Cell phone cameras were a great, but also really annoying and bothersome, invention. I'm so tried of this new trend of taking photos of unsuspecting people wherever, whenever, doing whatever, and then posting them online. There just seems to be absolutely no thought for people's privacy anymore. So I was thrilled when I saw this story of student who got arrested for posting pictures of people on Twitter who were doing nothing but working out at the gym. The little jerk student, Caleb Kordsmeier, ran a Twitter account called @HPERprobsUARK. Well, I guess it's Caleb's problem now. The account was solely to post pics of people working out at the university gym. Without them knowing.

Nothing ruins a vacation faster than hitting snags that should be avoidable...things like a cellphone that doesn't work, a lost or stolen passport, or a long plane delay with hungry, cranky, bored kids.

So we polled our well-traveled friends and came up with these top 5 travel essentials.

1) Travel wallet: It could be a money belt that goes around your waist or a wallet "necklace," but you need something that will allow you to keep your passport, money, and an emergency credit card at hand without attracting the attention of pickpockets like a purse would. Something that goes under your clothes is ideal, plus it leaves your hands free for taking photos or holding a bottle of water.

Kristin Cavallari gave the world a peek behind the proverbial curtain recently when she let it slip that her fiance, Jay Cutler, proposed to her via text message. And if you don't think that's bad, I'll do you one better: He apparently mailed the engagement ring to her after she, I'm guessing, texted back "Y".

Cavallari told E! News: "It was so silly. I was in the airport, leaving Chicago. We had just spent however many days together and we were texting and somehow it came up, like, 'Oh, shall we get married?' We're like, 'Yeah, OK.' And then he sent my ring in the mail. So I actually had my ring sitting at home for a couple of weeks before I put it on."

Romantical.

To be honest, I'm not as much put off by the mail order engagement ring as I am the "Wil u mry me?" proposal. I know we're a text-y society, but dude, some things ought to be done in person.

You seriously can't make this stuff up. A woman named Laura Safe was texting her boyfriend and walked herself right into an icy canal. And no, I am not joking, her last name is really Safe. She is a radio personality in Birmingham, England and is thankfully fine. She even managed to throw her purse and phone to safety before she completely submerged. Pretty impressive!

Luckily there was someone there to lift her out of the freezing water and so the only lingering issue is her new fear of texting and some lumps of embarrassment. Safe even gave an interview (below) where you can see her describe how she managed to get tripped up and what she thinks about it now.

It is safe to say this whole texting on-the-run is becoming a hilarious and disturbing trend.

I love texting. Call me Textasaurus Rex. Or Tyrannosaurus Text. Your choice. But I love texting. Love it, love it, love it. It's about 4,000 times easier than making an actual phone call. (Phone call? What's that, you dinosaur?) It's convenient ("What time r u gonna be home?" "7"). And it takes the awkwardness out of communicating via cell with people you're not besties with. (Have you ever been nervous to send a text? Prolly not.)

But still. There are a few annoying habits people engage in while texting -- and here r 7 of thm.

You know what you definitely don't need? A phone that works while you're taking a shower. Aren't showers, like, the last sacred place on Earth? The one place you can't check your email or text or talk on the phone and just ... be? Well, they exist now. Yes, waterproof phones have now made their inevitable way onto the market. And while they're nice for the ol' dropping your phone into the toilet sitch that happens time to time, please, guys, don't talk on the phone in the shower. It's bad enough you text while you poop.

It's not a stretch to say that people LOVE their iPhones. It's more like an extra appendage than a mobile device. So it's not surprising the extreme lengths people will go through to get them back when they've been stolen. The most jaw-dropping recent example: A New York City musician used a dating app, a bribe, and hammer to get his beloved iPhone back.

I can't tell you how many of my 8-year old daughter's friends have iPod Touches or even cell phones. And not surprisingly, she's been begging me for one of her own.

While I can see circumstances why some younger kids might need a cell phone, I'm pretty sure mine does not. And I'll be honest, most of the kids around her that have one don't need one either.