All in all, childhood is not something I want to experience all over again. I didn't like the general helplessness, lack of knowledge, the clashes with authority - and of course, the waiting. The endless waiting for...say, The Return of the Jedi to come out. I think I was in a 2-3 years depression as a small child knowing that Han Solo was frozen, Luke was missing a hand, and the Empire was still on the march. I don't think kids in general are good at waiting. Well now I get to relive all that waiting again. WILL THE IPHONE 3G JUST HURRY UP AND COME OUT ALREADY!?

So...this morning I stood in line again for an iPhone. Am I being masochistic? Do I really not have anything better to do with my time?

Today was the big day: the release of the iPhone 3G. We had a multi-tiered plan - I was going to check out the Apple Store near my house at 7am, Sara was going to check out the AT&T store nearest her, and her friend Morgan was going to check out the Union Square AT&T store. Whoever had the shortest line would grab a spot and we would all meet there. The Union Square store won - although the Apple store near my house looked like the most fun. The people in line had giddy faces, there was a camera crew, and the windows of the store were covered in black fabric.