I have two housemates here. Very nice housemates, by the way.

A strange phenomenon happened today, though. We happened to be eating dinner together and we finished at around 7. At which point the each retreated to their corner of the living room/dinning room, pulled out their cell phones and began calling. Calling and calling...

When they weren't talking, it seemed like they were brainstorming about who else to call.

An hour later, they are still calling and talking.

This is such an alien concept for me. I do spend a lot of time on the phone (for me), but that is because my wife is in Boston. I never have had this near obsession to be on the phone, though.

It is fascinating, though. Always the anthropologist....