my own private iPod hell.

i think my iPod *officially* hates me. yesterday, for the third time, it decided to erase EVERTHING for no good reason. i did not unplug it whilst syncing, i did not subject it to unreasonable forms of torture (well, unless you count rick astley, which could kind of make sense). it simply hates me. so sad.

in a panic last night i put like, 6 albums worth of music back on it and rushed out the door to catch MUNI (iPod, you made me late!). this afternoon i tried to re-sync it and iTunes keeps giving me error messages saying it cannot even detect my little buddy (yes, buddy is my iPod's name. shut up.) and i'm getting highly annoyed.

is it time to get a new iPod? do i take buddy into the genius bar for a check up - knowing full well what the answer is going to be? ugh. i don't want to spend the money on a new poddy mcpodderson (nor do i have the funds to splurge on one) - i suppose i can, in the meantime, rely on my shuffle - but that is like asking triple espresso drinker to switch to herbal tea! i'll feel like my left arm and right index finger were amputated. does that even make any sense? uh, don't answer that.

let's pretend that i *can* get a new iPod (buddy 2.0!!!) - what should i go for? suggestions?