Last Day of Blogging

I never realized before this experiment that a simple ipod could influence my life in so many ways. I have now realized that my iPod is more than a source of entertainment when I am bored. My iPod keeps me company while I work on hw or artwork or even babysit in a quiet house after the kids go to bed (thank god i didn't have to babysit during this experiment). It also stabilizes my mood. When I've had a bad day, I simply hit my iHome's power button and listen to "It Happens" by Sugarland or "One Day YOu Will" by Lady Antebellum. These songs calm me down after a terrible day. Or if I am trying to relax the night before a huge event, I find myself drifting off to my fav tunes. It is the familiar sounds of my iPod that are soothing enough to put me to sleep. I have also realized that I play songs according to my mood. When I have just come back from a great horseback riding lesson, I love listening to upbet songs of Keith Urban. These past few days without my ipod I have found myself feeling the need to turn on my iPod in order to simply feel better (it sounds like an addiction), but i have always fought the urge!!! But this urge could always be because I knew that I could not listen to the ipod, which made me want it more!!! Who knows???!!

Entered the World of Pandora Radio

About a half hour ago, I signed up for Pandora radio (instead of turning on iTunes to work on my hw like yesterday). I found it pretty amazing that by simply typing in a favorite band, the website was capable of finding similiar music for me to listen to. Overall I really liked the selection! A few of the songs it selected I also have on my ipod! That was pretty cool! However, a few songs in, an ad came on from Ford... which was kind of frustrating. I turn to my ipod to get away from radio ads. Now that I don't have that option and Z100 has frustrated me enough, I was upset that my country music had to be interupted. But I guess thats a small price to pay for free radio right??? Overall though, I think Pandora will stay on my computer even after this crazy experiment!

Not sure if I cheated

Today is wet and gloomy and this morning I really wanted to listen to my ipod's up beat songs. But instead I started cleaning up my room's messing midterm look. It was really lonely without my iHome on, but Im pretty much frustrated with the radio all together at this point. I walked my dog in the rain and then my fam went out for alil. I realized that it has become a habit to have my ipod with me in the family van. I even went to grab it on the way out... but stopped myself. When I returned home, I could no longer procrastinate on art history hw. So I started typing my assignment in an ipod free room... it became wayyy to quiet. I then clicked on iTunes and gave into listening to the music that is also on my ipod. Is that cheating??? Technically my ipod is not in my ears right?? Im thinking of setting up a Pandora account because Limewire is not an option in a household with a computer programmer.

Lonely ipod

My art midterm/critic is MOnday. I have a lot of artwork to prepare and make the edges crisp (it sounds like im baking or something, but just means i shouldn't have any smudges). While working I normally hit the remote on my iHome to ipod, but today I had to leave it on radio...all throughout the intense rapping, terrible remixes and ads. Like did I really need to be reminded 17 times in the 2 hour time span that the Yankees are on tonight at 7??? And yes I counted....it was exactly 17 times. I normally would switch over to my ipod, but today I had to fight the terrible urge. So my ipod sits, sadly, quietly in its iHome dock....it is getting dusty. I even took a pic of its dusty state, but its not to clear in the pic... trust me though, its screen is getting dusty!!!!!!!!!!!

Called my student Keith Urban

I teach a Saturday morning sculpture class. After my students had completed his/her art, I write down his/her name. There is this little boy in my second class who told me his name was Keith. When I wrote down his name, I wrote Keith Urban...so I think that alone proves I miss my country music ipod!!!!!!!!!!

Cable OUt

So yesterday all of my hometown lost their cable. I had no tv, phone service or internet. I was pretty technologically deprived! I definately did not enjoy it. Working on artwork has proved to be difficult without my ipod. During 3 hr studios, I normally have my ipod to pass the time. So of course the 3 hr time span felt like 10 hrs

Art without ipod

So while I was touching up some of my artwork, I had to listen to the radio instead of my ipod. In the hour that I listened to Z100, Lady GaGa's Paparazzi came on at least 10 times. Im used to just switching my ihome to ipod, but this time I endured the songs in hopes that something new would come on....it didn't change.

Micheals Disaster

So I just returned from a 3 hr trip at Micheals. Getting all the supplies for teaching a sculpture class, plus staying on budget. But the hardest thing about my trip, was the TERRIBLE music playing in the store!!! Normally I can just plug in my ipod, but today I had to deal with the shopping music. Lets just say, it was not a fun experience without my ipod!

Hey!!! Welcome to my blog!! I never made a blog before, so this should be interesting... During the course of this week, I will resist the urge to listen to my ipod. I am a big country music fan (I know, weird for a New Yorker, right??) and finding a country music radio station to fufill my country urge might just happen. Also, as an art major, I often listen to my ipod when working on art pieces. I normallly work on this big workspace in my basement, all alone. It will definately get creepy in my basement without my ipod and I just hope my art will not suffer!!! It should be an adventure....