Thing of the Day: iPod Rating: Awesome

iPod, you are truly amazing. You can hold megabite upon megabite of my favorite songs and only insist upon being charged every so often. You work hard, tirelessly pumping music into my ears morning and night just so I can have the pleasure of a few songs. I am extremely thankful for this.

I also love the way you look-1 square inch of shiny, lacquered silver metal with beautiful white buttons, and volume control, skip, fast forward, rewind, pause, play, power, shuffle, anything I could desire in an iPod. Not to mention how well you go with your partner the earbuds. White and silver is a very complimentary combination. I also appreciate how you seem to always keep yourself inexplainably clean-even the time when I accidentally left you in my book bag with the melted Jolly Rancher. You seem to know I like you clean and stay that way, somehow.

You even take the time to memorize my favorite songs, and even though I don't really act like it, I'm indescribably happy and grateful about this. I'll just be listening to my music and you'll say, "Oh, I know you like Green Day. How about 'Minority'? No? Okay, what about 'She'? No again? That's okay. What about this? Hmmm, not in the mood for Green Day? How about Joan Jett-here's 'Bad Reputation'. Yay, you like that, don't you! Here, let's try Green Day again. No? Okay, here's Party Rock." So then I listen to Party Rock eighteen times in a row and ruin it for myself for the next two days, and then after that you say, "Good, you like Party Rock! How about Green Day again? I guess that's a no. Here, try 'Dookie' by Green Day! That's a favorite, ri--guess not. How about Party Rock? No? I know! how about 'Welcome to Paradise'? That's by Green Day! Noooooooo.....Okay, let's try 'Minority' again. Okay, maybe not today.  Oooh, here's a good one-Party Rock!! No? That's fine. Here's 'Jaded' by Green Day! Alright, maybe not. how about Red Hot Chili Peppers? Not in the mood? Try Party Rock!" And although I act very impatient and snippy these times, it's really very nice that you took the time to do this for me. Memorizing my favorite songs is one of the many reasons I think you're wonderful.

When I'm listening to you, you never question my athority to change songs, listen to songs again, skip back, fast forward, shuffle, rewind, or any other things I do. You perform these orders to perfection-and not only that but you do it cheerfully. You execute every command to perfection and without complaint. This is another one of the many things I like about you. Another is that, as I mentioned earlier, you only demand a charge every once in a while. You are a frigging fighter- you go on tirelessly giving me music even to your last breath. It breaks my heart to see your little light turn red and hear those little sputtering gasps you make as you play my Green Day to the very end.

So this is a post of gratitude-this one is for you, iPod. For being my music champion. Thank you forever-you are truly awesome!

Is Georgia good luck for felting?

Yesterday, we were driving to Georgia to see my grandmother, and I felted what might be my favorite little thing I made! It's an adorable little mouse called Napoleon. He's the cutest thing EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also felted a little black mouse to go with him. Her name's Clover and she's really cute, but I still like Napoleon better(Don't tell her! ;)  )   I'm also really happy because my sister Rachel has been at a private school in Wisconsin since February, and today we finally get to see her again!
   So I'm really happy that a vacation triggered my creativity in felting-or maybe it had something to do with the eight-hour drive when I ran out of books!!
Since I can't really think of a good way to end this post, I'll just post a picture of Napoleon.


He's a work of art!