didn't keep losing the cord that plugged it into my computer (which of course, they don't sell replacements for). So I got me the real deal... and it is pretty awesome. I have not had a lot of free listening time yet, but I have certainly filled the memory to near breaking point. 16 GB almost all gone. Shit, the first computer I ever used had 4 MEGA bytes in its whole memory. Amazing.The possibilities for this thing are endless. I like having most of my tunes with me at all times, and in a neat tiny package. As I may have mentioned in the past, music is kind of an important thing to me. When I am home (if the tele isn't on) I always have music going. It's relaxing; it's invigorating; it's a series of mini cross-sections of my life as I know and knew it. I have been trying to remember I have this convenient little device in my daily activities, trying to invent ways to use it. Just yesterday I went to clean all the dog crap out of the basement (don't ask), and thought, "hey, I should shovel dog crap into a bucket with music in my ears!" Now I get to roam around my world with a little soundtrack to everything.
Perhaps the most exciting aspect are the podcasts. What a great idea, producing little hors douvres of news and movies and indy music and radio shows and uploading them for everyone to listen to. I love having my favorite NPR programs automatically downloaded to my Ipod, so I can listen at my leisure (since I never get to listen to NPR live anymore). Hooray for This American Life. There are a number of government-type groups that have podcasts too, which is perfect since I am trying to understand and learn about some of these things. I have since downloaded Inside the FBI programs, podcasts from the Counter Intelligence Centre, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and other fascinating things. This is on top of some fun stuff like bluegrass songs of the day and neat little independent music programs. The potential for these are great, and the selections endless.
I am still afr
aid to carry this with me everywhere (especially the hospital) until I get a protective case. This thing feels sturdy, but I fear for it's little orange exoskeleton. For now I will play mother kangaroo to my little joey here and carry on with my adventures worthy of a soundtrack.(And in case you were wondering... I was listening to music on my Ipod the entire time I was typing this post).
2 comments:
Wow what a busy ipod you have.
Welcome to the cult-- there is one, count it: ONE, Apple store in Calgary. A lot of people liken it to a cult..... it's funny but it's true. I shoveled dog poo into the gathering can once with a lovely, calming soundtrack. It was also 13 below at the time, so anything calming was a must!
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