A day in the life of Morris the Mobile

Morning has broken

7am and the alarm on your phone bleats and warbles as you fumble desperately to silence it. Snooze, bleat, snooze, bleat. Finally you stir, wipe your eyes and stick a leg out from under your ridiculously cosy and warm duvet. It can’t be time to get up, but the school day beckons. You shower, then dress while listening to music on your MP3 Player (aka phone). You stagger downstairs. A little memo pops up on your phone to remind you about your IT test. You check the calendar (on your phone) and see you have PE so remember your kit. You missed the footie last night (diligently revising for your test) so check the scores on your phone. Time to play a couple of games on your phone while you shovel down your coco-pops and glug your tea. Text your best mate to remind him or her about the test.

Walk and talk

Leave home and head for the bus stop. Text from Mum to remind you it’s gran’s birthday. You phone. Gran answers but her hearing aid is up the creek so you keep the conversation short and sweet, job done. Hop on bus, a bit more music, your friend texts back. He’s forgotten about the test as his little sister erased all memos from his phone after an argument over Big Brother. Receive an alert about cheap tickets to a Jay Z concert. Cool. Have enough money saved from your Saturday job at the video game store. Arrive at school. Registration. Supposed to turn off phone, you put it on silent mode. First class is IT. You ace the test, unlike your mate. So you cheer him up by telling him about the concert tickets. Keep clock-checking your phone. Morning drags. Finally break-time. Talk about seeing ‘The Dark Knight’ so check out times on your phone. Double Maths. Arrgh! Forgotten your calculator – your phone comes to the rescue. Mr Scott looks as deranged as ever, crazy hair, tweed suit, rosy cheeks. You take a sneaky picture on your phone and send to a friend that is home with chicken pox. Always brings a chuckle.

Lunch time

Food worse than usual. You are offered a ladle of chicken curry, looks like… better not say… Makes your stomach lurch. Another comedy picture to send your friend. Afternoon passes quickly. End of school day. Waiting at bus stop. Get a text from your mum. Can you pick up dry cleaning on your way home. Have no idea where it is. Use your phone to find location. Rack up a few brownie points.

After hours

Get home. Aunt Maud is staying. You endure the usual barrage of intrusive questions. Sausage and mash for dinner. Fantastic. Then a family outing. Your little sister is in a dance show. Yawn yawn. Dad forgets the camcorder. You video it using your phone – more brownie points. Aunt Maud misses the lottery. You check them on your phone. It get’s you some peace and quiet (great) and a sloppy kiss (not so great). Homework – done. Get ready for bed, listen to some music. Charge your phone. Good old Morris.