Me and Lucifer, Lucifer and me.

[cyrano]

Here's how it started: Me thinking it's a shame that my computer and car stereos don't have decent sound quality, because it means I have to listen to my iPod if I really want decent sound. Which is tricky in the shower.
Then I thought, Hey. I have a stereo. I stopped playing CDs in it a long time ago, because at one point it suddenly seized up and had a CD-player meltdown. The radio and cassette deck still worked, but no CD. And it wouldn't eject anything, so for a couple of years I had lost whatever was in there.
But! Now I have CD burning capabilities! Although iTunes apparently thinks I should upgrade my hardware, because I'm getting a lot of unknown errors and 'I can't find a disc' complaints. But I finally cajoled it into actually chewing through a copy of "To Serve Moog" and...

My stereo is old enough that it doesn't recognize home burned CDs.

These are the days of miracle and wonder.

Comments

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Tape adapter + iPod.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Yay! And I can easily get my hands on a tape adapter before the iPod arrives.
It's probably not feasible to use it as an alarm (Or maybe it is. Do fancy iPods have alarm capability?) but it'd work!

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think they do, although it's buried in one of the options menus. Worth looking for, anyway.

[miss-friday.livejournal.com]

Yes they do, it's listed under Extras-Clock. Getting to the song you want to wake up to is a royal b**** if you have more than 30 songs loaded on the thing.

P.S. I have a spare boombox that recognizes homemade CDs most of the time.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I would use a boombox, but I'm trying to get rid of stuff and if I can make the situation work without one, all the better.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Woo Hoo! THen I set the iPod and the stereo to the same time, and there's no worry about running the battery down.
I am damned good!

[miss-electra.livejournal.com]

I actually used to use violetPod as an alarm, so I'm pretty sure you can.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Yatta! Go Go violetPod chan!

[zdashamber.livejournal.com]

Goodwill, $6, CD boombox. Maybe $10, I only looked at whether it would be a good battery-powered thing and then put it back. :)

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I'm trying to get rid of stuff, and so I'm loath to buy a big piece of electronics if I can make what I've got work.

[7leaguebootdisk.livejournal.com]

But will your CD player play data CDs? My first one would, I was supprised that they sounded different from each other.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I have not yet tried a data disc. I would be flabbergasted if it worked, but it couldn't hurt to try it.

haha

[schquee.livejournal.com]

Hair soundtrack reference. YAY!!!!

Re: haha

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

It was far more relevant when I started the post because there was something about technology and making a deal with the Devil. Somewhere in the editing process though that got lost. (: So that's why I closed with Paul Simon.
(Fingers crossed for house stuff.)

[phillipalden.livejournal.com]

There are "water-proof" speakers for outdoor use. I suppose you could rig up a couple of those in your shower.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I'm trying to avoid spending a lot of money while my income is... limited. (: I figure I'll just sing extra loud.