The Pod People

I bought an iPod right before moving to New York with the intention of using it the way you might turn a fan on to soothe a baby to sleep (ok...so I still sleep with a fan, but whatever). I considered it a valid expense because I needed something to help me transition from a pastoral aural landscape to grinding, squealing and whining. Well, transition it did, but the iPod also did something else that I couldn't put my finger on. It made the lights brighter, the cabs faster and the romance stronger. Finally, the other afternoon, my colleague called it: "When I have my headphones in, walking through New York City, it's like I'm the star of a movie".

The pod is not just a place to escape or dampen the bad noises; it's my own personal soundtrack.