After days of literally doing nothing more than napping and eating chocolate (so far, this is my coping mechanism for grief) I actually put on clothes, ran errands and did laundry today - I know, right!? Huge Accomplishment!
Too bad I discovered in the midst of my second load that I had washed my ipod shuffle :( Now it too has forever passed onto the other side.
Just to review: my current ipod count is zero. This is down two from a year ago. Awww. (Feel free to send more sympathy cards on learning this newest tragic news.)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
D'oh!
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I'm sorry for your loss.
The best part about this post though, is the picture! I love it! Please be careful not to run your camera through the wash!
On a side note, this is one of the reasons why Steve Jobs is a marketing genius.
Apple Engineer: "We've developed an iPod so small that you can clip it to your clothes and forget that it's even there. It's got a simple user interface, a built in rechargeable battery, and we've put a thin coat of epoxy on the circuit board to water proof it."
Steve Jobs: "Excellent. Remove the water proofing and get it into production!"
I'm so sorry. I can't live without my Ipod. thinking of you!
Love Ellie
so sad...love the pic though...i washed brandon's once and he got on the internet and figured out how to dry it out and it has worked fine since...just a thought
Boo.... no good. Hope you can find a cheap replacement soon! Cory's idea sounds good...
AH YUK. I have a related story with a positive ending.
Elona and I are in Bend Oregon on a vacation this week. We went walking down by the river and I was crosssing an area over some rocks in the river to see the depth of a pool. The very first one was really big and looked very stable. Well it wasn't. It was teetering, I lost my balance and looked like the clown in the circus act trying to balance 6 spinning plates on sticks over my head while I was trying to recover. As I scrambled (almost walking on water) with the utmost of speed across several other stones, I made it and only my shoes got wet. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. As I looked over, I could tell by the expression on Elona's face that I had disappointed her in my miraculous recovery. She had been laughing at my antics and deep down we both new that she wanted me to be submerged, for a well deserved, full-blown belly laugh. As I was recovering, Elona asked if I had mty cell phone in my pocket, (Since last month she had washed and dryed hers at home with the laundry. I then realized that my pockets were full of perishable items: Our camera, my cell phone, my wallet, our car key remote, etc.
So Anne Marie, I lucked out hugely, and the only grief that abounds, was for Elona; that I didn't end up in the drink, for her to gain real satisfaction from my attempted river crossing. She's like that. But I guess you have had to see the action to see the humor.
Glad there was a bit of humor "bubble " to the surface after your shuffle experience.
AM!! I just remembered from Cory's post that there is this stuff you can buy at REI I think that will dry out cell phones, iPods, etc. I'll do some searching and send you the link. You haven't thrown it away have you?
I found it! It's called a Bheestie bag, here's the link:
http://www.bheestie.com/
It was invented by a mom! It was on the news awhile ago :)
I bet if you dry it out really well, you will find that all is not lost. My dad did a simliar thing, set it down on the counter for about a mouth (because he forgot about it, after buying a new one to replace it) and discovered that it had not in fact been ruined.
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