my favo(u)rite candybar

so today I'm readying myself for adventures Out West + Down Under. right now that mostly means listening to Arcade Fire and poking through my assorted collection of funky cameras to decide which make the cut, i.e.; which ones will be the most fun/least annoying to cart all over Oz. and doing laundry.

but it also included some inadvertent nostalgia. thinking about Australia-friendly mobiles, it seemed the perfect opportunity to pull out my favorite SIM-ready telefonino: my trusty ole' British Sony Ericsson T610. god I loved that phone. it was the perfect marriage of form + function. with ideal candybar proportions and the perfect size for my little girl hands, it's menu was intuitive and the aluminum + glossy black plastic case was oh so über cool.

of course, it's not a "smart phone" but I kind of don't care. my partner in crime will have resurrected the old blackberry for any "smart" purposes. I'm excited to be reunited with my favorite candybar, if temporarily.

body design created by industrial designer Erik Ahlgren. image via Phing.