iLove my iPod (but iHate air travel)

Bad weather in Chicago is causing all kinds of cancellations and delays in and out of Peoria airport today. No to mention hightened airline security today. Looks like I picked the worst possible time to visit my girlfriend in New York for a couple of days.

Fortunately, the slings and arrows of airport hell are a little easier to bear these days, thanks to my newest toy. A few weeks ago, I decided to jump headlong into the 21st century, embrace my inner geek, and buy an iPod.

Can I just take a few minutes here to say how much I love it?! I went for one with a 30-gig hard drive, which means I can store an ungodly amount of music. Being the huge public radio nerd that I am, I immediately ripped a bunch of complilation CDs from the World Cafe, plus four "best-of" CDs from This American Life. Throw in a handful of podcasts from NPR, and I'm set for hours.

Right now, I'm jamming out with the BoDeans, waiting for my plane to board. I'm not exactly happy that I've been delayed four hours; but I won't run out things to listen to.