I've become one of "those" people....

A few weeks ago, when we were at a bar watching the Eagles lose in the playoffs , I was surprised by the amount of people using their blackberries and not engaging with their friends or even watching the game.  My blackberry was functioning for barely 24 hours before I became one of those people.  I was out last night with a couple of friends at that very same bar.  My blackberry buzzed and before I knew it I was trading emails with my boss instead of participating in the conversation.  I'd like to think this was an isolated case, and I was only emailing back and forth because it was my boss, who was a bit P.O'd about something I had accidently left her out of the loop on and didn't realize I had left the office early, but I can't really be sure.  Hopefully, I will learn to reign in my usage....

I'll tell you one thing, it sure is convenient to have... before I was even out of my elevator this morning, I was able to check my work email, confirm that nothing out of the ordinary was going on, and check my gmail to see what day my tennis buddies want to play next week... big fan.  And yesterday, when I worked from home, the internet was down, but I was able to stay in the loop, cuz of the crackberry.... 

Must.... resist... the urge........