I am behind the times. This is obvious for many reasons, not influenced at all by my red/green colorblindness (which does mean I have to ASK if I match before I head out the door to school - kids can be cruel sometimes!), but the newest of which has everything to do with my collection of games and tech toys.
It started back with the PS2.....I went to Joe's, played his for all of 5 minutes, and then promptly went out and bought one. I use it sparingly now, with the exception of when my few PS2 friends stop by - and of course at band staff parties (they love Eye-Toy....its really fun after a beer or two).
Then came Doomtown. Again, Joe introduced me to a game that I really thought was cool, and since he started my collection of cards with some of his extras I decided this would be a good thing to get into. I have inherited many cards from Joe and Mike, and have even bought a few boxes myself. I only use them now at the limited times when I get together with Joe, Mike - oh and of course at Origins.
Next up on my list of rarely used items is my Handheld PC. In fact, I kept my contacts, calendars, games, notes, and lots of other stuff on there and used it intently for about a month. Then I would carry it around, like a paper calendar, but never used it (which is why the battery would last for weeks at a time!). Now, I plan to put it up for sale on E-bay, unless someone reading this wants it?
But now I think I have finally made a commitment......last week I bought an iPod. Joe had one (notice the trend here.....), and then my colleague Ed got one. Fooling around with Ed's one afternoon put me over the top - now its even PC compatible! I have already uploaded 2 days worth of music (thats about 1/3 of my CD collection) and still have over 30 GB of memory left. I listen to it constantly (every day running, in the car over the stereo using the FM transmitter, at school using the FM transmitter - I even have the music for my school groups and classes loaded up and ready at the touch of a button!) This little thing is changing the way I travel, work, and live.
The question is will this just become another "tech toy", or will this prove to be something that outlives its usefulness before I have even finished paying the credit card bill?
