A New Phone

I got a new phone yesterday. I can't say much about it, because I don't know the number or what it can do. It is an iphone XR, but it doesn't have my data on it yet because I don't know how to transfer from my old phone.

I got the new phone because I'm trying to get my school records from Ohio State. I tried to order transcripts, but wasn't allowed because of my issues with my student loan accounts. I learned of another approach to getting at least some of the records through on online application, but the app won't let me download the records unless I use a backup security app. I tried to set that up, but it turned out my phone, which was not a current model when I bought it, was not compatible with the security app. My operating system was too old.

My new phone is not the newest model, either. There is an iphone 11, and 11pro, or something like that. There may be other models with cool names, too. I have never had an iphone before, so I will spend hours learning how to navigate to find what I want. So far, it's mostly frustrating and unenlightening. I will have to return to the store where I got it for help in setting it up. We couldn't get that done yesterday, because there were too many other customers waiting, and it was nearing closing time.

Maybe by the end of the day, I will be able to call or text someone again. My wife and mother-in-law both tried to call or text me last night, and neither got through, so somewhere, there is a bug in the system. That means I have found a project for my time off. I'll be battling my way into another system controlled by algorithms that don't understand me but want to control my existence.

Maybe I'll just go back to pen and paper.