Vogue! Strike a pose, strut your iPod stuff

I swore I would never be one of "those" kids.

Slowly, more and more students began to fall into "its" trap. But not me, I would not be a part of this pointless fad. But then, one day, it happened.

I became an iPod kid.

It's been a very gradual change, one that I've yet to get used to.

I was forced into buying an iPod because I needed a storage device for a class. And well, I spent all that money on it, so I'd have to use it for musical purposes also.

My first day as an iPod kid, I put my earbuds in and headed for class. I got through about half of a song when I had to put it away. I couldn't stop laughing at myself. I was listening to a goofy song and no one else could hear it. It was weird.

My next iPod experience happened when I had to wait on my roommate outside of McMaster College. I had about 15 minutes to wait. So, I pulled out the iPod, figuring I'd be OK because all the art kids must be iPod kids, too. And there weren't many people around to see me. I guess that was a successful iPod day. I wore it for the full 15 minutes.

Since then, I've tried gradually using the iPod, using it when I walk home from my last class. Most of the time I feel like an idiot because I'm not sure how to use it. And I wonder what would happen if someone tried to talk to me.

My biggest problem with the iPod is that it makes me want to sing and dance. I have a very difficult time keeping that under control. If a good song comes on, I need to let loose. But if I do, I'll become "Valene, the dancing iPod girl."

But, I did discover some good uses for this iPod thing. When I was walking home and Madonna's "Vogue" began to play, my step became a little lighter. I think I began to strut. Yes, I was voguing. It was like having my own personal theme song!

Not only that, but the iPod makes me go to the gym! I could never go before because I had nothing to listen to as I worked out. Now, I can be like everyone else in the Strom.

It really is quite an interesting little machine. It has more space than my dad's 11-year-old, Windows-95 equipped computer that he swears still works.

So, here's what we've learned today: if you would like to have your own theme song and get to the gym more often, the iPod is for you. If you have an uncontrollable problem of bursting into song and dance, you should probably stay away from the iPod, or you will become a great source of entertainment for others around campus.