My grand finale of 2010 was when I dropped my iPod in the toilet. I might have told you a different story, because quite frankly I was not in the mood of being ridiculed - especially not by the snazzy looking guys in Apple Store. It was far easier to explain to them how I accidentally dropped it in the kitchen zink while doing the washing up to Cold War Kid's "Hang me up to dry" (ironically). And as I saw the orange object make its way out of my pink hoodie pocket (in slowmotion, because that is how they do it in the movies), a series of internal events took place. The moving images allerted my brain which allerted my muscles which allerted my movements which...were static. I am sure that something went wrong on the way. The washing-up story is a lie nevertheless.
You are what you buy. I realized that I would have to invest in a new iPod, after having hung the old one up to dry with catastrophic results. To my horror, the seemingly "old" iPod model had been replaced by a new version comprising a tiny touch screen made for a migit's fingers. I am sure I could swallow it without having it affect neither my gag reflex nor my digestion. I am now one of those people walking around, constantly poking a 3cm*3cm screen in the hope of selecting the right song. To make things worse, the screen has now mysteriously rotated anti-clockwise and I have no clue how to get it back in its rightful position. And here is the shizz: I still feel cooler than I did before, if only slightly. I have been lured into purchasing a spanking new iPod which reinvents me. I am now a cool person using the word "shizz" in my blog. This is forced consumer identity, which is something we cannot fight in a consumption society.
Songs of the week:
Adrian Lux - Teenage Crime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifNIK8h_BJg
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