You're Talking on the Phone ... Here ... About That?

This afternoon I was in the bathroom at work, and I heard a cell phone ring. At first I thought, 'OK, it's in her purse and the ringer is on ... no biggie.' Then, the woman answered the phone. And, if that's not bad enough, the conversation consisted of girl talk ... nothing urgent enough to talk about while peeing.

Before I go on, let me say that I love my phone. That little Blackberry can do amazing things. But, I'm not going to chat about boys and make up while I'm in the office bathroom. Nobody wants to hear about your new lipstick or the woman who's trying to sleep with your boyfriend.

In this "cell phone is my pacemaker" world, private conversations are on the way to becoming extinct. For those people who do have everyday cell convos constantly in front of others, I'm glad you don't care what people think ... but you should understand that those around you aren't interested in your every word. People may even roll their eyes at you ... take the hint. If you don't respect your private conversation, at least respect that other people are in the world too. And maybe they like to pee, wait for the bus and shop for underwear in peace.

It's alright to turn off your phone every now and then and wait until your home to make calls. And, if your best friend needs to know that color of your lipstick, text her. Why do you think texting was invented? It's not only there for you to send drunken messages at 2 a.m.

Here's a helpful list of acceptable reasons to have, and use, your cell phone in the bathroom, at the bus stop or in the underwear section:


- To call for help if you fall when getting up from the toilet.
- To check the weather to see if you should run home and get your umbrella after all.
- To send a picture message to your guy of the sexy lingerie you just bought.
- To answer the phone when you friend, who you're meeting for drinks, calls because your late. Tell him/her your bus is late and to order a drink and relax.
- To text your best friend when the sales associate at Victoria's Secret tells you you're actually an A cup, and you thought you were a B.
- To update your Facebook status when you're stuck in a long line for the bathroom. It happens a lot, right ladies and people who go to dive bars with one working bathroom.
- To write yourself a memo with some of the lyrics to a song played in the store. You must find it on iTunes.

... Remember ... no amount of girl talk is worth the risk of dropping your phone in your own pee. Then again, maybe sticking your hand in there to retrieve it might make you think twice about your bathroom phone chats.