The iPod

I think that I may just be the last person on the planet who has not invested in an iPod. I never saw the difference or the big deal with the iPod until recently. Two Christmases ago I asked my mother to buy me an mp3 player. I reiterated over and over that I did not want an iPod, just a little cheap mp3 player, nothing big, but something that could hold most of my music. She came home with a SIREN mp3 player, something in which I had never heard of. For me it was great, it didn't matter, I just wanted a player. It took me somewhere close to 5 days to transfer my music. I had downloaded so many songs onto my computer, and over the years I had purchased tons of Cd's. Some of them were repurchases of those that had been lost due to my lack of organization over the years. I had finally found a small compatible and portable place to place Donny Hathaway, Lauryn Hill, Nina Simone, Janet Jackson, and Elton John. They were all able to travel with me, there was finally enough room to carry them.

It was less than a year later when I was walking across campus listening to Christete Michelle's Love is You and my SIREN completely shut down. Me not being the most technologically savvy individual I panicked. After trying to turn the little music holder on several times, I gave up. I chocked it up to cheapness and cursed the machine for days. Strangely the death of my SIREN also caused the death of my workout. I completely stopped going to the gym all because of a machine. After a few days I got over it and started using my cell phone for music. Although it only plays a few songs it was better than nothing. Finally after a while I told my boyfriend who suggested I re-synch the device. Surprisingly he was right.

It was back. I was back. I had my music, a little piece of my life gathered through song. My memories were mine again, and I could hear them anytime I wanted too. This happiness lasted for only a while longer. My player gave me about 4 more months of glee until it called a quits again. Today it just sits in my purse, and I occasionally try to play it, but I always know the results will be the same, a quick shut down, a slow nothing.

Now I am in search of a new music player. I had my feelings really hurt by SIREN and now I am a little pessimistic towards anything that's not an iPod. I know that there are some other good players out there but I'm scarred to try them out. I guess only time will tell. But I am always open to suggestions.