Palm Pre vs Blackberry Curve 8330

I need to get a new phone. My current Samsung m500
has served me well, but I've had it for 2 1/2 years. For the last year I've had to set something heavy on top of the charger where it hooks into the phone so that it would stay in at the right angle, otherwise it wouldn't charge. That's been a little bit of a hassle.

I have Sprint, and I have a really good deal with them--$35 a month and I get internet, unlimited texting, 500 anytime minutes, etc. So don't try and convince me to get an iPhone, cause I'm not switching. I went to the Sprint store on Saturday so I could handle both of them. Here are the pros and cons of both that I see.

Palm Pre

Pros

• Very user-friendly. I love the touch screen. You can have multiple applications open and just sort through them like cards. Want to check something out on the internet or your calendar without losing an e-mail you were writing? No problem.
• Sleek. And the colors are really vibrant.
• Pretty small--smaller than the iPhone when the keyboard isn't out.
• Universal Search--just start typing and it will search everything on your phone that starts with the letters you type.
• webOS, the operating system, is very fast and intuitive.

Cons

• $199
• It doesn't have an expansion slot to add memory. So you only get the built in 8GB I believe it is.
• Battery life isn't that great.

Blackberry Curve 8330

Pros

• $49
• A slightly bigger keyboard
• Does have expandable memory
• I've heard it works really well for business-oriented people

Cons

• The keyboard makes clicking noises that I don't like
• When compared to the sleekness of the Pre, it doesn't look very cool and feels kind of outdated. I want to touch the screen!
• I also don't like the rollerball very much. I got tired of it after just a few minutes of messing around with it.

Obviously you can probably tell I like the Pre better. But is it worth the extra $150? Let me know your opinion--especially if you've had either one of these phones (or if you've had another similar type of Blackberry).

Accidental Text Message

We've all done it (except for those few that don't have text messaging)--accidentally sent a text to the wrong person. Sometimes this isn't a very big deal, while other times . . . it's very embarrassing. Here's an example of one today which turned out funny.

Jordan --> Nathan

(supposed to go to Christina)

"Okay . . . If you're already thinking of birthday gifts, I'm not sure if flowery lotions would be my first choice . . ."

Then this is how I realized I had sent the text to the wrong person.

Nathan --> Jordan

"That my dear friend was a very random yet funny comment. I was in fact not considering sending lotion in any form."

Now the context of that is Christina was asking me which lotion scents I prefer, vanilla or flowery ones. That's what I get for having Nathan and Christina's speed dials so close to each other.

I seem to be doing this a lot. Twice in the last few days I texted someone I home teach named Jackie, only I still had this other Jackie in my phone (who ironically enough I home taught two years ago). That's right, I texted the wrong Jackie. Oh well, no harm done, usually.