It’s Not Dangerous, It’s Multitasking
Initially, I thought the new video iPod was simply too fabulous for words. What better way to deal with a 10 hour bus ride next to a smelly man obsessed with gun magazines than to simply download a few episodes of Lost ahead of time? How splendid to be able to amuse myself with actual video of Tom Cruise jumping up and down on Oprah’s couch any old time I want.
But when walking home from the library this evening, I realized the fatal flaw in this new iPod. Well, the fatal flaw for me at least.
You see, I was walking home at midnight. It was dark. The sidewalk was FULL of drunken undergrads. I was listening to “Gold Digger” quite loudly on my virtually-antiqued audio iPod. And all the while I was trying to read by streetlight an Isthmus review of The Ghost Whisperer [hee].
Unsurprisingly, I almost crashed into at least three different frat boys. Can you imagine the carnage if I were watching Survivor on my iPod while walking down State Street and trying to read? Probably not a good idea for me.
But when walking home from the library this evening, I realized the fatal flaw in this new iPod. Well, the fatal flaw for me at least.
You see, I was walking home at midnight. It was dark. The sidewalk was FULL of drunken undergrads. I was listening to “Gold Digger” quite loudly on my virtually-antiqued audio iPod. And all the while I was trying to read by streetlight an Isthmus review of The Ghost Whisperer [hee].
Unsurprisingly, I almost crashed into at least three different frat boys. Can you imagine the carnage if I were watching Survivor on my iPod while walking down State Street and trying to read? Probably not a good idea for me.
posted by OleNelson at 12:15 AM
3 Comments:
It's also going to be annoying when you're on the elevator, enjoying a trailer for the new Batman movie, and the rest of the passengers are so engrossed that they won't let you off at your floor.
Slate was harsh on the innocent little toy - http://www.slate.com/id/2127924/nav/tap1/
You just *know* that the porn companies are trying to figure out ways to hack around iTunes to get their "product" onto these things. That might make for some awkward business meetings: "Whatcha watching there Harrison?"
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