i have ipod envy
i used to be a really envious person when i was younger. i would envy the girls that didn't have to wear their uncle's hand-me-downs. i would envy the popular kids who didn't get harassed on the bus every morning and afternoon. i would envy my friends whose parents were extremely normal and wonderfully nice to me.
as i got older, i would envy the people who made more money than me or got promoted over me and didn't deserve it. and then one day, when i got my life straightened out, when i figured out at age 25 what i wanted to be when i grew up it all seemed to go away. and while i was going to school and people would ask how much money a marine biologist makes and i said squat they would question the wisdom of my decision. and i would never waver, i would feel completely ok that i absolutely LOVE what i was learning and where i was going that it didn't bother me when people talked about money. and those friends that i had back then have all continually garnered financial success in their fields while i stayed in my barely-barely-above-poverty income bracket. and that is not a plea for sympathy, it's a statement against our gov't that i can live at poverty level, try to get an education which everyone should at least have access to, and my tuition fees go up and up every year and i pay almost a fifth of my "income" in taxes, while people who own humvees and giant SUV's or make millions get tax breaks. [/end rant]
oops sorry lost track there.
so anyway, now i find myself having ipod envy and it's just awful!!! i had seen some people with ipods, and my friend T got one from her husband for anniversary and that was fine. but then, my best friend got an ipod from her husband for christmas and she had no clue how to use it. and bless her, i LOVE my best friend. she is my family and she cracks me up everytime i come around she's always saying "buck can you look at my (insert here: computer, scanner, printer, etc.). i can't figure out what the hell is going on..." so i do. and then she got the ipod and she needed help setting it up and that was all fine. and so i helped her set it up and i felt my first twinge. it started out as a simple, oh this is cool.
and then a month later, the ipod hasn't been touched. it's still sitting by the computer and i said, "hey, how's the ipod" and she said "oh, i haven't used it. i want to use it for working out but i need to put workout music on it...." ACK! a shiny little ipod left sitting all alone on the desk for a month!!!???
UHOH am i feeling...dare i say it...envious..?
about this time i started to realize, as i walk around campus, that everyone has an ipod. you heard me...everyone... every person that i walk by has the little white earpods in their ears and a white cord snaking in to a pocket, backpack, jacket...everyone except me.
fast forward another month, poor little neglected ipod was still on the desk and S says to me "oh, hey, buck can you show me how to work my ipod..."
and i look down at the little ipod and all of a sudden i think "has that shiny little ipod always been green?" or was it just me?
so i set the thing up for her and now i really feel the twinge. what a compact little design. oh and look how much music it holds. wouldn't it be nice to be in the gym and not have the giant cd player that doesn't fit on the shelf of the equipment and goes crashing down to the floor when i really get into my workout and rip my inner ears out? oh and and and to be able to set up multiple workout playlists? yes, yes indeedy that would be nice.
so the next day at school i start looking at ipods on the apple site and the amazon.com and holy fuck! THOSE THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE! i mean seriously, $299!!! for a regular ipod. how am i seeing so many? do people really have that much disposable income??? i mean these are students!!! they're not the most expensive electronic item ever but i'm absolutely surprised that it's such a widespread commodity at that price. i can't say i see the equal amount of high priced items throughout campus like i see ipods. the only comparison i can make is with bikes. there are bikes everywhere, nobody in this town doesn't have a bike. it's a very bike-friendly campus and town. but not every student owns a $300 SPECIALIZED. there's a range of brands at different prices. but not with mp3 players. everyone has a freaking ipod!
damn, whoever came up with the ipod at apple is most definitely shitting into a golden toilet.
as i got older, i would envy the people who made more money than me or got promoted over me and didn't deserve it. and then one day, when i got my life straightened out, when i figured out at age 25 what i wanted to be when i grew up it all seemed to go away. and while i was going to school and people would ask how much money a marine biologist makes and i said squat they would question the wisdom of my decision. and i would never waver, i would feel completely ok that i absolutely LOVE what i was learning and where i was going that it didn't bother me when people talked about money. and those friends that i had back then have all continually garnered financial success in their fields while i stayed in my barely-barely-above-poverty income bracket. and that is not a plea for sympathy, it's a statement against our gov't that i can live at poverty level, try to get an education which everyone should at least have access to, and my tuition fees go up and up every year and i pay almost a fifth of my "income" in taxes, while people who own humvees and giant SUV's or make millions get tax breaks. [/end rant]
oops sorry lost track there.
so anyway, now i find myself having ipod envy and it's just awful!!! i had seen some people with ipods, and my friend T got one from her husband for anniversary and that was fine. but then, my best friend got an ipod from her husband for christmas and she had no clue how to use it. and bless her, i LOVE my best friend. she is my family and she cracks me up everytime i come around she's always saying "buck can you look at my (insert here: computer, scanner, printer, etc.). i can't figure out what the hell is going on..." so i do. and then she got the ipod and she needed help setting it up and that was all fine. and so i helped her set it up and i felt my first twinge. it started out as a simple, oh this is cool.
and then a month later, the ipod hasn't been touched. it's still sitting by the computer and i said, "hey, how's the ipod" and she said "oh, i haven't used it. i want to use it for working out but i need to put workout music on it...." ACK! a shiny little ipod left sitting all alone on the desk for a month!!!???
UHOH am i feeling...dare i say it...envious..?
about this time i started to realize, as i walk around campus, that everyone has an ipod. you heard me...everyone... every person that i walk by has the little white earpods in their ears and a white cord snaking in to a pocket, backpack, jacket...everyone except me.
fast forward another month, poor little neglected ipod was still on the desk and S says to me "oh, hey, buck can you show me how to work my ipod..."
and i look down at the little ipod and all of a sudden i think "has that shiny little ipod always been green?" or was it just me?
so i set the thing up for her and now i really feel the twinge. what a compact little design. oh and look how much music it holds. wouldn't it be nice to be in the gym and not have the giant cd player that doesn't fit on the shelf of the equipment and goes crashing down to the floor when i really get into my workout and rip my inner ears out? oh and and and to be able to set up multiple workout playlists? yes, yes indeedy that would be nice.
so the next day at school i start looking at ipods on the apple site and the amazon.com and holy fuck! THOSE THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE! i mean seriously, $299!!! for a regular ipod. how am i seeing so many? do people really have that much disposable income??? i mean these are students!!! they're not the most expensive electronic item ever but i'm absolutely surprised that it's such a widespread commodity at that price. i can't say i see the equal amount of high priced items throughout campus like i see ipods. the only comparison i can make is with bikes. there are bikes everywhere, nobody in this town doesn't have a bike. it's a very bike-friendly campus and town. but not every student owns a $300 SPECIALIZED. there's a range of brands at different prices. but not with mp3 players. everyone has a freaking ipod!
damn, whoever came up with the ipod at apple is most definitely shitting into a golden toilet.
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