Rants & Raves of Jasmine’s Fiction

This is a common sight about town:  A person plugged into a portable music device.  Welcome to the world of MP3s.  One of the most common varieties found on the streets and in various forms of private and public transportation is the Apple iPod. 

You can normally tell those users apart from the generics:  the rectangular bulge in their pants.  The telltale ‘please mug me’ white wire leading to white earphones.  Also, iPod users tend to be a pretentious lot because they have a tendency to keep taking it out every 2 minutes to fiddle with the dials!

In light of this popularity rise (42 MILLION sold to date worldwide) – merchandising companies have created every possible accessory to increase the iPod users’ ‘mug me appeal’.  From bags to bling and from docking stations to speakers, it has now become a part of our culture.  Blame it on the 21^st Century; blame it on increased spending power.  Even Levi Strauss the denim giant has jumped onto the bandwagon.

The Levi’s RedWire DLX comes with a built-in docking cradle, retractable headphones and a joystick in the coin pocket!  Somehow the line “is that an iPod in your pocket or are you just happy to see me” doesn’t quite ring right.

In the meantime, I’ll listen to my music the old fashioned CD way while you get bashed over the head for your iPod AND your jeans.

Note: Jasmine does not own an iPod nor a pair of Levi’s.  This rant might be because she’s jealous that she doesn’t; or that she’s not stupid enough to pay US$400 and US$200 respectively to be ‘hip’.

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