iPods, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Mountie Porn

[justacat]

This is the first time I've flown since I got my iPod (what is the deal with not being able to listen to your iPod during takeoff and landing?  If that's enough to bring a plane down, we're all in deep trouble).  I actually got it for Chanukah, over a month ago, but it took me a while to start figuring out when to use it.  It sat on my desk, all

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[justacat]

Fixed the link, sorry about that!!

And Rough Boys ... how come I never noticed it before??? I've been replaying it ad nauseum and revelling in the slashiness!

[dsudis]

And Number One on the list is Wayne Gretzky

Well, he is the Great One... ;)

[dsudis]

Also, having seen the actual link, eeeeeeeeee! Steve Yzerman! I need a Stevie icon...

[justacat]

I thought you'd like it - though I must admit I had no idea who Steve Yzerman is!!

(And congrats on finishing - can't wait to read!!)

[dsudis]

This is Steve Yzerman. So is this. The rest of the hockey world has Wayne Gretzky, but in Detroit, it's Stevie all the way.

[darthrami]

Yeah, but buds are a pain, and iTunes doesn't have everything, but it does have quite a lot and so do my friends. But I love my iPod. I'm like you, I tend to sing along [loudly], and it took me a long long time to not do that automatically. I'll still often find myself humming on the metro or something like that, though.

[justacat]

When I'm in the elevator by myself I just go ahead and let myself sing - hopefully no one's recording it :-D

But yes, after listening to it nonstop on my long plane delays and flights, I can say definitively that I *love* my iPod (and I finally got some new earphones, yay!).

[darthrami]

Just out of curiousity, which headphones did you pick out?

[justacat]

I ended up, after doing extensive research around the web, reading reviews etc., splurging and going for the Ultimate Ears 5c. They make them from a silicone mold of your ear, so they fit absolutely *perfectly*, and the fit means that you get great sound, and other sounds are really blocked out (also there's none of that annoying buzz to other people around you). So I listen on about half the volume I used to listen on the earbuds (I've been using the new ones for two days now). They're very expensive, but I figured it was better than buying one $50-$100 set after another and having them not fit (I've always had a tough time with in-the-ear earphones, because my ears are funny shaped and shallow). I figure it was an investment - I can also use them to listen to other things too, of course; I like to watch DVDs on planes, for example, and these are really good at blocking out all the external noise.

You can see more about them at http://www.ultimateears.com. I guess Ultimate Ears has made this type of earphone for a long time for

[paris7am]

Also have i-pod envy here...
And icon envy - love your Bodie :) very Natalie-ish!

[justacat]

Bodie ... Natalia ... both dark and beautiful, right?? *g* I don't know, something about that pose just made me think "I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and witty and GAAYYYYY ..." :-D

And iPods - I thought I had no use for one, but now I find myself an addict.

[lamardeuse]

Who says slash isn't RL? *g*

Every once in a while J and I will mention men/women we'd cross over for - and our lists are fairly similar. For example, given the chance he and I would both shag Paul Gross and Ingrid Bergman ('40's Ingrid, of course). :)

[justacat]

Mr. JaC, sadly, will not engage in this kind of speculation ... he insists that he's never even imagined anything like that. I suppose he *could* be telling the truth ...

(And on another note, I'd love to hear when/if you get a chance to watch some Pros, and what you think of it ...)

[lamardeuse]

I saw some when doll was here, but to be honest I'm trying to avoid plunging into it, at least until I get my S&H saga done. :) But yeah, liked the Brit Special Forces vibe, the kind of energy they approach in TS with Jim, but (my prejudice) I feel the Brits do better.

[justacat]

Oh yes, by all means finish the SH saga first! (I'm waiting to read it until it's finished; I have a difficult time maintaining my focus when I read serially).

But I do have a feeling that you're going to like Pros (though I've been known to be wrong about that). I know exactly what you mean about the Special Forces vibe - but in this case the Brits get it right; it's in a different league entirely from TS and Jim. It's got that gritty, dangerous feel that I love. And it's just pretty high-quality television, especially for that kind of show - the Brits really do (or did?) have us beat in that regard; no Aaron Spelling cookie-cutters for them.

Plus, they're really hot! And wear *really* *tight* trousers! (Ah, where have the 70s gone .... ? *g*)