I bought a new iPod a few weeks ago. I don’t really remember the actual date, but it is a 30 gig black video model and is pretty nice. Takes fingerprints easily though. The 2G I had before was a lot harder to smudge or smear, probably at least partially because of how worn it was.
The new one has a super nice screen , and it syncs ratings and play counts back to iTunes. That might be the best new (to me) feature, since now my smart playlists, like the one that only plays songs I listen to a lot but haven’t heard in over a week, stay updated whether i was listening at home or on the go.
Other things that happened include some Christmas shopping. Going to the mall is a bad idea (just try to find parking), but Westport and the Plaza weren’t too crowded. Seemed sort of odd but the Plaza was only marginally busier than a normal weekend, and Westport was just the same as always. I also got some coffee beans at the Broadway Roasting Company.
On Saturday evening I ran into my cousin Nick at Target. I was doing some more Christmas shopping, as was he. I haven’t seen Nick since he moved here to work for another engineering company, and seeing him at Target was pretty random. We ended up getting dinner at the Elephant Bar nearby.
have a golden christmas
decorate your tree with silver tinsle