Vale, little pink iPod

[katiefoolery]

My iPod just died.  In the blink of an eye.  I’m still in shock.

It’s just so sudden.  Yesterday, it was working fine.  It kept me sane on the two bus trips and one train trip home, faithfully playing music to distract me from the ennui that is public transport.  Then, tragedy struck.  I pulled it out of my bag this morning to wake it up (it insists I wake it up each day, to remind it that it exists or something...) and there was no response, despite the battery being half-full when I put it away yesterday afternoon.

So I went to charge it.  Usually, if I charge it for ten minutes or so, it will remember that yes, I do have half a charged battery left!  What luck!  Stupid thing...

Not today.

Today, nothing happened when I connected the charger.  No happy little Apple symbol on the screen, no industrious little charging animation.

Just a blank screen and a Buneater staring in dismay.

“Er,” I said to the empty room.  Then I glared at the power point.  “I bet this is your fault!”

So I took the charger to another power point and met with a similar lack of response from my little pink iPod.

This time, I glared at the charger.  “I bet this is your fault, then!” I told it.  “I’m going to plug this into the USB on my computer and then we’ll see.”  Because talking to inanimate objects makes me feel better when things are going wrong...

I did just what I’d told the charger I’d do but nothing happened.  No sudden awakening from the iPod and no little alert from my computer.  In an act of desperation, I loaded up iTunes and went to my iPod preferences menu, only to be told there was No iPod attached, despite all physical evidence to the contrary.

And now I have to face a life without music on the way home.  For the next two days at least, I’ll be sitting at bus stops and riding trains with no music to distract me from the boredom of it all.  It’s just tragic.  Especially when I spent much of yesterday afternoon’s trip home planning a new playlist.  Not to mention the fun I’ve been having making up silly music videos in my head to go with the songs as I listen to them.

It’s even more depressing than the time I had to bid farewell to my elephant head slippers.

Gods dammit, this means I’m going to have to get out my notebook and actually write something in it, doesn’t it?

Comments

[beckyo.livejournal.com]

Oh no!!!!! How rude!!!

*hugs*

I've heard they are very fickle creatures.

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

*sniffle*

And I've had it for a year and a half now, so of course it's out of warranty.

I'm secretly hoping that when I get home after work, it will have magically come back to life.

[talmina.livejournal.com]

One of my friends had his die in his hands on the weekend, while he was listening to it. So how many days ago did the warranty expire? :P

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Yes, normally you'd expect it to happen about five minutes after the warranty expires, wouldn't you? In this case, it's about six months out of warranty, alas. Maybe it's just the month of dying iPods...

[sirgallivant.livejournal.com]

Alas! :(
Rest in peace, iPod-of-Buneater.

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Actually, I feel more like taking to it with a hammer, but the sentiment is much appreciated. :D

[flamehail.livejournal.com]

That's the problem with cars and cell phones and i-Pods and things--once you have one, you can never go back.

Good luck resurrecting or replacing it. ^_^

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

I know - it's bizarre to think that I spent many years without an iPod or similar portable music device quite successfully but now that I'm addicted, the idea of being without music seems intolerable.

Thanks for the good wishes. :)

[goddesscarlie.livejournal.com]

Don't give up hope yet! I've had mine "die" a few times only to come back to life again suddenly. Mine's about two years old yet it keeps on powering on. So maybe with a bit of luck yours will do the same!

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Seriously? A small spark of hope has just entered my heart. :) That is my dearest dream at the moment, though. I'm hoping that I'll go home and discover that it's come back to life and I can dismiss the events of this morning as a miserable nightmare.

[naelany.livejournal.com]

Gods dammit, this means I’m going to have to get out my notebook and actually write something in it, doesn’t it? *chuckles* I was going to suggest learning to knit, but that would probably be the better option for you ^_~. I am sorry your ipod died though *hugs*

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Well, I can knit but I've always thought would be so tricky to be fussing around with needles and wool and patterns on buses and trains. My levels of patience are quite low there. :D

Mind you, it's not that much easier to try and write things on a bus...

[naelany.livejournal.com]

use circular needles, it'll alleviate a lot of that ^_~. And make simple things lol... between the writing and the knitting, I'm guessing the latter'd be easier to do lol

[jerrica28.livejournal.com]

Katie--
Mine did the same once. I was pissed off, but I resurrected it. What you need to do is hold the power button for ten seconds, then try to turn it on again. There are a lot of other tips on the apple website.
Hope it works.

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for that tip! I'll try it as soon as I get home.

[boojumlol.livejournal.com]

No! I hope a solution presents itself. Ipods are fickle beasties.

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

I shall try out the advice that has been offered and just hope that it works. I need my music back.

[decryption.livejournal.com]

What sort of iPod is it? It sounds to me like symptoms of a faulty battery which are pretty simple and cheap (around $40) to replace.

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

It's an iPod mini and I've had it for about eighteen months. And it's always had the little battery quirk. If I use it one day but not the next, on the day after that, it will be dead. I guess its little iPod alternator doesn't hold a charge very well...

[decryption.livejournal.com]

You can pick up an iPod Mini battery for $44 here: http://www.epowermac.com.au/product.asp?numRecordPosition=1&P_ID=448

And then install it like so: http://reviews.cnet.com/Replace_your_iPod_Mini_battery_Battery_replacement_options/4660-6490_7-6423645.html

Worth a shot to breathe more life into that iPod Mini!

[drscruffy.livejournal.com]

I know *exactly* how you feel today, Bunne...

This morning my coffee machine did much the same thing :( It's also about 18 months old!

I'm so sorry for your loss...

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

*plays some solemn music in the background*

It's a sad day for beloved appliances, it seems.

[jerrica28.livejournal.com]

Katie--
Sorry to bother again, but this may help...

To reset your iPod nano (2nd generation):

1. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
2. Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.
* Tip: If you are having difficulty resetting your iPod, set it on a flat surface. Make sure the finger pressing the Select button is not touching any part of the click wheel. Also make sure that you are pressing the Menu button toward the outside of the click wheel, and not near the center.
* If the above steps did not work, try connecting iPod to a power adapter and plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet, or connect iPod to your computer. Make sure the computer is turned on and isn't set to go to sleep.

OK I won't bother you again! :)

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Goodness, it's not a bother at all! Thanks for finding that for me. I shall certainly let you know if I have any success with it.

[the-kaytinator.livejournal.com]

Your poor baby! Here's hoping you can use the i-pod equivalent of those little electric handles that you push onto the chest and shout "CLEAR!"

Also...

Not to mention the fun I’ve been having making up silly music videos in my head to go with the songs as I listen to them.
I'm so glad I'm no the only one who does this.

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Hehe! There's an absolutely splendid mental image!

*enjoys it some more*

I'm equally glad to discover I'm not alone in this imaginary-music-video thing. Yesterday, I spent a lot of time trying not to giggle on the train, purely because the video I was making up was so silly.

[bunhusband.livejournal.com]

If not having an ipod means you will do more writing, i will have to re-think my stance on you getting a new one, as i would rather you finished the second draft of "Black Fiddle"

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Oh, poo to you, you many headed Timothy. :P It's not like I'd actually be drafting Black Fiddle on a bus.

Don't make me eat all your pizza.

[gravityslave.livejournal.com]

You are now the third, yes, third person on my friends' list to have an iPod die for no apparent reason whatsoever. I have made a wee note to self not to buy an iPOd, but rather the cheap brand of Mp3 player my brother has had for two years which has never caused trouble.
Or not, actually, because if I listen to music in public that nobody else can hear I begin to sing along to it on the bus, and I have at least thirty years ahead of me before I'm allowed to go about singing on city transit.

[gravityslave.livejournal.com]

*That should read "If, in public, I listen to music that nobody else can hear,[...]" but I'm up waaaaay past my bed time. Good night!

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Oh god it's a virus. A virus has spread to iPods and is killing them randomly. Why me?

Or, I could just be exaggerating...

I usually like to hum along and wave my hands about to direct the music and I'm actually quite surprised that I don't do this in public. Besides which, I think you're perfectly entitled to sing along to your music on public transport no matter what your age.

[flippyfrog.livejournal.com]

Oh dear god no! The days i forget my little MP3 are horrendous, when the last one died it took me two days to get enough time to buy a new one. I hope the time goes quickly and you are able to get another MP3 before to long.

And i shall take this moment to say Ipods are evil! come join the iriver world!! or sony! anything by ipods! and don't even get me started on bloody itunes *grumbles* stupid i-thingies

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Oh, good Flit who is never on msn these days due to constantly sleeping, I didn't just hear you mention Sony! I didn't!

*wails*

I quite like iTunes.

And unless I can somehow revive my iPod, I won't be able to get a replacement player-of-music until Friday. Waaaaaaaaaaaaah! Ah well, at least I get paid tonight.

[dreams-n-dust.livejournal.com]

lol sorry, i just came across your journal from the __eyecandy community, i remember always loving your layouts.. so i came to see if you had a new one up.. and you do, which i really like :)
anyway so i was reading a bit of your journal... and read this entry about the ipod.. and was thinking you are a good writer, your humor is very similar to mine lol...
anyway, i added you, add me back?

[katiefoolery.livejournal.com]

Thanks muchly, although it's not much of a layout yet; just Expressive with my own header. I'm working on doing a bit more when I can find the motivation. :) Speaking of layouts - I didn't recall your username, so I went to your journal and the minute I saw the musical notes, I thought: Oh, I remember this one! (And the cute menu rollovers! Love 'em.) So it turns out I remember people more by their layout than their username sometimes...

I'm glad you've enjoyed reading my journal and I'm very happy to add you back. :)