Welcome to the Big City

Well, I lost my cell phone on Thursday. Actually, I'm being very generous to myself by using the word lost. I generally consider myself to have some awareness of what it takes to live in the big city but I obviously am missing a few automatic behaviors. Now, here's a list of possibilities for what happened to my phone:

• I left the phone on my desk at the office and cleaning staff got it (improbable)
• I dropped it somewhere when putting it back in my office (unlikely)
• I got pick-pocketed (requires completely plausible dumb-ass behavior on my part)

I guess I should consider myself lucky that I only lost my phone (instead of my wallet). I've started the process of getting a new phone. Since I had recently bought a post-paid (contract) cell phone account, I will at least be able to keep my phone number and have it transferred to a new SIM card. So... I don't have to switch to a third local phone number in as many weeks!