Not that you need to hear more from me on this, but this really is the exact kind of accessory I needed. Programmable, powerful enough to be fun, not obtrusive enough to get in the way, lots of stylish colorful and businessy metallic bands I can swap out and accessorize for my day - and paying ~5% state of charge per day for an always-on display in "night" or single-color mode, it also manages to match in simple utility a simple quartz watch of the type my last-but-one partner favored. It's clever, unusual, understated, but for those who bother noticing such things it does make a nuanced statement. It's
me.I've spent ca $500 now on a range from Band 7 through Balance to T-rex 3, just so I'll have something to suit all styles and occasions. That may sound like a lot of money, but it really isn't; due to some events last year far too tedious to discuss, I lately find I'm read as homeless a little (...a lot...) too easily for comfort, and accessorizing this way allows me to show the ignorant wealthy something they think they recognize enough not to feel threatened by, without my having to compromise on any characteristics I actually care about in a personal device.
When the bad read is from a 20-year-old college kid bartender who has the job precisely because the place is too empty that time of day for even a Labrador to screw anything up too badly, I don't especially care. But this is Baltimore, and while the BPD has made enormous strides in the last decade and especially under Mayor Scott, times are scary. If the bad read is a keyed-up 22-year-old cop with a hand already near his weapon, that really could turn out to be the last bad day we ever have.
Oh sure, that poor cop would regret it and never forgive himself starting one second after the shot, but what good would that do him or me? Everybody goes out some kind of way, but I would rather for the sake of all involved this not be mine, and the upgrade to my style materially reduces the chance of that happening and makes me happy all kinds of other ways too.
So thanks again, most earnestly! Whether or not you meant to do me such a favor, you did; if you're ever in town and want to hit me up, feel free to collect on that very nice meal that I owe you.