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 It's interesting how dependent or not dependent on technology people are. 

Like I remember back in my first year of college barely ever using my cell phone.

Like I could turn it off forget to turn it on for a day or two and not miss anything. Like not dependent on it at all. 

And now...well my phone is practically glued to my side for the most part. 

Though I do have my moments of setting it further away so it won't disturb me if I'm trying to relax. 

So I do have a vague recollection of like not being phone dependent. 

But at the same time technology has 'advanced' so much that you kinda need your phone around in order to stay 'connected.'

Whether it's for work or family or friends.

It's kinda expected you'll have your phone around you with the ability to answer and respond to things quickly. 

Though I do understand people aren't like that.

My siblings don't always respond quickly if I text them. So I do know that other people aren't connected to their phones.

But there are situations like today....where I'm just left a little bit...mind boggled.  

Because a little bit before I got off work today, one of my roomies texted our group chat to be like "Hey, I need to be leaving around the time both of you are getting home. So please don't park behind me." -as she was in the garage- "I would move to the street but there's a car parked in front of our house currently so I can't do that." 

Which yah makes sense. 

Doesn't apply to me at the moment as it's my week to also be in the garage-. So the text message was mostly geared towards our other roomie to be like "HEY PARK BEHIND SARNIC WHEN YOU GET HOME." But it makes sense to warn us to not park behind her because odds would be other roomie would come home park behind her and immediately get busy with something where she wouldn't be able to break away causing first roomie to be late to the thing she didn't want to be late to. 

And I made an effort to come straight home once I was off work to make sure I was the first one home because roomie and I technically got off at the same time today, but travel times and work obligations means we don't always arrive home at the same time. That way there would be no issue so that other roomie could park behind me and we wouldn't have to worry about her parking behind the roomie who had to leave.

So I get home.

And the car in front of the house is gone so yay for that tool. 

And a few minutes later I hear the other roomie get home while first roomie is gathering the last of her things to get ready to come out.

And roomie walks in the house and I'm like "Did you park behind me?" 

And she was like "No? I parked behind other roomie." 

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"She's leaving soon. She sent out a text warning us." 

And the roomie was like "Well I've been at work all day! I can't look at my phone!" Before she went back outside to move her car behind mine. 

Which off topic, I think that's a stupid work policy to have. Like I get why companies don't want you to have your phone with you because they want you to focus on the job. Like my job was like that when I first started but it's become a lot more lax since then.

But like. 

GURL.

I get you can't look at your phone while you're at work. Sucks. But I get it. 

BUT WHY DIDN'T YOU LOOK AT YOUR PHONE THE MOMENT YOU WERE OFF?

Like if it were me I would be pulling my phone out as soon as I left the building to see if I'd missed any messages or notifications. Especially IMPORTANT ONES where I might need to RESPOND ASAP. 

Not that the group text required an immediate response.

But like. She could have known MUCH EARLIER that she SHOULDN'T PARK behind the other roommate because she TEXTED TO WARN US. 

Like...it just boggles my mind.

Why in the world did you not look at your phone before heading home?

Or did you look at your phone but ignore your messages?

It's just...so weird.

Because like I used to be like that. 

But at the same time....it's been over a decade since I've been like that. 

I communicate through texting. So like I'm constantly checking my phone for messages.

And I just can't fathom not glancing at my phone at least once after getting off work if I hadn't been able to look at it for Horus just to make sure I hadn't missed anything. 

I especially don't understand it because roomie is constantly listening to music and such. Like....I've assumed its music from her phone...but maybe it's actually an old ipod or something. Because like gurl. 

It's not the first time this has happened. 

Where we've tried to text her a heads up to try and help ease things or make transitions easier...and she's missed them because she didn't get the notification or didn't have her phone with her. 

I just...

It's so mind boggling. 

I don't get it. 

I seriously don't. 

Until you next find these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi