iPods

So today Apple held one of their keynote presentations, and announced a whole bunch of new products. I read through all the details provided by Apple. I even read through some of the "hands on" impressions from various sources. To me, this is pretty normal behaviour, as I've been doing it for the past 4-5 years. And in a week or so, all of my non-geeky friends will be talking about the new iPods.

Thing is, I used to get super excited anytime Apple announced new products. I guess I still do, but not nearly as much as I used to. What's really bothering me is how arrogant I feel about these kinds of things. Now I can choose whether or not to be arrogant, but I can't change how I feel. They say a person's feelings can be influenced by their actions and vice-versa. If that's true, I better just shut my mouth.

But that wouldn't be right. I look through comments and discussion boards and it doesn't make things any better. I just see fellow geeks nitpicking at all the little flaws in the new products, and I can relate to most of them too.

If we live in such an accepting society, why am I afraid to express how I truly feel? Is it because I feel that I should uphold some standard of being a nice guy? Or maybe I'm just being a whiney brat. Maybe I'm I'm just worried that if I pick a side, I'll upset someone and they won't like me! Gasp!

The most rational answer I can come up with is that it's far too late and I'm far too tired to think rationally. Goodnight.