Ok, so the smiley's birthday is tomorrow, but my birthday is today! I've been agonizing for days over my birthday gadget...a 160GB iPod Classic or a 16GB iPod Touch. I love the interface on the Touch, but the screen is getting bad reviews and (for a video player) it has dinky storage and battery capacity. The ability to surf the web via wi-fi is cool, but where could I use it - the only place I have free wireless is at home! And if I was traveling, I'd surely bring my Fujitsu. So, I think I'm going to upgrade my Nano to the Classic...it could hold ALL of my videos (music, movie, tv), music, audiobooks, podcasts, games, etc., with a long-lasting battery (40hrs/audio), better audio rendition, disc storage capability, and money leftover for a nice case or something. It was a hard decision, as fluffy decisions go. I hope I don't talk myself out of it before I visit the store!
New York also sent me two birthday presents - free online access to the New York Times and my very own New York Public Library Card! I didn't know you could apply for them online until recently, and it only took them about a week to mail the keychain+wallet card combo.
Honestly, I have no intention of borrowing books down in NYC, but I learned recently that NYPL, and many other libraries, now embrace electronic media (e-books, e-audiobooks, e-video). So I can electronically check stuff out and, since the licenses use expiration dates, never have to worry about returning anything. Double bonus - electronic media is easy to store...no shelf space required! Free newspaper...free movies...free audiobooks...free textbooks...no physical footprint...it's awesome! Now if I could just get back into doing my readings for school I'd be all set. :)