My life is about to take a serious change for the better. I know this because I went down to SamoaTel this afternoon to apply for a phone line. I'm about to get hooked up and dialed in.

Now, saying that, SamoaTel doesn't have the best reputation for providing speedy service, and customers have waited months for lines to be installed.

After I filled out the application, I said to the woman who was helping me, so someone will be out tomorrow to put the line in, right? She just laughed at me. She said I should stop by the office next week to check up on the status of my application. It shouldn't take too long in my case because there's already a jack in the house. They just need to get someone up to my house to reconnect the line.

With my luck, I'll have a phone in place and then a house will open up closer to town and I'll move.