????想知道為了iPhone排隊(duì)兩周半是什么樣情形嗎？
????如果你曾經(jīng)有過這樣的念頭,，21歲的基南?湯普森和26歲的杰西卡?麥羅可算幫了你一個(gè)忙,，當(dāng)然，其他iPhone粉絲也沾了光,。他們聯(lián)手記錄了自己排隊(duì)的經(jīng)歷,，以便留給后人看?；显赥witter上（@iPhoneWhatever）,，而杰西卡在名稱大致相同的一個(gè)博客上（iphonewhatever.com），該博客活潑,、風(fēng)趣,、聰明，偶爾還很真誠,。
????我們以前也見過為蘋果排隊(duì)的人,。格雷格?派克是位半職業(yè)的“排隊(duì)黨”。他曾是第一個(gè)排在蘋果第五大道旗艦店外等待購買第一代iPhone,、iPad和iPhone4（他在此隊(duì)伍中排第4位）的人,。此外，還有一個(gè)叫做WhoFarm的組織為了購買iPhone 3G,，露營了一個(gè)星期,，（但他們主要是為了引起人們對其環(huán)境事業(yè)的關(guān)注，其中包括一個(gè)將白宮17英畝草坪變成有機(jī)農(nóng)場的計(jì)劃,。）
????但我們從來沒有過像眼前這兩位這么目光敏銳且樂于分享的觀察員,。尤其是看杰西卡的文字讀來令人捧腹。她詳細(xì)記錄了自己的經(jīng)歷：風(fēng)吹雨打,、睡不了覺,、全身臭烘烘、磕到腦袋,。（“唉,！這是我在紐約露宿街頭的第17天。我好不容易偷偷溜進(jìn)了浴室,，結(jié)果腦袋卻撞到了墻角上,。這真是不錯(cuò)……我受傷的方式總是愚蠢之極。誰給我點(diǎn)止痛片吧,，或者干脆把我的腦袋砍了算了,。”）
????兩人不是夫婦,，但是非常要好的朋友,。兩人三年前相識(shí),，當(dāng)時(shí)他們在為電影做促銷【《鋼鐵俠》1和2（Ironman 1 and 2）、《變形金剛》2和3（Transformers 2 and 3）,、《海扁王》（Kickass）,、《蠢蛋搞怪秀》3D（Jackass 3D）等】。 基南曾經(jīng)在蘋果（Apple）零售店干了兩年半,，一家在皇后,，一家就是第五大道這家店。杰西卡是一位自由職業(yè)者,，做過各種推廣工作,，但她真正熱愛的是人體藝術(shù)，不論是作為模特還是藝術(shù)家,。她的志向是做出戴米?摩爾全裸登上《名利場》（Vanity Fair）封面那樣的作品,。假如杰西卡屈尊加你為好友，你可以在Facebook上看到她的藝術(shù)作品（和身體）,。
????基南和杰西卡最開始的一周多非常平靜,。不過，第九天（10月5日）,，史蒂夫?喬布斯突然逝世。杰西卡記錄了當(dāng)時(shí)發(fā)生的一切： |
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????Want to know what it's like to spend two and a half weeks in an iPhone line?
????If you've ever considered such a thing, Keenen Thompson, 21, and Jessica Mellow, 26, have done you -- and the rest of the iPhone-lovin' world -- a favor: they have teamed up to record their experiences for posterity, Keenen on Twitter (@iPhoneWhatever) and Jessica in a sprightly, funny, clever and occasionally heartfelt blog by roughly the same name (iphonewhatever.com).
????We've had Apple line-sitters before. Greg Packer, a semi-professional "man-on-the-street," was first in line at Apple's flagship Fifth Avenue store for the original iPhone, the iPad and the iPhone 4 (he's No. 4 in this line). A group called the WhoFarm camped out for a week to get the iPhone 3G (but mostly to draw attention to their environmental causes, including a scheme to turn the White House's 17-acre lawn into an organic farm.)
????But we've never had observers as sharp-eyed and generous as these two. Jessica, especially, is a joy to read as she experiences (and describes in detail) the effects of wind, rain, sleep deprivation, Cheeto-flavored body odor and a painful crack on the skull. ("Ugh! Leave it to me to get through 17 days of camping on the streets of NYC only to slip in the bathroom and hit my head off the corner of the wall? It does make sense…I tend to get injured in the dumbest ways possible. Somebody bring me a Vicoden, or better yet, cut off my head.")
????The two are not a couple, but they have been best of friends since they met three years ago doing promotions for movie screenings (Ironman 1 and 2, Transformers 2 and 3, Kickass, Jackass 3D, etc.). Keenen worked two and half years for Apple (AAPL) in retail, both in Queens and in this store. Jessica does various kinds of freelance promotion tasks, but her real love is body art, both as a model and as an artist. Her ambition is to do the kind of work that put Demi Moore in her birthday suit on the cover of Vanity Fair. You can see Jessica's art (and body) on Facebook, if she deigns to friend you.
????Things were pretty quiet for Keenen and Jessica for the first week or so. Then, on day 9, Steve Jobs died. Jessica's account of what happened next follows below the fold.
????Last night is a bit of a blur…I got a text from Keenen (who was grabbing something to eat) saying he was on his way back, and that Steve Jobs was dead. I thought he was joking, though if I'd thought about it I'd know Keenen, being a die-hard Apple fan, would never joke about that. There were also rumors of his death a few weeks ago, but after checking up on the news online, I realized it was true. Keenen and I were both pretty shocked by the news. Not 10 minutes later, the media started to arrive and before we knew it, there were dozens of reporters representing countries all over the world asking us for interviews…cameras flashing, videos rolling, and people gathering to pay their respects. We were pretty caught off guard, and a little shell-shocked. I can't even count the number of people who came up to us, both together and individually. They were mostly gathering thoughts on Steve Jobs, what he meant to Apple, to the technology world, and to society as a whole. He was an amazing, brilliant man, who changed the world of technology and inspired people to think for themselves.
????Here is a brilliant quote making it's rounds on Facebook right now, straight from the mouth of Mr. Jobs himself: |
