So today, heading into work a half an hour late because my alarm FAILED in it’s one purpose in life, I somehow neglected to pick up my Zune headphones.
For all your Ipodphiles, the Zune is the non conformists MP3 Player. Mostly I got it because they gave me 30GB for $99.00.
Well, damn. How was I supposed to listen in on Scott’s XM service where he listens to comedy sketches all day long. I mean, how am I supposed to get through a day of work without a little Eddie, a little Lewis…possibly a little George on the side? (By the way, can your I-Pod do that, oh no, no I think not.)
Somehow, I managed to make it through the first half of the day. As soon as my lunch half hour rolled around I traipsed across the street to Target and, after staring longingly at the latest Sims 2 Expansion pack, found myself staring at the half row of headphones Target stocks. Half a row! Choices. Ooooooo.
After some careful consideration and a lot of sighing I had immediately nixed anything over $30, though not without ogling the added benefits of a $99 set (Pleather case! Noise canceling: get lost inside your favorite song like it was your woman!). I hemmed over the headphones on sale for $12.99 that had little skulls on the ear buds. Hot pink? Neon green? How about plain old gray with white. What headphones defined me as a person?
Then I caught myself.
They’re HEADPHONES for chrissakes. Their entire reason for being is just to let me listen to the vocal stylings of whomever (Yea, I got Weird Al Yankovic on my playlist, wanna fight about it!). I do not NEED skulls on my earbuds, who the hell is looking in my ear?! Seriously, if someone is looking in my ear, the last thing I want them to say is oooooo COOL.
I grabbed the $4.99 pair and got the hell out of dodge. Jesus, I wonder where my paycheck goes every week.
"You are not your bank account You are not the clothes you wear You are not the contents of your wallet You are not your bowel cancer You are not your grande latte You are not the car you drive You are not your fucking khaki's"
- This is Your Life, The Dust Brothers (from Fight Club)
