zenn bites...

just a couple of days after i waxed lyrical about how i cannot live without my ipod, it goes on strike.

i couldn't turn my mini on this morning.

i tried everything! holding onto the middle button, holding on to the menu & middle buttons at the same time, holding on to the play button, shaking it, knocking it against my palm, talking to it.....

i was traumatized. turned white, fingers trembled, cold feeling washed over me...the works. i endured the 45 minutes on public transport with strange voices, grunts, piercing laughters and disgusting snorts assaulting my delicate senses.

till i got to the office and hit the panic button.

the applecare guy with the sexy americano-indiano accent comforted me and, after picking me up asking for my details, proceeded to patiently listen to my problem (how many guys will do that these days?! oh yah, he's paid to do so. dang!).

i didn't have my applecare number on hand, so he said that he would only be able to give me basic help. he then suggested that i press the menu and middle buttons at the same time, then hold. he even managed to hide the fact that he was rolling his eyes and going "oh, not another idiot who doesn't know how to turn her ipod on" in the back of his mind.

i did as i was told, even though i'd already done it countless times this morning. and lo and behold, it worked! it's a conspiracy, i tell you, apple just made it such that all ipods will pretend to spoil once in awhile, and not work until you give their applecare people some business.

like magic, the apple icon appeared on screen, signalling the rebirth of my mini. i was flabbergasted. the shock (and joy) had me stunned for a moment. i decided that i needed to save myself from being proven an idiot.

"it's still not working", i mumbled. and blabbered on nonsensically for a few seconds, until he said apologetically "why don't you bring it to your nearest apple store, they can troubleshoot it for you there".

i said ok and thank you, and replied "you too" to his cheery "thanks for calling applecare, you have a good day now" before hanging up, relieved that i can turn my mini on now, and that i didn't completely turn applecare guy off.

riiiiiiggghhht. haha =D