How I Love Thee, Let Me Count The Ways...

I used to be a non-believer, even dare I say it, an iPod hater. I was always annoyed when my friends were walking across campus and they couldn't hear me calling their name because they had those white little earbuds glued into their ears. I argued that iPods were making my generation even more anti-social. I just didn't understand why you needed to have so much music with you. I always knew that I wasn't really a huge music fan so I became complacent with the notion that I would never understand the iPod craze.

That all changed when my parents got me an video iPod for graduation. While I thought it was a very thoughtful gift, I thought it cost too much considering that I wouldn't make enough use out of it. They convinced me that it would be good for when I'm travelling across the country and on the DC public transportation. And as always, they were right.

Here are some of the reasons why I've become infatuated with my iPod:
-Considering DC buses are notorious for being late (I once waited over an hour!), it makes the wait at the bus stop just a little more bearable.
-Putting my iPod on shuffle and randomly hearing a song that brings back so many good memories brightens your day. Today it was Modest Mouse's "Float On"
-Podcasts are so amazing and so free. Bonus points for video podcasts.
-Upbeat music definitely helps me pick up the pace at the gym, or even when I'm walking somewhere.
-I can avoid crazies on the metro or bus by going into music-listening shutdown.
-Organizing music into little folders is completely satisfying to people with OCD tendicies like me.
-I feel a little less disconnected from the music/pop culture bubble.
-The little spinny wheel is just so much fun to play with and I love the little clicky noise it makes.
-So so pretty.