I am the proud owner of a new Sony Walkman.
I have just unwrapped the little darling and plugged it in to charge it up. I will cherish it forever and will always remember to put it back in its velvety wrap. I am at work at the moment so cannot play with it till I get home in five hours. Can I bear the wait?
If you want a popular culture history tour of Sony Walkmans go and look at their museum. Very nostalgic trip.
I have been working too .... Of course everyone knows Gee's book on video games and learning but there is a good synopsis of some of the learning principles on Stephen Downes' site. The site is a treasure trove of articles, publications and links, links, links. He even has recordings of presentations he has done. Really useful site.
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About Me
- Joolz
- Sheffield, South Yorks, United Kingdom
- I am an academic interested in New Literacies, Digital Lifestyles, Informal Online Learning.
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Hey, congrats on your new Sony Walkman! I still have my bright yellow Sony cassette Walkman from way back when. It was the "waterproof" model and I took it absolutely everywhere with me (especially to the beach!). I haven't actually used it in years, but can't quite bring myself to throw it out. I was a really disappointed by Sony this week, however. An enterprising duo was taking old Sony cassette Walkmans and converting them into carry/play cases for Apple iPods, but Sony stepped in and told them to cease and desist.... such a shame!
Oh shopping, shopping shopping!! It is so lovely to be able to talk about my new acquisitions as well as going out to buy them.
Thank you so much for your interest..
I definitely go into a world of my own with headphones on and pounding the pavements walking home. It's a really good unwind situation when I leave the office. I put the thing on full blast. I imagine I emanate that horrible tinny sound you hear coming from people on trains. But at the moment I have my hood up and scarf on as well so maybe it's not too bad.
The other place is the gym. I have playlists for the gym and these are carefully selected to mesmerise and keep my mind off my collapsing lungs.
Dido is pretty good but I like people yelling and Marizza is my current fave for this.
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