iPat

It is official I broke down and bought an iPod. I never thought iPods would catch on to the public. Really, I thought people would not buy into this idea of having 20,000 songs in one little hand held device when people were so used to burning 20 songs on a single CD. I know I am stubborn with change like this I went through the same phase when I had to change from taping songs off the radio to burning CD's, (that was a hard one to change, I still enjoy my Meatloaf mix tape). I also did not want to get an iPod because I have a grudge against Apple for not using my dance moves in one of their iPod commericals. They said I didn't move much and was just watching the other dancers as if I was at a middle school dance. Basically my dancing skills are just as good as I was in middle school, whatever they can not appreciate it.

Now I have only had my iPod for a couple of days now but I took it out for a test drive today. I noticed when I went to school at Iowa, and even here, that students like to walk around campus while listening to their iPod. Seeing as I have never done this before, I decided to give it the old college try and take it for a spin around campus. As I was listening to Meatloaf (I transferred my tape mix over to my iPod) I started noticing looks from other iPod users. I like to sing while I am listening to music and walking around public with my iPod I began either singing under my breath or lip syncing "and I would do anything for love..." Seeing the looks from other iPod users, I found out this is not proper iPod etiquette. The correct way is while listening to your music in public to have no emotion on your face. Which is strange to me because people like to have their car stereo on loud and like to sing loud so everyone around the car knows they are having a good time, why can't I have my iPod loud and me singing loud so everyone will know I am having a good time? Just seems like double standards to me. Oh well back to Meatloaf, "Like a bat out of hell..."