I posted all the garden stuff first even though I actually got my pretty pink phone last week. It was supposed to arrive on Wednesday, but it actually arrived on Tuesday. For weeks, I had argued with myself over whether I should get a Galaxy S8+ or an Xperia XZ Premium. I finally ended up with the Galaxy because I read something about poor results from over-compression of images in the Sony, and since my phone is primarily a camera for me, that mattered a great deal. I found the Galaxy in pink in Taiwan, so I ordered it from there. That also means I have the processor that will allow rooting when I decide I want to do it. The camera is great, and I got an app to remap that stupid Bixby button to the camera. Smart lock allows me to swipe to unlock when the phone detects that it’s here, and I can take a photo by simply saying, “Capture,” or “Shoot,” when the camera app is open (unless I have Cookie Cats backgrounded; I don’t know why, but it wouldn’t work when I had the game running). That makes it a lot easier to take photos; I can do it one-handed, and don’t have to worry about accidentally moving the phone while reaching for the button! Anyway, the phone is great, and I’ve put the camera to good use already, as my previous posts illustrate.

I opted to allow DHL to deliver without a signature, so I had set the front security camera to alert with more than just email on motion detection, and to capture video. This is my old S5 and the video of the DHL guy delivering. C had gone home sick, but B told me to go and get my phone.

It’s a pretty thing! My micro SIM wouldn’t fit, but they both told me to “take a break” and go to the AT&T place to have them cut it down to a nano SIM. I thought about doing it myself, but didn’t want to ruin it, and the AT&T place is virtually on my way to the PO. It took just a few minutes. I had got some pink (probably iPhone pink, though) accessories for this phone, but don’t have them yet because I opted for no-rush shipping, thinking my phone would take ages to arrive.

Unrelated to my phone, or to anything else, really, I finally decided to get rid of my County Cork orange ends. I coloured my hair “dark brown”, which is reality is goddamned near black. It’s wet in this photo, but I’m also in the very bright sun. Anyway, it’ll fade some over time, but I like it, and no more orange halo when I put my hair up on hot days.