The day the music died.

My Mp3 player is kaput.  

Yes, my Dell non-ipod has finally gone to the great charger in the sky.   The unit still plays, but the volume is busted.  I shut it off at a normal volume.  Of its own volition, it keeps getting louder, and the button that lowers the volume is stuck and unusable (currently, the volume level is between ear-splitting and ear-bleeding).  It's off warranty, two years old, completely obsolete, and I was planning on replacing it with a real ipod anyway, just not quite so soon. 

This thing almost qualifies as a necessity.  I take it everywhere with me.  If I leave the house, it's rare I don't have it in my bag.  After work, I plug in and the whole day washes away. It keeps out subway noises and the sounds of annoying people that I wish to ignore.   Sometimes it takes walks with me at lunchtime, and it cheers me on at the gym.  What's more, I don't have a car, and the subway is much easier to take with headphones than without them.  Of my material possessions, it's one of my very favorite things.    I've had a personal music device since I swiped my mom's walkman at the age of 5, and was given my own that Christmas.   I've always had something with me.  I lugged around a discman and a huge wallet full of cds until I finally caved and got the mp3 player, and I was instantly hooked.  The ability to have that many songs and combinations of songs at my disposal in one teeny tiny unit was like a dream come true. 

So you can imagine the level of not pleased I am right now.  

I'm probably going to suck it up and order one tomorrow or Friday (we get a discount on Apple products here at work, and free shipping, which helps a little).   And it'll be a shiny new video ipod, so anyone who can recommend a converter and ways to make the transition from the 21st century versions of Beta to VHS, I'd appreciate it. 

I was going to have it engraved with the quote from Fight Club that says "We spend our lives working jobs we hate to buy shit we don't need," but I ran out of room.   Suggestions for an alternative engraving are welcome.

Also, here's a poll, since I'm curious: 

[Poll #803677]

Despite that annoyance, I wound up having a lovely evening last night.  Puck had to work overnight, poor thing, so quasisonic asked me if I wanted to go and see Little Miss Sunshine with her, especially since neither of us could remember the last time we saw a movie together.   The movie was cute and pretty funny, but spending time with her was awesome, and I hope we can do this again soon.  

The day the music died.

My Mp3 player is kaput.  

Yes, my Dell non-ipod has finally gone to the great charger in the sky.   The unit still plays, but the volume is busted.  I shut it off at a normal volume.  Of its own volition, it keeps getting louder, and the button that lowers the volume is stuck and unusable (currently, the volume level is between ear-splitting and ear-bleeding).  It's off warranty, two years old, completely obsolete, and I was planning on replacing it with a real ipod anyway, just not quite so soon. 

This thing almost qualifies as a necessity.  I take it everywhere with me.  If I leave the house, it's rare I don't have it in my bag.  After work, I plug in and the whole day washes away. It keeps out subway noises and the sounds of annoying people that I wish to ignore.   Sometimes it takes walks with me at lunchtime, and it cheers me on at the gym.  What's more, I don't have a car, and the subway is much easier to take with headphones than without them.  Of my material possessions, it's one of my very favorite things.    I've had a personal music device since I swiped my mom's walkman at the age of 5, and was given my own that Christmas.   I've always had something with me.  I lugged around a discman and a huge wallet full of cds until I finally caved and got the mp3 player, and I was instantly hooked.  The ability to have that many songs and combinations of songs at my disposal in one teeny tiny unit was like a dream come true. 

So you can imagine the level of not pleased I am right now.  

I'm probably going to suck it up and order one tomorrow or Friday (we get a discount on Apple products here at work, and free shipping, which helps a little).   And it'll be a shiny new video ipod, so anyone who can recommend a converter and ways to make the transition from the 21st century versions of Beta to VHS, I'd appreciate it. 

I was going to have it engraved with the quote from Fight Club that says "We spend our lives working jobs we hate to buy shit we don't need," but I ran out of room.   Suggestions for an alternative engraving are welcome.

Also, here's a poll, since I'm curious: 

[Poll #803677]

Despite that annoyance, I wound up having a lovely evening last night.  Puck had to work overnight, poor thing, so quasisonic asked me if I wanted to go and see Little Miss Sunshine with her, especially since neither of us could remember the last time we saw a movie together.   The movie was cute and pretty funny, but spending time with her was awesome, and I hope we can do this again soon.