phone.
OK, that should be text messages, not texts.
Ohhhh - I know that message probably hurt you to the bone. A text messge? Wow! So, is it a true party or a “let’s meet up somewhre and oh, by the way it’s a birthday gathering too” sort of party?