Rotten Apples

Right now, I really want to listen to Queens "Another One Bites the Dust". I totally would too, but there is one small problem: I have no working iPod.

For Christmas 2 years ago, I received an first generation iPod Nano. Awesome, amazing, spectacular. I didn't have to lug around my CD player anymore! Life was good.
At least I thought it was until about a year ago, when the battery started to die and the whole thing turned to crap. At first it was simple, occasionally it wouldn't turn off for the first 2 or 3 tries. After time, it got worse and worse until it would die after one song. It became the most expensive paper weight I owned, but with it's super light weight it couldn't even do that job well! It was done. R.I.P iPizzle, you piece of garbage.

Now let's hop over to the 18th, my birthday. I had asked for a new iPod battery and the little tool to open the iPod. I think it's 16 bucks for the whole package. Instead, my parents got me an iPod Video Nano! Holy crap. I'm 100% okay with that substitution. What battery?
This thing rocks. Lot's of space for music, totally revamped iQuiz which is now fun, and videos. The quality is awesome! Now I can watch Stephen Colbert miss the God Machine anywhere I go!

Unfortunately this is where the honeymoon ends. Last night, I fell asleep while listening to my iPod, so I was unable to turn it off myself. With my previous nano, it would turn off on it's own. It slept when I slept. I guess Apple decided that wasn't so important anymore. This morning I wake up and my iPod is frozen. It apparently froze at 3:41 am, as that is the time that is stuck on the screen. Also, it says the lock is on, which I have tried turning on and off to no avail. The battery is shown to be half full, but I can't tell you the real level. Also, the back light is on, as if it's taunting me.

Dun Dun Dun... Another one bites the dust...

I tried to plug it into the computer, but all it did was practically destroy my computer. ITunes wouldn't come up, but when I tried to eject it via the toolbar it gave me some garbage about some application was using it, meaning somewhere on this computer iTunes had stolen my iPod. I decided to go against everything I stand for, and I unplugged it without ejecting. Suddenly iTunes popped up! What the Finland?!

Now, if any of you are skimming through this and thinking "OMG! TL;DR! LOL!" (because I know that you talk like that), here's what I'm getting at:

I have a love-hate relationship with iPods. They are my favorite of the mp3 players, because I love the wheel, the big screen, and the very organized and detailed menus. I just hate that they are the most expensive turds on the market.

Tomorrow is a trip to the Apple Store. Fingers crossed, people. Fingers crossed.