Nog finally got his Christmas prezzie yesterday!

It’s very cool. A flip-top Nokia mobile phone (named Hamish – geddit?) to replace the five-year-old beater he’s been using. But what an ordeal to get the thing. I first saw it in November and tried to “purchase” it then – I was going to use my mobile phone bonus points to buy it. But after much faffing around the salesclerk informed me that I couldn’t use my points again until January 10th. Bummer. So on Christmas day I gave Nog a photo of his upcoming-prezzie instead, and went to pick it up last Monday. No way. There was some problem with the place that approves the point system thingy … and so finally last night we managed to get it. The sales clerk laughed when I handed the package to Nog and said “Feliz Navidad!”, and then joined in the fun, wishing Nog the best of the season. Ha.

It’s the first time Nog has had a mobile phone that did more than just, well, phone people. This one has a camera and a radio, and some other doodads that he’ll probably never use. But what the heck. The best feature on this phone is the flip-top thing, as Nog always carries his phone in his pocket (with keys, coins, etc) and so this will protect the screen better. Plus it’s rather nifty looking, doncha think? And it was fun having another Christmas.