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People who ring my house need to develop some phone ediquite.
Whilst I openly despise the telephone, I still know how to use it. I still know how to speak to other people on it.
I answered the phone three times today whilst at home alone, a record number now that I think about it. I usually let them ring away ^_^. Anyway, 2 of the three conversations went something like this:
Me: Hello, this is Anna speaking.
Silence: *counts to 5, silently*
Them: I'm Ella.
Me: ...
Me: ...
My brain: WHY ARN'T THEY TALKING?! Am I meant to know this person? Quickly! Stall for time whilst I search your memory bank!
Me: Sorry, who was this again?
Them: It's Ella.
*electronic tumble-weed*
My brain: *got nothing*
Me: Do you want something?
Ella:An IQ above 20 wood be supa kewl I want Jenny.
My brain: Oh for GODS SAKE couldn't you have just said that 10min ago?!
I know, it's trivial, but I'm getting these calls every day now. And no, it's not just from dear Ella. I think it's a combination of teenagers and adults at mums guide group, and older teens from Bonnie's group. There are big, evil silences. It is odd. It is uncomfortable. It is not how a phonecall is meant to go. It does not follow the script of phonecall-making. I'm not meant to have to ask the idiot on the other side why they are ringing.
I SHOULDN'T FEEL COMPELLED TO MAKE AN LJ POST ABOUT HOW TO SPEAK ON A PHONE PROPERLY.
BAAAAAAAAAAAH!
ETA: Also (related in the way that it involves phone use?) good deed for the day = ringing NRMA for spanish woman with not much english.
Reward = $5. Seriously, I couldn't get her to take it back.
This = sweet.
Whilst I openly despise the telephone, I still know how to use it. I still know how to speak to other people on it.
I answered the phone three times today whilst at home alone, a record number now that I think about it. I usually let them ring away ^_^. Anyway, 2 of the three conversations went something like this:
Me: Hello, this is Anna speaking.
Silence: *counts to 5, silently*
Them: I'm Ella.
Me: ...
Me: ...
My brain: WHY ARN'T THEY TALKING?! Am I meant to know this person? Quickly! Stall for time whilst I search your memory bank!
Me: Sorry, who was this again?
Them: It's Ella.
*electronic tumble-weed*
My brain: *got nothing*
Me: Do you want something?
Ella:
My brain: Oh for GODS SAKE couldn't you have just said that 10min ago?!
I know, it's trivial, but I'm getting these calls every day now. And no, it's not just from dear Ella. I think it's a combination of teenagers and adults at mums guide group, and older teens from Bonnie's group. There are big, evil silences. It is odd. It is uncomfortable. It is not how a phonecall is meant to go. It does not follow the script of phonecall-making. I'm not meant to have to ask the idiot on the other side why they are ringing.
I SHOULDN'T FEEL COMPELLED TO MAKE AN LJ POST ABOUT HOW TO SPEAK ON A PHONE PROPERLY.
BAAAAAAAAAAAH!
ETA: Also (related in the way that it involves phone use?) good deed for the day = ringing NRMA for spanish woman with not much english.
Reward = $5. Seriously, I couldn't get her to take it back.
This = sweet.