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July 05, 2004
Phantom iPod
I can still feel it, gently keeping people away, wrapping me in a protective blanket of comfortable solitude. Nothing beats white headphones hanging down towards that lovely little rectangular repository of music. People don’t stop you on the street, beggars on the subway are simply silent movies, and every action has a musical accompaniment. Subway rides have a trippy trance mix, walking to school has a upbeat motivational mix, and there is even a ‘relax and don’t kill the kids’ mix.
Now I must buy a new iPod, but I want to wait until Apple comes out with something spiffy and new. I know that they will come out with some upgrade, and it will make me feel better to get an improvement rather than a replacement. In the meantime, Patch Patrick loaned me his first generation iPod for this Texas trip. This is even more voyeuristic than his blog, because who knew that Patrick LOVES Garth Brooks? His workout mix includes the typical Abba, Falco, Kylie, and Janet Jackson, but also has Marilyn Manson, Green Day, Rammstein and Nirvana. Who knew he was a country AND goth rock boy?
I know that some pot dealer is gaining insight into my life, wondering about the former owner who listened to Johnny McGovern and Johnny Cash. I wonder what I’ll find on Bob’s iPod, since he is loaning me his extra iPod when I return?
Much thanks to both of them, as I don’t know what I’d do without them.
Posted by G at July 5, 2004 12:27 AM
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Who knew that I loved Garth? I have no idea what you're talking about, and I only, uhm, planted the music there for your entertaiment. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Or something like that. Uhm, yeah.
Posted by: PatCH at July 5, 2004 06:10 PM
I was reading an article in the Sunday Fort Worth Star Telegram that described your struggle with your students these past two years. The only difference was this school was in Arlington, VA. Email me & I'll scan it in and send it to you.
Posted by: Dori at July 9, 2004 05:20 PM
How do you know people with spare iPods?
Posted by: sam at July 14, 2004 11:34 PM