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Can you hear me now?
May 20, 2007

My son gave me an iPod for Christmas and I absolutely love it.  Probably not for the same reasons that others enjoy it though.  I load mine with audio books.

It comes in handy when working out,  especially on my nemisis, the elliptical machine (groan).  With the iPod, I can close my eyes and let the story take me to a whole other place.  I try to time it to jump on the machine when I know a particularly exciting scene is coming up (I can do this because a lot of times I read the book first).  If it's a great sex scene, for some reason, I tend to really work up a sweat. (It looks impressive to the other gym rats and they want to know what music I listen to.  I tell them show tunes.)

Of course, I have learned to be cautious when walking outside.  One time I was listening to a very intense book about a serial killer when something quite unexpected happened in the book.  I squealed!  Yes...right out loud and naturally, there were witnesses who gave me a weird look and a wide berth.

I recently tried to listen to a book on an airplane.  Unfortunately, it was a prop plane, very loud and my ears kept popping.  Very annoying.  I finally gave up and got out my trusty paperback.

Bottom line:   Listen at your own risk

Posted by Barbara Vey on May 20, 2007 | Comments (6)