I am depressed. A beloved family member is in the middle of dying and I am really not sure how to deal with it. On one hand I want to say that death is part of life, but on the other hand, I can't say good bye.
Yes, I am talking about my little green friend, Kermit the Pod.
I have resuscitated Kermit more times in the past few weeks than I can count but I think he is giving up. I don't think he has the will to live anymore. I think I am ready to sign a DNR.
I am going to attempt one last measure. I will take Kermit to the Doctors at the Apple Store in Towson but I am honestly not sure if they will be able to help him. I don't know how I am going to get over this. I really don't.
UPDATE: He's gone. Dead. Thanks for the article, Aishel and for the suggestion, Alan. I will look at them both but right now I am too depressed to do either. The injustice. Oh, the injustice!
I am going to go finish doing my shabbos preparations with Greg's iPod (it doesn't have a name- he won't get emotionally attached to his), but let's be honest. I really don't want to have to fast forward through the entire works of Led Zeppelin (not that there is anything wrong with it) just to get to a song I want to hear.
Posted by peninah at December 15, 2006 11:12 AM | TrackBackSometimes we stare into the abyss, and it stares right back at us. Unless, of course, we're listening to Mama Cass on our iPods.
Posted by: Greg at December 15, 2006 11:14 AMYou can afford to be flippant about this. You still have a working iPod.
Posted by: peninah at December 15, 2006 11:15 AMI just sent you an article from the wall street journal describing how tons of people have been having problems with the iPod.
Posted by: aishel at December 15, 2006 12:12 PMI think Aishel must be employed by one of Apple's rivals. Anyway, if it's dying, it's dying and they won't be able to do anything. If you've had it for over a year, they'll offer you 10% off a new one, which is a small consolation, if any. If you're in the market for a new one, the Apple store online sells refubished ones for a fraction of the price and with the same warranty. I got one from there and upgraded to the 2 year warranty, and the device's exterior looked brand new.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=32DAAC51&nclm=Certified
Posted by: AlanLaz at December 15, 2006 12:23 PMThis is worrisome, because I keep hearing about people having these problems with their Ipods, and I love my Ipod which is about 4 and a half months old. I wish I knew some ways to make it last longer.
Posted by: Jewboy at December 15, 2006 01:10 PMI also have a refurbished Nano, but I got a really great case for it, so I'm hoping that that will help the longevity.
Posted by: aishel at December 15, 2006 01:48 PMYeah, good luck with that, Aishel. My iPod never came out of its "great case".
Posted by: peninah at December 15, 2006 01:51 PM