Are You Addicted to Your Crackberry?

Last night, I was lying in bed, in the dark, and watching the news relay this story:

"A new survey found that about 35 percent of professionals would pick their PDAs over their spouses if they had to choose. A surprising 87 percent take their personal digital assistants into their bedrooms, and 84 percent check them just before going to bed and as soon as they wake up, according to a work-life survey from Sheraton Hotels & Resorts. Another 85 percent say they look at their PDAs in the middle of the night."

Chicago Sun

I had gone to bed at about 10:30. But I was still awake after 11...and for a good half hour after this story aired.

Can you guess what was keeping me awake?

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Can you?

Yep, my Blackberry.

I had told myself that I would stop texting as soon as I laid down, for I was really tired from running around ALL day.

But it didn't happen. Instead, I spent a good 45 minutes texting. About nothing important. I spent that time checking facebook, even though that's what I had just finished doing when I went to bed in the first place.

There was no reason to be doing any of it. I thought that the survey results were just about the most ridiculous thing I had heard all day (aside from Kurt Cobain's daughter having a suicide-themed sweet 16).

Yet, I still texted away. Without even thinking about it.

And though I may not choose my Blackberry over a spouse, it certainly affects my relationships. I pull it out no matter who I'm with.

What would I do if I just couldn't Google something right on the spot?

What if I couldn't twitter at any given moment?

...My relationships would be in a much better place.

I would be in a much better place.

So let's hear it. Are you addicted?