[cdhostage]

My parents promised me an iPod a while ago if I lost 50 pounds. Fine and good I said.
46 pounds later (my secret - 9 egg whites with salt is a satisfying, fat-free meal) I am almost ready to get it! <performs the Dance of Glee>

Of course, at the time they offered, the iPod was 5 GB for $399. now there's a 10 GB for $499. So I'll give 'em $100 and get the bigger one. It might be wiser to wait a couple months and a 20 GB will come out, but whatever. My MP3 library is 102 CDs, 7 gigs. 10 is fine for me. I'd much raather have CD-quality audio, but that's a lot of gigabytes, and won't come to the iPod for years.

So, what's the best thing you have experienced about your iPod? Any tips for a new owner?

[DigitalEl]

The coolest thing for me has been the rediscovery of music I once loved, but had forgotten about. With 700-some songs on the thing, it's like listening to a radio station that only plays songs you like. Of course, you have songs you listen to every week. But the great thing is when that gem pops up that you haven't heard literally in years. Some deep album cut off a disc you forgot you had.