I have angst over mix-tapes but I blame Nick Hornby which means it’s not a massive problem. See, Nick Hornby helped romanticise the mixtape in his novel “High Fidelity”. Exhibit A, the closing words from the film adaptation of the book: The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do [...]
My iPod is magic. I was planning on buying some cherries after work from the fruit shop at the village. I got off the bus at the nearby bus stop and walked along to the fruit shop. Just at that moment, my iPod randomly chose to play the Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Cherry Came Too”. [...]
ITEM: I went for a run around the block before work today. This is the first time I have ever done this, but if middle-aged people can be up and running at 6.30am, then I can manage it at 8.00am. It was a a lot less traumatic than I imagined it. In fact, it was [...]
My iPod is scratched and battered. I’ve dropped it more than a few times and I’ve lost the two plug covers. But my iPod brings me joy and happiness almost every day. I feel sorry for all the people who got one at Christmas, loaded it up with their mp3 collection, and have barely touched [...]
I got two (2) Christmas presents, and they were both things I wanted. – A 10 gig iPod. – A George Foreman grill. I’m very excited about getting the George Foreman grill (or the “Lean Mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine”). I’ve heard they’re very versatile, and will surely do a better job than my difficult [...]