Goodbye Old Friend
I'm going to miss you!
(actress portraying Very Josie)
You've been my buddy for years. You were there to entertain me whenever I rode the bus during rush hour as well as those rare times when I exercised. And let's not forget all those poker games we played together. You were wonderful. Even after you got on in years, I never once thought about turning you in for a new model. So what if those newer models had fancy buttons and pictures and bigger memory. They weren't you!
*sigh*
I'm talking about my Creative Zen mp3 player which has been with me through thick and thin (mostly thick) for over a decade. A decade people!
My Buddy
When I got this bad boy as a gift 11-12 years ago he was the hottest thing evar! Unfortunately, everything gets old. At first the case broke. Then when I was in Vegas I stupidly decided to charge it next to my hair straightener. I woke up to find the screen half melted....yet it still worked! So what if I couldn't read the title of the songs! And then, the clip broke, which is not too surprising after a decade of use. Did I really need to clip it to my person? Nah....I just kept using it anyway. I never once thought about replacing it.
Till this weekend.
It just wouldn't start working after being charged for two straight days. I saw a half melted message that said "rebuilding library" but it never recovered. I had to break down and get "something".
This frightened me.
I have my big tourney next week and with no music buddy, I'd be toast. Keep in mind two big factors:
1. I don't know crap about ipods or anything electronic.
2. I'm cheap.
Soooo the simplest and least expensive thingy I could find was an Ipod shuffle and they come in GOLD! It would match my jewelry! Maybe this wouldn't be as bad as I thought.
See how cute? This is my new baby!
It's a newer and much more petite model than I'm used to. I took my time....put on my reading glasses and read all the instructions. I signed up for Itunes. (very impressive, eh?) Then I figured out how to download all my cds onto it! I even bought myself an itunes giftcard so I could get new songs! And then, *gasp* I bought two new songs and synched them to the Ipod! Me!!!
I did that!
And I brought Goldie out for his inaugural bus ride this morning.
I excitedly plugged the airbuds into his shiny golden self. btw he's about the size of a dove chocolate, yet he holds 500 songs!
I got on the bus, and pushed the little button and..............
Nothing.
Fucking nothing.
I dunno what happened! I know all the songs are in his belly but he ain't singing. WTF This means I need Evan's friend Shane to come over and help me. He has one of these shuffle thingys. God I hate electronics.
*sigh* Worst case scenario I can return it, chock full of my songs, but I don't want to! I want it to do what it's supposed to do!
Boooo!!!!
Josie
Comments
In the car I am addicted to sports radio shows and oldies stations. I guess I don't seem obsessed with constantly listening to music, especially at the poker table.
It is the one with the gas lights.
I know it is more expensive but you play poker dont ya?
Save a tourney buy-in and buy a Nano.....it holds way more than the shuffle and displays the songs, album covers, pictures, etc...
It is also the same exact size as the shuffle.
I couldn't decide between the two....I saw that the nano held more songs PLUS the nano had a pedometer in it! I'd totally use that.
But in the end it was $50 vs $150....see #2 of my post - I am cheap. I didn't know if the nano was worth 3 times the price of the shuffle....so i got the shuffle.
And even as I did that I kept in mind....it's returnable - if I win in AC I should return the shuffle and get the nano.
Anyway, yes paul, you're right. Sheesh I don't get to type that sentence too often on this blog. :)
It still not working btw. I have it charging AGAIN.
Maybe your son isn't too far from Boston? :)