#2) I know you can replace ipod batteries but it requires shit like soldering wires & I don't feel comfortable trying that

[thschei]

My mom got home and immediately handed me an ipod classic and said "[Patient] told me her ipod won't hold a charge anymore, so I told her you might be able to fix it, or at least show her how to rip the music library onto her computer"

and I said . "I've told you to stop telling people I can help them with technology ."

And then I noticed the ipod actually still had a full battery (but I'm sure, like my barely functioning ipod classic, within a few seconds-minutes the battery would die), so I glanced through the menus, mostly because I still feel very nostalgic for using ipods & find the tactile buttons/audible clicking/whirring to be a lot more appealing than keeping music on a purely touchscreen torture nexus, but I was also curious about how recent the music this patient listens to is

So I said . "Oh hey, she has Rick Astley on here!"

And after a few minutes she goes . "I have that fucking Rick Astley song stuck in my fucking head." and I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed

#erin talks #text #footnotes: #1) I do actually keep music on my phone; there's 8848 songs on it & my phone regularly informs me we have less than 10% storage left #& I say <3 eat my entire ass [company] . I've been using spotify in recent yrs so I can use my music apps for audiostories #2) I know you can replace ipod batteries but it requires shit like soldering wires & I don't feel comfortable trying that #& I think I'd have to drive at least 2 hours to find someone I could pay to do it for me . which would still run the risk of destroying #the components that aren't being mass-produced anymore & are difficult to find #3) I unironically like never gonna give you up & used to listen to it for fun when I was really little . same with careless whisper #4) I wasn't Trying to get the song stuck in her head or annoy her when I said it but it was a fun side effect <3 #5) I tend to really like songs she hates from her days of working retail & songs being overplayed #my favorite mj songs are the ones that are like . the equivalent of if I had a kid & they loved new rules by dua lipa #I genuinely like them tho it's not me trying to torture her 😭 #6) I know everyone born in the 80's onward has the whole 'parent tells ppl they can help with technology thing' #but this specifically is bc when I was like 12 my laptop kicked the bucket & I had to find a way to save 4000+ songs from my ipod #I was very proud that I figured out a solution & didn't have to redownload all that music but like truly all you have to do is google #to see if a program that can do what you want . plz don't tell ppl I can figure anything out let them think I'm a dumb vapid zillenial 😭