Last night, in a fit of insomnia for which I am paying dearly this morning, I fixed my stereo. It had begun to have several signs of electrical alzheimers--for example, it forgot that the CD player is supposed to play CDs when you insert them into the magazine. It also forgot that it is not supposed to chew up and then spit out tapes (and especially not Harry Potter books on tape that belong to the library). And then the speakers were also beginning to crack and pop as if I had blown one of them, which is preposterous, because I don't think I even own the kind of music that can blow a speaker.
That stereo is the first (basically the only) item that I own that I saved and saved and saved and saved for years on end to be able to buy. I was quite young at the time, so pretty much all of the funds from past Christmases and birthdays and report cards had been hoarded until finally, on my 14th birthday, the purchase could be made. I agonized over that decision for an entire day (figuring that, as much money as I was spending on this thing, it was gonna last me my entire life), hauling my longsuffering parents into every single electronics store in Jackson, taking extensive notes, and comparing prices. At the end of the day the Sony won out, due to the interior magazine design and the incredible quality of its speakers (but coming in a close second was the model with the built in karaoke machine).
And last night I was able to save my 8 year old stereo from certain death. Now I get to add this to the list of items that I have successfully fixed in my lifetime. This makes 1.
Posted by Micah Lewis at January 21, 2003 09:32 AM