Sorry, Google. I know you had the best of intentions, but this is scary, not sweet.

You know that quote, “insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”?

Well, if that is true, is it sane to do the same thing over and over expecting the same results, knowing you won’t like them, or is that just downright psychotic?

Because that’s how I feel about writing novels on phones.

Phones, historically, were designed for the purpose of verbal discourse, not the written variety we enjoy today through SMS, e-mails, or in this case, a post on a blog. In fact, these technologies didn’t even exist when the telephone was first invented, nor was it feasible through the use of tin cans and string.

And now, after having a Danger Sidekick, Motorola Q, HTC Mogul, and, at the moment, an Apple iPhone, I think I’m more than qualified to say: phones are still not meant to be used for purposes other than verbal discourse.

In fact, aside from my iPhone, these phones didn’t even work too great for providing that basic functionality either!

I love to write; I have for as long as I can remember. When I was younger, and I may be dating myself here, I even used these primitive tools called “pens” and “paper” to achieve this goal.

Now, I’ve written numerous stories on these makeshift handheld computers, and let me tell you, this is an activity that can be best prefaced with a warning of: “CAUTION: use at your own risk.”

Countless times, I have written lengthy stories only to watch my words vanish before my eyes, sometimes immediately, sometimes at a staggering pace as they freeze on the screen prior to leaving for good. It’s quite the magic trick, this disappearing act, if you’re into that kind of thing.

But, I’m not, and yet, I cry, cry, cry, then I complain, come back for more, do it again.

So, yeah, that’s why I decided to write about that, instead of pouring my heart and soul into a blackhole never to be seen again, because, to be completely and utterly redundant, insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

I mean, I could just use that pricey MacBook of mine or even (gasp!) good old-fashioned pen and paper, but that would just be too easy and practical, and we simply can’t have that, now can we? ;)

Fin.