ipod help

i have a 40GB iPod photo. which is a 'cool' way to say i have a massive, heavy, prehistoric-style mp3 player that's about 3 years old, and doesn't really like to work all the time. it's been tempermental from the start, but in the last few months it's been downright cranky. sometimes the buttons work, sometimes they don't. sometimes it turns on, sometimes it doesn't. sometimes it will agree to play the song i want, sometimes it will skip ahead to something i keep reminding myself i should delete from my itunes. but, of course, until it decides to kick the bucket altogether, i cannot justify getting a new one...

this morning i thought might be the day. when i picked it up on my way out for a walk, it gave me the dark apple logo screen. i tried the reset (menu/select) for 10 seconds, which has worked in the past, but then it just gave me the sad face screen & the URL for the apple ipod support site. so i went online and the bastards at apple got me to update my version of iTunes in attempt to make everything right (which, of course, didn't work). my computer competely refused to recognize the existence of my monstrous pod.

so i turned back to the intergeek, looking for hope --for answers in the ipod healing process. and what did i find ? alternative medecine for your ipod (and how to do it). money. so i looked into it and found what applied to me: "If your iPod is frozen and nothing else works, will violence help?"... and then... a solution (?): "My iPod is Frozen, should I drop it?"

the testimonials convinced me. the disclaimer ["In no way, whatsoever, do I advocate what I describe below as a legitimate repair method for any iPod or any other electronic device. Doing what I did is probably pretty stupid, and I still can’t believe it, myself, that it actually worked"] didn't dissuade me. and, with a deep breath, i dropped my handheld device from approximately 3 inches.

and now it works.
:)

hit the post

i did it.
i caved.

i started a proper hockey blog (cause i am that much of a loser). you can find it at:
http://hitthepost.blogspot.com

yep.
:)

tagged

i generally only post on my blog when i'm inspired to do so. what i do almost daily, however, is read and comment on the pages of others; some of which are friends of mine, but a lot are perfect strangers to me. i read two blogs by jason voulgaris (mentioned in a previous post. and then there's the dozens of fellow hockey fans in the 'battle of alberta' web ring, like kyle, hockeygirl & metrognome. lately on these boards, there’s been this little hockey related questionnaire game of tag going around, and tonight, metrognome posted this:

“Tag--> Matt from Battle of Alberta (if he hasn't been tagged already), Chris! From Covered in Oil (assuming he stumbles upon this blog at some point) Kyle from the Real Deal and, if she feels like it, walkinvisible.”

Awwwww !!! so thanks, MG. I really feel a part of the community, even though my blog generally talks about stupid non-hockey stuff…


If I Were a Hockey Player:

Team: tough call. I love the jerseys of the kokudo bunnies:
but I love to say “HV71” in Swedish.
NHL team: hands down the Calgary Flames.

Uniform #: 12

Position: LW

Nickname: iginloob

Dream Linemates: Håkan Loob (favorite player alltime), Peter forsberg.

PP line: as above, any crafty swede will suffice

Job: distractor

Signature Move: “oooh !!! [pointing] SHINY !!!” (see: Andrew brunette on Wes Walz)

Strengths: i have strengths ?

Weaknesses: uhhh…. am I supposed to be able to skate ?

Injury Problems: well currently I have strep throat but I think I’d be able to play through it…

Equipment: yes, please. Lots of it.

Nemesis: Alfredsson. Because, hey I’m on a swede thing anyways, and he’s easily the player I’d most like to punch in the face.

Scandal Involvement: it probably would involve being a “finesse player” like my boy loob, yet punching my countryman alfredsson in the face.

Who I'd Face in the Cup Finals: NYR: my east coast team. It'd be a good fight.

What I'd do With the Cup After the Victor: [this sentence insinuates that I’d lose and I get the cup after the winner was done... but I thing MG just lost the “y” at the end of “victory”]. I’d get ripped with all the beers I’d drink from that beautiful piece of tin… and I guess I’d have to take it to the ship & anchor… :)

Would the Media Love Me or Hate Me? Hard to say. I’ve got all of regehr’s sarcastic bite (but I’m cuter !)…

I’ll tag Jason D. or Jason V. any jason. since they're probably the only hockey fans that reads this fuckin thing.


:)