The new era of music playing

I remember wondering some time ago, we've hd records tapes and cds, what will be next?
Will the discs get even smaller? The answer to this pondering is that now we have ipods. Not only a mobile device for playing music on the move but for transporting music too. Cds are becoming less and less used and now what we do is plug our ipods or computers straight into the speakers.

Ipods

Although I have often mildly wanted to own an ipod, I have decided against it. This is because in my view, they make a person insociable. Of course it may be exactly what you are aiming for when you plug those earphones in but when you are listening to your ipod you are not listening to anything else. Too often a person sits and doesn't talk to anyone around them or is oblivious to their surroundings with an ipod in. I looked around on my school bus before and everybody sat in my area but me, all six of them were just listening to their music. Not talking, sulky and miserable. My friend I notice cuts herself off with her ipod in tutor. It's not the real world. Music should be played outloud for everyone to hear. You should be brought together in listening. I do however think they are good for running. The rythm of tunes to excercise to is good.

Good Book

There will always be those people who look down on you for reading say, Darren Shan. They sit there with their penguin classics and their books about serious grown up issues like love, rape and real life. Because your books aren't worth anything because they're about vampires, sci-fi and made-up stuff.
Not only are the books I read just as good (maybe even better as they're not half as boring) they can actually explore deep issues. Don't even get me started about Lord of The Rings. The more I read up on J R R Tolkein the more I realise his books actually are about a lot more than the story. The Shire for example (I think) is very much the place where Tolkein wanted to live - he hated industrialism. The whole story was about how far people would go (the hobbits) to protect their way of life.
I will continue to read fantasy and enjoy it and firmly believe it is good reading!

Ben & Jerry's' betrayal

Anyone know who Unilever are? maybe not. They manufacture loads of brands such as dove, cif, marmite, walls, lynx basically loads. They are a huge company.
If you, like me, have seen the Ben and Jerry's advert about how they got picked last for gym and stuff then you too I think will feel betrayed to know that Ben and Jerry's is a Unilever brand! It is not the ice cream we thought it was... although I don't really know why it changes things?