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elrhiarhodanI'm thinking that it's a way for my brain to cope with the larger tragedies that are consuming the world and filling me with existential dread.
The story...
The days of me buying the latest and greatest of everything Apple have long since passed - I'm a homeowner now and my mortgage comes first. But there was a time when I would get a new iPod every year or so, and pass on the older ones to friends and family. As the iPhone became more and more capable and I was able to put my music library in the cloud, the little iPod became something of a relic. But it still has its uses - like in my car, which is kitted out with a direct connection between the audio system and an iPod (cutting edge in 2013).
Last night, I was listening to some Billy Joel and right in the middle of My Life, the song cut out and skipped to Always a Woman. Then I remembered that this was a faulty track and has been a faulty track since I'd ripped the CD back in 2002. A few years ago, I had borrowed my sister's copy of the album and ripped it, so I could have the undamaged track, but I'd never updated my iPod. I don't carry it around - it's locked into the glovebox and I have to actually remember that I want to update it, which is usually just a passing thought that doesn't last when I'm in my garage.
Except that yesterday evening, I did remember to take it with me and bring it into my office. All would have been well except I could not locate the old 30-pin USB cord to connect it to my computer. I thought it was in the drawer next to my desk, but it wasn't. I thought I had a spare in my travel kit, but nope - I took it out when I stopped traveling with an iPod.
I couldn't find one for love or money and it pissed me off big time. So much so that I tossed and turned for an hour and woke up thinking of all the places I could have one, because I did not want to but a new cord, even if I could spend less than $7 for one.
The sad thing is that now that I think about it, I remember tossing the one I had in my desk drawer away, thinking that I didn't need to keep it for posterity (I had clearly forgotten about the iPod in my car).
But good news, I did find one. At one point, I had so many of these cords that I had never taken a new one out of a box - the one from the very last iPod I bought. I knew there was a reason why I kept all of my Apple packaging.
The iPod's now merrily syncing away, a quaint bit of 2008 tech that still works just fine.
Remember these?
The story...
The days of me buying the latest and greatest of everything Apple have long since passed - I'm a homeowner now and my mortgage comes first. But there was a time when I would get a new iPod every year or so, and pass on the older ones to friends and family. As the iPhone became more and more capable and I was able to put my music library in the cloud, the little iPod became something of a relic. But it still has its uses - like in my car, which is kitted out with a direct connection between the audio system and an iPod (cutting edge in 2013).
Last night, I was listening to some Billy Joel and right in the middle of My Life, the song cut out and skipped to Always a Woman. Then I remembered that this was a faulty track and has been a faulty track since I'd ripped the CD back in 2002. A few years ago, I had borrowed my sister's copy of the album and ripped it, so I could have the undamaged track, but I'd never updated my iPod. I don't carry it around - it's locked into the glovebox and I have to actually remember that I want to update it, which is usually just a passing thought that doesn't last when I'm in my garage.
Except that yesterday evening, I did remember to take it with me and bring it into my office. All would have been well except I could not locate the old 30-pin USB cord to connect it to my computer. I thought it was in the drawer next to my desk, but it wasn't. I thought I had a spare in my travel kit, but nope - I took it out when I stopped traveling with an iPod.
I couldn't find one for love or money and it pissed me off big time. So much so that I tossed and turned for an hour and woke up thinking of all the places I could have one, because I did not want to but a new cord, even if I could spend less than $7 for one.
The sad thing is that now that I think about it, I remember tossing the one I had in my desk drawer away, thinking that I didn't need to keep it for posterity (I had clearly forgotten about the iPod in my car).
But good news, I did find one. At one point, I had so many of these cords that I had never taken a new one out of a box - the one from the very last iPod I bought. I knew there was a reason why I kept all of my Apple packaging.
The iPod's now merrily syncing away, a quaint bit of 2008 tech that still works just fine.
Remember these?
