I was in Nashville last week, and my boss and I went over my performance review and annual bonus. When I found out how much my bonus was, what do you think I did?

I spent about half of it on a new phone.

Right after I was employed by my present company, I found out they have a BES (Blackberry Enterprise Server). This means they can get my company emails to my Blackberry. They only approve of certain phones, and the iPhone is NOT one of them. So, I bought an 8330 Curve, and have enjoyed it for about 13 months now.

Last Wednesday, I went out and bought a new Storm 2. It has a touch screen that “clicks” when you press down on it to select what you’re touching. UPDATE: I finally beat WordPress into submission and got an image of the Storm 2. Here it is:

I’ve only had it a week, but I like it a lot better than my old one. It has room for all my songs, and lots of applications. I’m still exploring and tuning this phone. I’ll keep you apprised as I figure out the neat things this can do.

UPDATE 2: I’ve had it now for 2 1/2 weeks, and I still think it’s the neatest thing since sliced bread. It has its idiosyncrasies, but I still think it’s great. I’ve installed several apps that make my life easier, and I think it’s just plain cool.