[Prestidigitweeze]

It took some time to receive my OPO because our mailman went on vacation right before my hard-won coyphone was sent. The package was then marked undeliverable by some human headache and slated for return. Customer service and a local supervisor both insisted that nothing could be done. Then I filed a complaint and my OPO appeared at my apartment door the very next day.

The same sort of thing has been happening with accessories, which is why a Diztronic case for my OPO is slated to arrive at my work address. BTW: No one should bother with any of the official cases, which are utter pants. I bought the cheapest out of necessity and its flimsiness honors the invective of its reputation.

Having bleated that, I have to say that 1. no "begging" was necessary to receive an OPO -- I was simply invited after joining the OnePlus forum on a whim -- and 2. my new phantasmblet has been a joy to tweak and fondle. Mac owners will be pleased to know that a OnePlus Forum member named Mechanical has created the most idiot-proof all-in-one unlocking and rooting software I've ever used. After dawdling with bloatware and inconvenient/obtrusive options on my S4, the experience of using an OPO has been exhilarating.

One thing I'll miss about my S4 is the AMOLED screen, which makes fonts and images appear so vividly etched that every word and icon resembles a miniature decal that rose through black water to float and glow on the screen's surface. No panel on any device has ever given me more pleasure; apesmom and jersysman's G3s have exceptional displays as well. But once I switched from Cyanogenmod's overly magnified interface (Trebuchet) to Nova, the post-Retinal precision of the OPO screen became apparent. And combining elements of both UIs results in a better experience than either offers separately.

I'm writing this on my Nexus 7 and am saving this post now to prevent losing it accidentally.