The first would be giving into the marketing over at Capital One and their card Image Lab. I could never really figure out what I wanted on my card, so that's why I've put it off so long. I wanted something no one would get. Something that would make cashiers double take on. The problem with all that is Capital One has a verification to go through. It cannot be too out of control (OOC) and it cannot be copyrighted.

I scrolled through the My Pictures folder on my home PC and as soon as I saw this picture I knew it was perfect. I resized it. Uploaded. Fit it on a test card. It was amazing. I had one of those Ralphie's dad moments. It was my lamp, only better. Now I just had to wait for it to be approved. I got this email on my way home from work:

Congratulations! Your image has been approved

The image you submitted for your Capital One® Image CardSM has been accepted. Expect to receive your new personalized card in the mail within 7–10 business days. When you receive your new Image Card, be sure to activate it and destroy your old card.

Each time you use your new card, you’ll be expressing a bit of your individuality. We hope you enjoy your new personalized card.

Regards,

Capital One

I am a little embarrassed to say it brought a smile to my face when I read that email. I'll take ANY victory when I'm in Nashville traffic. Without further adieu, I give you my new Capital One Visa!

These next 7-10 days will surely fly. I think I may wait and use the card for the first time when my friend returns to work at TGI. Only time will tell.

All this emo orange talk almost made me forget about my present to myself. I stopped in a T-Mobile store 10 minutes before they closed. I saw it. The BB Curve 8900. Unlike the Storm (which I was all about before it came out and now wouldn't use if I were paid), the Curve 8900 had no offline hangover. I had to have it and I did! I will work on a review that will probably get less reads than this post sometime later in the week. I am VERY impressed by it so far and would definately suggest the upgrade over the 'older' 83x0 models. Luckily for all you AT&T people, it is still coming to you shortly.

Until next time..

Image from BlackBerry.com

http://crackberry.com/t-mobile-blackberry-curve-8900-smartphone-review