You may think I am being over dramatic, but try to understand.
Johnny Cash.
My wife and I married in August 2005. We were gearing up for our first Christmas together when my wife informed me she bought my gift and wanted to give it to me. I was facing a dilemma. Of course I wanted the gift, but would that ruin the surprise? All things considered, I decided delayed gratification might not be worth it in this case.
Before my eyes, a shiny, black, first generation iPod Nano.
I named him Johnny Cash.
Johnny and I quickly became friends. I put music on him, I used the Nike+ iPod kit with him (we logged like 300 miles together before the battery in the Nike+ died), listened to hundreds of podcasts together.
Unlike other iPods, Johnny never lost substantial amounts of batter life. He was rated at 8 hours and I can still get 5-6 hours out of him today before he needs a recharge.
There is just one problem.
Johnny has stopped making noises of any kind. Today, on my way to work, I was listening to a pod cast when suddenly all was quiet. I could only hear the noise of my tires on the pavement. I looked down, my podcast was still ticking away on the timer. The screen was still dull. I picked up Johnny, sure enough, the progress bar was still moving forward.
At the next red light, I put a pair of headphones in and pressed play.
Nothing.
I rebooted Johnny.
Nothing.
I reset Johnny.
Nothing.
I don’t want to face the possibilities that Johnny may be dead. I am going through denial right now.
This could be a long weekend.
-Don-
Written by Don
Topics: Misc.