The day the music died.
Aug. 23rd, 2006 10:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offbalanceMy 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![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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.
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. 
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Date: 2006-08-24 03:10 pm (UTC)(And you'll appreciate this - when I picked mine out I kept thinking "60 B!!!" over and over again in my head.)
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Date: 2006-08-24 05:30 pm (UTC)::loves you::
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Date: 2006-08-24 03:29 pm (UTC)But I would have LOVED to have that quote on there, though.
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