I finally caved and got an iPod.
I never saw the need to have thousands of songs. It was all a bit excessive if you asked me. I always reasoned that I’m never on the road for such an extended period of time that I’ll need to have an entire library of songs at my fingertips. I was also very happy with my Sony Discman (yes, I still buy CDs although the frequency of that has dropped drastically) and I had a functioning Samsung MP3 player, with a mere capacity of 512MB, which was really more than enough for my needs. So, no. The iPod was never on any of my wishlists.
Of course, all that has changed after 8? 9? years, since this tiny music device was first launched. Mostly because:
- I now have the financial capacity to buy my own tech toys.
- I’ve recently replaced my old Sennheiser headphones and they are begging to be used.
- This new iPod nano has a nifty video recording function which kinda looks good.
- I’m starting to miss listening to music as I travel from place to place.
Allow me to explain point number 4: You see, work is a mere 15-20 minutes away, so I’ve not bothered to listen to any music as I travel to and fro over the past few years, choosing to spend my time on the commute catching up with news/tweets on my BlackBerry. To me, music is an experience that needs to last wayyy longer than 15-20 minutes. Cutting it short just seems… wrong. But yes, because I’ve not been listening to any music outside of home and the office for at least 3 years, I’ve really come to miss it tremendously. There’s just something special about walking through a park, or taking a long bus ride while listening to music that speaks to your soul, y’know?
So there’s the product shot of my new iPod nano up there, which has been projected to arrive at my doorstep on May 13. I was originally gonna go with either the yellow or the black, but seeing as the red one was tied in with (RED), and I didn’t mind the colour, I picked this one instead. Anything to support a worthy cause, no? ;)
i’m faithfully sticking to my creative ;)
YES, I KNOW!
Hmmmm maybe I should have gotten a red one especially since it’s tied in with (RED) but the guy at the counter never said anything about that. I actually wanted yellow but it was sold out. I settled for the orange one because I knew I was going to put a jacket over it anyway.
True that cutting it short is sad but when I walk by myself to practically everywhere I need to go the trip gets boring most of the time. I either start singing to myself anyway or overthinking things I don’t need to be thinking about. So music takes my mind off things and give some something to play air drums to on the way to school.
And yes the video recording function is pretty good. I think the iPod nano was a better deal than my first mp3, a sony walkman mp3 that was half the price and only 1G with way fewer functions.
Dia – Oh! Funny how it never crossed my mind to get a Creative. Huh.
Yellow Sub – I understand the Red and Yellow ones are only available if you buy them online. At least it says so on the website. But yes, I’m looking forward to my new toy! Yay-ness! :p
red is good.
red = LFC = YNWA
Hahaha! That’s what I also thought too! :p