My cell phone and I are going to party like it's 2003!

I love my cell phone. It's a Sony Ericsson T610, with some terrific multimedia featues: camera, games, Web (in scaled-down form), and more.But my cell phone is old. Like more than three years old. And I think we all know that's an eternity in the world of cell phones.

Cheryl has mentioned -- more than once, come to think of it -- that we should get new cell phones. And I can't really argue the ponit. We probably should. (Of course, I'll need to check on our contract status.I think we're clear of whatever promises we made to get more minutes for less money recently). And I'd have to say goodbye to my beloved Sony Ericsson T610, a happy result of the fact that I for once didn't cheap out, and got a phone with a built in camera and some buzz (at least it had buzz back in the day).

Of course, getting a new phone would mean that my happy discovery of last night would be semi-wasted (unless I play a LOT of video poker over the next few days). I found, on the Sony Ericsson site, free games. I was looking for Dixie Chicks ringtones for Cheryl, and found only crap and more crap and crap that pretends not to be a scam and crap that pretty much is what it is. Sorry, baby. But I'm happy to share my simple Space Invader-ish thing and some casino games. Did I mention that they were free? I was thisclose to paying $9.99 for a video poker game not long ago …..Thank God for inertia and procrastination! :) You know, sometimes.

But since I don't dive into these things quickly (unless I do), I am considering my options. Blackberry?

My dream device? It would combine the calendar/address book/reminder functions of my Palm, plus connect me to my work email. It would be as multimedia friendly as my cell phone, with a pretty screen, a better camera and decent Web surf-ability. It would have an easy to use keyboard, preferably QWERTY, so I can put my touch-typing skills to work (the main reason I'm not more of a text is that it's a FREAKING PAIN, and yes, I am old.) My ideal would have some games, though I don't need anything screamingly fancy (Ms. Pac Man would be nice, though, since I'm wishing.) Oh, and it would play videos from Amazon Unbox. (I'm not holding my breath on that one right now).

Hmmmm. Wonder if I can get video poker or blackjack or fake Space Invaders for my Zen Vision: M.