Its not just me... teaching your kids

When you take the stock Versa alone without the QWERTY module, it totally blends in -- which is by design, we think. To the casual observer, this could be a Dare... whatever -- it's just an ordinary-looking slate without any obvious outward signs that it's capable of hardware expansion. It's small, solid, has a nice heft to it, and feels good in the hand and against the ear. One minor complaint: the side of the device are convex and the buttons rest upon the upper half of the curve, which makes the volume keys in particular a little awkward to actuate while in a call. I'm sure you'd get used to it after a few days' use.

The Versa was a pleasant surprise. Everything seemed to work smoothly and quickly -- including the cute but unnecessary screen transitions -- and the screen was mostly responsive enough. On a couple occasions, I found the phone registering a drag (say, through a menu or scrolling in the browser) as a couple distinct clicks, which led to unwanted behavior; it wasn't frequent enough to warrant a major concern, though.

The browser, while still a far fetch from Android's, S60's, or the iPhone's, is surprisingly usable and full-featured for a non-smartphone device. Call us jaded, but we were downright shocked to see Verizon's full, non-mobile site load in a reasonable amount of time without any visual hiccups. Obviously, a WQVGA screen of this size is going to give you trouble viewing a full site like that for other reasons -- but hey, it's comforting to know that you can do it if you're willing to bear the punishment.

Attaching the QWERTY module is easy enough, but there's a problem: the phone doesn't just snap into position. Instead, you've got to remove the battery cover and attach the module in its place, which means you've got to either carry around the battery cover or commit to staying in QWERTY mode and leave the cover at home. Once you get past that inconvenience, though, you'll be feasting your eyes on a fat, retro mess of brown pleather that somehow... well, works. I can't put my finger on it, but for some reason, I love just how ridiculous the Versa looks nestled inside the module. If LG had taken a less in-your-face approach and made it smooth, matte black, we probably would've been offended by it -- but the fact that they've gone for broke with the heavily-grained fake hide earns our respect and admiration (your mileage will definitely vary on this one). It's so ugly, it's chic.

Open, the keyboard is surprisingly usable. Looking at the module's cover, you might think that it's floppy and impossible to use while standing and supported with a single hand, but it's totally doable -- the keyboard and hinge will happily support the weight of the whole package, which is key to making this concept work. The keys themselves are a little too "clicky" -- they require just a tiny bit too much pressure to actuate and make too much noise -- but the layout works well and we found ourselves busting out text messages with aplomb in no time.

Closed, the QWERTY module makes the Versa the awkward phone we all knew it could be. You don't have a numeric keypad, though LG has seen fit to attach dedicated Send and End buttons to the front of the cover along with a tiny OLED that's just big enough to give you battery and signal strength, time, and caller ID. A hole in the cover lets the Versa's earpiece pass through so you can still hear calls (in other words, you can still hold the phone normally during a call in this mode), but realistically, you'll want to restrict yourself to receiving calls or using voice recognition with the cover attached.

Overall, I came away from the Versa impressed -- moreso than I thought we would be -- largely on the strength of the phone itself and the uniqueness and usability of the QWERTY module. Thing is, it's expensive, lacks a 3.5mm headphone jack, and doesn't really do anything your average mid- to high-end featurephone on Verizon can't -- and ultimately, the success of the device might depend on LG's ability to produce and market a few extra modules (we've heard rumors of a dedicated game pad and a stereo loudspeaker, for example) that'll set it apart from the Dares, the Kraves, and the Glydes of the world. Gimmicks aren't always a bad thing, right?

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I don't believe in restraining emotion. Real is raw, untouched, uncensored, well spoken and ends in a slap of the face. Yours or mine? If I affect you, then I've already changed the world. I changed yours didn't I?

I don't expect you to understand myself or my thoughts. I believe in the words I say, what I defend and the moments I cherish. I believe that you believe what you think is true. But I believe you know nothing. This is modern culture; processed society. This is a place of buy-one-get-one-free personalities and lack of a better word. Knowledge is power and conforming is security. Stop. Say something worth saying. Make a point. You are not whatever label you place yourself under. You are what you fight for, what you defend, what you protect. You are what you believe in. Your thoughts aren't real, only your actions. Open your eyes and do something worth doing, send a message worth sending. There's nothing worse than blending into the scenery.

Shiny Toy Guns - Nothing Compares to you

Absolutely breath taking song.

The only thing guaranteed in this life is death and disease. All else is a bonus, and I, my dear, am a bonus. I'm always writing. All the time. Always muttering something to myself. Delicious poetry. Delicious lyrical poetry. Language, sentence structure, turns of phrases, rhymes, metaphors, hyperbole and sarcasm. I love it all. The pen is mightier than the fist and yeah, I'm a pretty frustrated, angst-ridden individual. But that's what makes me so special and unique right? I believe I've created something that's going to change the way you look at things, but it's not ready yet. Stop. Start. Pause. Rewind that. Play it again. What's missing? I don't like it. There's nothing you've got in your pocket, throat or wallet that can bring me down. Keep trying though. You're nothing but a bad actor in a low budget screenplay.

I believe in everyone's life, people play purposes, characters if you will. The best friend. The backstabber. The first love. The insecure one. The rebel. The bitch. etc
In everyone's life, these characters exist, just with different names. No matter what social dynamic you throw yourself into, you'll find the same little characters playing their part in people's lives, being influential, catastrophic, life changing. I think it's rare when you come across someone different, who chooses not to be the cliché category that other people fit in, without even realising. I hunt those people. These days they seem almost non existent.

you make mistakes, re-assess, learn and grow.
i wonder how many people actually take the time to reflect, instead of wasting their time infront of media that is designed to control and manipulate....i am constantly surprised by the lack of morals in our society. again, only validating my opinion on humanity.
i held these beliefs close to my heart, governing the way i live and interact.
i was naive enough to be talked into venturing outside my views, in the hope that perhaps my better judgement was wrong, but upon much reflection over the past 6 months, ive realised that i should have stood by those ideals...i was never wrong, integrity is fast becoming obsolete.


you simply avoid disappointment by having no expectations.
part of growing up is the acceptance that life is not perfect, the way it was depicted in fables for the young, a cruel way of shaping one's mind to bitter disappointment later in life.


im sick of pointless, uninteresting conversation; mindless fools with no ability for abstract thought.
there's so much knowledge to be swallowed. nihilism becomes pointless unless you're prepared to take your own life, you become nothing but a contradiction, using the philosophical concept as a scapegoat.
a new year, time to sweep away the cobwebs, the lifestyle i once kept, the friends i once thought i had and move on to better things, a productive mind.
someone once said that you're only as good as the company you keep.






lucky for me i like solitude.